Planning appeal decision
Sheldon House Nursing Home, Sea View Road, Falmouth, TR11 4EF
Planning appeal 3304379 at Sheldon House Nursing Home, Sea View Road, Falmouth, TR11 4EF (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Wilde J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Falmouth Conservation Area.
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
- Postcode
- TR11 4EF
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 (Cornwall Local Plan)Policy 12 (Cornwall Local Plan)Policy 24 (Cornwall Local Plan)Policy DG7 (Falmouth Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019-2030)
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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