®Planning appeal decision
Boslowick Inn, Prislow Lane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4PZ
demolition of existing public house enabling a residential development of up to 10 dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- White J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the existing building is a non-designated heritage asset and, if so, whether any harm resulting from its demolition would be outweighed by public benefits in the context of the policies of the development plan
What decided it
The great harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset through total demolition was not justified by the moderate public benefits of the scheme, as the appellant failed to demonstrate that the building could not be viably renovated and brought back into use.
the moderate public benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and economic benefits were outweighed by the great harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset, resulting in conflict with the development plan
Framework references: 203, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy DG6 of the Falmouth Neighbourhood Development Plan 2021-2030, Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document – February 2023
Judgments cited: Corbett v Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508
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