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Allowed29 January 20253332730

Land Between Aspen Drive And Boscoppa Road, Aspen Drive, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3SY

Planning appeal 3332730 at Land Between Aspen Drive And Boscoppa Road, Aspen Drive, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3SY (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

described on the application form as ‘proposed development of site to create fifty dwellings. A mix of open market and affordable homes’

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Fish A
Postcode
PL25 3JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposal would result in the loss of best and most versatile land (BMV)
  • Whether the proposal would deliver social and community infrastructure including affordable housing

What decided it

The failure of the local planning authority to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and meant that the significant benefits of housing delivery outweighed the localised harm to character and appearance and loss of BMV land.

The moderate and localised harm to character and appearance and the loss of best and most versatile land were outweighed by the significant benefits of delivering up to 50 dwellings (including affordable housing) in circumstances where the local planning authority cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the Framework's tilted balance applies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2Policy 8Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy 25Policy 26Policy 27Policy 28
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 187

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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