Planning appeal decision
Land West Of 4 Parc An Peath, St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6EW
Planning appeal 3327966 at Land West Of 4 Parc An Peath, St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6EW (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2024 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be ancillary to the existing dwelling or form a separate dwelling.
extension of domestic curtilage, retention of converted stable as annex to principle dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- TR19 6EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be ancillary to the existing dwelling or form a separate dwelling
- If a separate dwelling, whether the proposal represents an appropriate location for housing having regard to the settlement hierarchy within the development plan including the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would create a new dwelling in open countryside that fails to meet the special circumstances test under Policy 7 and would harmfully disrupt the rural landscape character of the National Landscape and AGLV.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 23saved policy CC-5Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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