®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Windwhistle , Trethurgy, St Austell , Cornwall , PL26 8YQ
Planning appeal 3322561 at Land North of Windwhistle , Trethurgy, St Austell , Cornwall , PL26 8YQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Walker K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- PL26 8YQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 9Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 82Paragraph 135Paragraph 11Paragraph 12
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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