®Planning appeal decision
The Stables, North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7PQ
Planning appeal 3315734 at The Stables, North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7PQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policy and the character and appearance of the area.
a proposed conversion of redundant stables for use as a one bedroom residential dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- PL15 7PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policy and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to enhance the immediate setting as required by LP Policy 7 and NPPF paragraph 80, instead causing clear harm to rural character through the introduction of a residential dwelling in an isolated countryside location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 – 2030Policy H3 of the North Hill Neighbourhood Development Plan 2010 – 2030LP Policies 1, 2, 7 and 23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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