Penvose Cottage, St. Tudy, Bodmin, PL30 3NP

Planning appeal 3319592 at Penvose Cottage, St. Tudy, Bodmin, PL30 3NP (Cornwall Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 October 2024 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for the mixed use.

Without planning permission the material change of use of land from residential and nil use to a mixed use comprising of residential amenity land and the use of the land for a gin micro-gin distillery business (Rock Gin) with associated commercial parking of vehicles. Including associated operational development comprising of bridges, wooden structures and associated paraphernalia. The land has been outlined in red on the attached plan ‘The Plan’

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Curnow R
Postcode: PL30 3NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is an appropriate location for the mixed use
The effect of the development on highway safety
The effect of the development on the area's character and appearance
The effect of the development on flood risk

What decided it

The scale of the research and development use confined to the garage building was found to be appropriate to the open countryside location under CLP Policy 5, and with a condition restricting employees to one, highway safety concerns were resolved, allowing the appeal in part.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CLP Policy 5CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 23CLP Policy 26CLP Policy 27NCLP Policy ENV1

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