Land adj to Valley View, Callington Road, Harrowbarrow, PL17 8AZ

6 no new family dwellings consisting of 2no 3 bed affordable, 1no 2 bed affordable along with 2no 4 bed and 1no 3 bed open market dwellings

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: White J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site (WHS)
the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the European sites

What decided it

The absence of a mechanism to secure mitigation measures required by the European Sites SPD to address adverse effects on the integrity of the SAC and SPA through increased recreational pressure rendered the proposal non-compliant with the Habitats Regulations.

Framework references: 189

Plan policies cited: Policy 24, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy 22, Policy LA1, Policy EBD2

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.