Seaward Barn, Lower Boscaswell, Pendeen, PENZANCE, TR19 7ER

the construction of extensions and alterations

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: O'Connor H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having regard to the significance of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, the Boscaswell Conservation Area and the appeal building as an undesignated heritage asset; and the qualities of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and designated heritage coast
Protected species

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (Conservation Area and World Heritage Site) and the undesignated heritage asset, combined with the undermining of the AONB and heritage coast qualities, could not be justified by the limited public benefits of additional residential accommodation.

Framework references: 189, 199, 202, 176

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy 23.3d, Policy 24, Policy AD2, Policy AD4, Policy AD8, Policy AD10, Policy PD-P1, Policy PD-P2, Policy PD-P11

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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