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Dismissed21 August 20233308549

Barn Nw of 'Highertown', Chilsworthy, Cornwall, PL18 9PB

Planning appeal 3308549 at Barn Nw of 'Highertown', Chilsworthy, Cornwall, PL18 9PB (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building is appropriate to retain and capable of conversion.

conversion of barn to form dwelling

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
PL18 9PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the building is appropriate to retain and capable of conversion
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of sufficiently robust evidence demonstrating that the building was appropriate to retain and capable of conversion, combined with the proposed design being incongruous with its rural surroundings and failing to enhance the immediate setting as required by policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan (adopted 2016)Policy HP1 of the Calstock Neighbourhood Development Plan (2021)Policies 12, 23 and 24 of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy HP6 of the Calstock Neighbourhood Development Plan

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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