Land North East of Glebe Cottage, St Ewe, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6EY

Planning appeal 3302876 at Land North East of Glebe Cottage, St Ewe, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6EY (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the development, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the village and surrounding landscape.

a rural exception site for up to nine dwellings and associated landscaping works

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies N
Postcode: PL26 6EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for the development, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the village and surrounding landscape
The effect of the development on designated heritage assets and archaeology

What decided it

The proposal would not be well-related to the physical form of the village and would result in significant harm to its countryside setting, conflicting with development plan policy in a way that the affordable housing benefits could not overcome.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 3Policy 9Policy 6Policy 23Policy 24
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 130Paragraph 12

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