Planning appeal decision
Land North-East of Lurley, Penhallick, Carn Brea, Cornwall, TR15 3YR
Planning appeal 3315909 at Land North-East of Lurley, Penhallick, Carn Brea, Cornwall, TR15 3YR (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
construction of up to six dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TR15 3YR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the settlement strategy of the development plan, would harm the distinctive landscape character of the World Heritage Site, and fails the sequential test for flood risk, and these conflicts are not outweighed by the modest housing benefits.
The limited benefits of providing four to six houses and modest economic benefits do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan policies relating to settlement strategy, landscape character protection, and flood risk avoidance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 21Policy 23Policy 26Policy 1 of the Cornwall Site Allocations DPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 159Paragraph 161Paragraph 162
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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