Planning appeal decision
Land North of and Adjacent to St Agnes School, Trelawney Road, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0TP
Planning appeal 3323674 at Land North of and Adjacent to St Agnes School, Trelawney Road, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0TP (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a safe and suitable access could be provided and maintained to the appeal site.
rural exception site seeking to erect up to affordable 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a safe and suitable access could be provided and maintained to the appeal site
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from the inability to provide a safe and suitable access to the site due to the constrained width of the access track, unreliable passing places, and conflict between vehicle and pedestrian movements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan (2016)Policy 9 of the Cornwall Local Plan (2016)Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan (2016)Policy 6 of the St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicy 10 of the St Agnes Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan
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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