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Dismissed18 May 20233312711

The Old Orchard , Ropewalk Lane , Charlestown, St. Austell , Cornwall, PL23 3PA

Planning appeal 3312711 at The Old Orchard , Ropewalk Lane , Charlestown, St. Austell , Cornwall, PL23 3PA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Charlestown Conservation Area.

formation of detached dwelling

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
PL23 3PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Charlestown Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the Charlestown Conservation Area by compromising the openness and rural setting of the site, and the public benefits would not be sufficient to outweigh that harm.

The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area was weighed against the modest public benefits of housing provision, economic benefits, and site remediation, with the great weight given to heritage conservation by the Framework tipping the balance against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3Policy 24Policy H1Policy HE1Policy D1Policy D2Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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