®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Bramwell Barn, Mount Hawke, Cornwall, TR4 8BQ
Planning appeal 3308101 at Land South of Bramwell Barn, Mount Hawke, Cornwall, TR4 8BQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 December 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appellant has traveller status and if so, what the needs are for that type of accommodation within the County.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from agricultural to residential through the stationing of a motor home and caravan for residential purposes along with associated paraphernalia. The approximate positions of the residential motor home and caravan is marked by two blue ‘X’s’ on the attached plan ‘The Plan
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- TR4 8BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appellant has traveller status and if so, what the needs are for that type of accommodation within the County
- whether residential development as alleged in this location is suitable with respect to the development plan
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the degree of any other personal circumstances of the appellant and their family including the best interests of children
What decided it
The development plan as a whole is not complied with, as the site is in a location where residential development is not generally supported by policy and has not been demonstrated to be acceptable as an exception under the low-impact development policy, and these positive factors do not outweigh that conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 11 of the Cornwall Local Plan, Strategic PoliciesPolicy 1 of the St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2030LP Policy 3LP Policy 2LP Policy 1LP Policies 2 and 23CEDPD Policy AL1
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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