Planning appeal decision
Land Adj. to Sun View, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, TR4 8AL
Planning appeal 3320333 at Land Adj. to Sun View, Eastcliff, Porthtowan, TR4 8AL (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development plan would support the proposal, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
an application for permission in principle for the construction of maximum one dwellinghouse on previously developed land adjacent to the settlement
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- TR4 8AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development plan would support the proposal, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The site qualifies as previously developed land immediately adjoining the identified settlement boundary and complies with Policy 3 of the Local Plan, which permits such development where the scale is appropriate to the settlement, and at the permission in principle stage detailed design concerns cannot be determinative.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 22Policy 23St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 1St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 6St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 7St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 10
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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