Planning appeal decision
Baba Restaurant, Promenade, Penzance, TR18 4NP
Planning appeal 3296070 at Baba Restaurant, Promenade, Penzance, TR18 4NP (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether any harm resulting from the demolition of a non-designated heritage asset would be outweighed by public benefits.
demolition of existing restaurant and construction of coffee shop, cafe and bar on ground floor with holiday lets and owner's accommodation above
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- TR18 4NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether any harm resulting from the demolition of a non-designated heritage asset would be outweighed by public benefits
- whether the proposal would comply with policies that seek to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk from flooding
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that public benefits would outweigh the harm to a non-designated heritage asset, and the sequential test for flood risk was not adequately passed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 24Policy 26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 203Paragraph 159Paragraph 161Paragraph 162
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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