Planning appeal decision
Menagissey Vean, Road From Oakdene To Kenmere, Menagissey, Mount Hawke, TR4 8DQ
Planning appeal 3306608 at Menagissey Vean, Road From Oakdene To Kenmere, Menagissey, Mount Hawke, TR4 8DQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 19 July 2023 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- TR4 8DQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 22Policy 24Policy 11 of the Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 30Paragraph 56Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 200
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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