®Planning appeal decision
Yardley House, Downderry, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 3JX
Planning appeal 3324517 at Yardley House, Downderry, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 3JX (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it is appropriate to provide additional dwellings on the site having regard to its location within a stretch of coastline that is subject to coastal erosion.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of a single dwellinghouse to two residential units and the extension of the ground floor of the garage/flat building to create a separate ground floor residential unit. The approximate positions of the original dwellinghouse and garage/flat building have been outlined in blue and orange on the attached plan respectively. The approximate position of the ground floor extension is shown by a blue ‘X’ on the attached plan
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- PL11 3JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it is appropriate to provide additional dwellings on the site having regard to its location within a stretch of coastline that is subject to coastal erosion
- Whether it is appropriate to provide additional dwellings on the site having regard to the risk of surface water and groundwater flooding
What decided it
The absence of an appropriate sea defence scheme and a suitable Flood Risk Assessment demonstrating that the development would be safe from coastal erosion and flooding risks meant the development could not be allowed to proceed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 26 of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy CC1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document
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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