1 Old Potreath Road, Sparnon Gate, Redruth, TR16 4JB

Planning appeal 3297058 at 1 Old Potreath Road, Sparnon Gate, Redruth, TR16 4JB (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide a suitable location for housing, regarding the Council's spatial strategy in the development plan as well as accessibility.

Material change of use of part of a domestic garage to a self-contained dwelling used for residential purposes

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Howell M
Postcode: TR16 4JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would provide a suitable location for housing, regarding the Council's spatial strategy in the development plan as well as accessibility

What decided it

The site lies outside identified settlements in the countryside and is not sustainably accessible, conflicting with the spatial strategy and accessibility policies of the development plan, and the limited housing benefits do not outweigh this conflict.

The conflict with the development plan policies directing new housing to accessible locations and existing settlements was given significant weight and outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling and social benefits to the current occupier.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 21Policy 27Policy C1Policy T1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 109Paragraph 83Paragraph 12
Judgments: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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