Planning appeal decision
Land West of 25 Loscombe Road and North of 38 Trevarren Avenue, Four Lanes, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6QA
Planning appeal 3306887 at Land West of 25 Loscombe Road and North of 38 Trevarren Avenue, Four Lanes, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6QA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 11 August 2023 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the definable limits of the settlement and its associated effects on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a single dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- TR16 6QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the definable limits of the settlement and its associated effects on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would lie outside the definable limits of the settlement as a backland site that does not constitute rounding off or infill, and would cause harmful intrusion into the countryside adversely affecting rural character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 119Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
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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