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Boslowick Inn, Prislow Lane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4PZ
Planning appeal 3304654 at Boslowick Inn, Prislow Lane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4PZ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector White J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TR11 4PZ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy DG6 of the Falmouth Neighbourhood Development Plan 2021-2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document – February 2023
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 203Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Corbett v Cornwall Council [2020] EWCA Civ 508
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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