Planning appeal decision
Carne Cottage, Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3BU
Planning appeal 3307411 at Carne Cottage, Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3BU (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, based on whether the proposed developments are permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended.
the extension to the rear of a dwelling, an art studio/home office/home gym; an outbuilding; a double garage, plant and store room; and a solar PV array
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- TR26 3BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, based on whether the proposed developments are permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended
What decided it
The correct identification of the principal elevation as the east elevation (facing the trackway) rather than the west elevation, combined with the reasonableness of the proposed outbuilding size relative to the previous studio use and the site's isolated location, established that all proposed developments satisfied the GPDO conditions and limitations.
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