®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Windwhistle , Trethurgy, St Austell , Cornwall , PL26 8YQ
affordable housing-led residential development of 7 dwellings and formation of a new access
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through its inappropriate scale, urban form, and incongruous intrusion into the countryside, conflicting with the development plan policies that require exception sites to be appropriate in scale, character and appearance.
The moderate weight afforded to affordable housing benefits and moderate weight to social and economic benefits do not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the up-to-date development plan, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 82, 135, 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 9, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy C1
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.