Planning appeal decision
Sun Haven Valley Holiday Park, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, TR8 4BQ
Planning appeal 3332953 at Sun Haven Valley Holiday Park, Mawgan Porth, Newquay, TR8 4BQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development has any greater effect on the character and appearance of the area than the approved scheme.
use of land for the stationing of 15 static holiday caravans and 15 holiday lodges, provision of access and car parking without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PA17/09687, dated 1 March 2018
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- TR8 4BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal development has any greater effect on the character and appearance of the area than the approved scheme
What decided it
The revised layout results in no greater harm to character and appearance than the approved scheme, and the economic benefits from tourism accommodation outweigh the identified landscape conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 12Policy 23Policy 5saved policy 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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