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Notice upheld15 December 20223301415

Land South East of Thimble Hall, Chilsworthy, PL18 9PB

Planning appeal 3301415 at Land South East of Thimble Hall, Chilsworthy, PL18 9PB (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Curnow R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site would be suitable for the development, in the light of development plan policies.

without planning permission, the change of use of land from agricultural to residential through the siting of a caravan and associated operational development to create a wooden porch, wooden decked area and new access track. The approximate position of the caravan is marked with the blue ‘X’ on the attached plan

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
PL19 9PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the site would be suitable for the development, in the light of development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
  • The effect of the development on protected habitats

What decided it

The unsuitability of the site's location for tourism/residential use and the resulting harm to the character and appearance of the AONB caused by the caravan, decking and associated paraphernalia.

The harm to the character and appearance of the area, including the AONB, and the unsuitability of the location outweighed the appellant's case for retaining the caravan, though the minor harm from the shipping container was outweighed by the benefit of its agricultural use, and the track was found to cause no material landscape harm given its agricultural function.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2016CLP Policy 3CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 5CLP Policy 23Policy LET2 of the Calstock Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2021-2030

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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