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Notice upheld8 September 20253317575

Wheal Prussia Dry, Wheal Prussia, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4BG

Planning appeal 3317575 at Wheal Prussia Dry, Wheal Prussia, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4BG (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is consistent with the Council's spatial policy along with government advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework.

Material change of use of agricultural field to mixed use comprising caravan for residential purposes, creation of two new accesses and hardstanding, storage of non-agricultural material and creation of additional outbuildings

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Naylor R
Postcode
TR16 4BG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development is consistent with the Council's spatial policy along with government advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • the effect on the integrity of the Penhale Dunes Special Area of Conservation and Falmouth and Helford SAC
  • the effect on drainage

What decided it

The harm to sustainable development principles, countryside character, SAC integrity and drainage concerns, combined with the development's conflict with the development plan as a whole, outweighed the significant weight given to the loss of an existing residence and Article 8 rights.

The benefits of providing a home for three people and the occupiers' Article 8 rights were outweighed by the harm to sustainable development, countryside character, SAC integrity and drainage, and the conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 3Policy 7Policy 2Policy 12Policy 23Policy 26
Judgments
Thrasyvoulou v SSE & Hackney LBC (No 1) [1984] JPL 732; Murfitt v SSE & East Cambridgeshire CC [1980] JPL 598

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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