Tamblyns Barn Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PE

Planning appeal 3327693 at Tamblyns Barn Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PE (Cornwall Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 June 2024 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the Devon and Cornwall Mining World Heritage Site and the principle of the development with specific regard to its location.

described as follows: Without planning permission the construction of a building. The approximate location of the building is shown by a blue X on the attached plan and the land has been outlined in red on the attached plan ‘The Plan’

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wilson S
Postcode: TR4 8PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the Devon and Cornwall Mining World Heritage Site and the principle of the development with specific regard to its location

What decided it

The unjustified harm to the character and appearance of the Devon and Cornwall Mining World Heritage Site, to which great weight must be attached, combined with the lack of justification for development in the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 2Policy 12Policy 23Policy 24Policies C2Policies C9Policies LGOS1Policies HE2Policies HE4Policies LGOS3

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