Oldthorns, Road From Chapel Hill To Prentice House, Little Polgooth, St Austell, PL26 7DD

Planning appeal 3307583 at Oldthorns, Road From Chapel Hill To Prentice House, Little Polgooth, St Austell, PL26 7DD (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy.

The conversion of an existing building within use class E to a single dwellinghouse

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose C
Postcode: PL26 7DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal creates a new dwelling in an inappropriate location outside a defined settlement, in conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for housing delivery, which cannot be outweighed by other considerations.

The limited benefits from one dwelling and the enhancement to the immediate setting do not outweigh the fundamental conflict with the development plan's settlement hierarchy and sustainability requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 21Policy 12Policy 23
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 79

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