Land at Buller Hill, Redruth, Cornwall , TR1 6SS

… a single storey detached bungalow + would retain the existing access boundary hedges + trees. The dwelling would be constructed utilising the latest sustainable methods + use renewable energy for heat + re-cycle water. It will be architecturally designed to have little visual impact

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pope N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal accords with national and local planning policies and advice for new residential development within rural areas
The likely effects upon the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and whether any adverse effects could be addressed by way of the Unilateral Undertaking

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with national and local planning policies restricting new housing in the countryside because the site does not form part of a recognisable settlement and would intrude into open countryside, detracting from its character and appearance.

Framework references: 57, 179, 180, 181, 182

Plan policies cited: LP policy 3, LP policy 7, LP policy 22

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