®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bickland Hill, Eve Parc, Falmouth, TR10 8WZ
Erection of 40 residential properties, which includes 14 affordable houses with associated infrastructure, access to the existing development and public open space to the west and north
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Ayres J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the green gap between Budock Water and Falmouth
- The effect of the proposal on protected trees
- Whether the proposal would result in the loss of high quality agricultural land
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policies for the provision of housing
What decided it
The considerable weight attributable to the housing and affordable housing benefits, sustainability of the location and other material considerations outweighed the conflict with the development plan's housing location policies.
The benefits of housing delivery (including 35% affordable housing), sustainable location, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain outweighed the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole (Neighbourhood Plan policies H1/H2 on location outside the development boundary).
Framework references: 131, 135, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy 25, Policy 1, Policy 9, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy H3, Policy H4, Policy HB2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.