Planning appeal decision
Land and Building at Roskorwell, St. Keverne, Helston, TR12 6PR
Planning appeal 3310556 at Land and Building at Roskorwell, St. Keverne, Helston, TR12 6PR (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Cresswell C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building would provide a suitable location for the proposed holiday use.
Change of use of recreational building into a holiday let
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cresswell C
- Postcode
- TR12 6PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building would provide a suitable location for the proposed holiday use
What decided it
The proposal's compliance with Policy 5 of the Local Plan as a small-scale tourism development that would reuse an existing building and provide economic, social and environmental benefits appropriate to its countryside location.
The environmental disadvantage of the location's limited accessibility by walking, cycling and public transport was outweighed by the economic and social benefits of supporting tourism, the reuse of an existing building, and the absence of visual impact on the AONB.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 5Policy 7Policy 27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 85
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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