Planning appeal decision
Swallows Reach, St. Veep, Lostwithiel, PL22 0PA
Planning appeal 3302494 at Swallows Reach, St. Veep, Lostwithiel, PL22 0PA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2023 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development accords with policies that seek to promote tourism development in locations that minimise a dependency on private vehicle.
Retention of change of use of land to allow siting of shepherds hut for use as holiday accommodation
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- PL22 0PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development accords with policies that seek to promote tourism development in locations that minimise a dependency on private vehicle
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with Policy 5 of the Local Plan because it is not accessible by a range of transport modes and would result in a pattern of development causing environmental harm through increased car journeys and carbon emissions.
The modest economic and social benefits of the proposal do not outweigh the significant development plan conflict and the adverse environmental impacts from increased private vehicle dependency
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 5Policy 3Policy 7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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