Sheldon House Nursing Home, Sea View Road, Falmouth, TR11 4EF

demolition of the existing building and development o f 28 residential apartments (Use Class C3) with external landscaping, access, car parking and associated works

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wilde J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Falmouth Conservation Area
Whether the proposed development would have an unacceptable impact on the daylight and sunlight received by The New House

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the scheme would preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and would not cause an unacceptable reduction in daylight and sunlight to The New House once existing vegetation was properly accounted for.

Plan policies cited: Policy 2 (Cornwall Local Plan), Policy 12 (Cornwall Local Plan), Policy 24 (Cornwall Local Plan), Policy DG7 (Falmouth Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2030)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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