Menagissey Vean, Road From Oakdene To Kenmere, Menagissey, Mount Hawke, TR4 8DQ

construction of new dwelling with off-road parking and garden amenity within domestic curtilage

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to the development plan's policies for the supply of housing, including the accessibility to services and facilities
the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the grade II listed Menagissey Vene
the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Penhale Dunes SAC

What decided it

The site constitutes rounding off development within a recognisable settlement with reasonable proximity to services and facilities, and the proposal would not harm the listed building's setting or the integrity of the designated European sites.

Framework references: 8, 30, 56, 124, 130, 199, 200

Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 22, Policy 24, Policy 11 of the Neighbourhood Plan

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