Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Trenance, Tomperrow Hugus, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6BE
Planning appeal 3333112 at Land West Of Trenance, Tomperrow Hugus, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6BE (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether the proposal would represent infill development.
Stage 1 Permission in Principle application for the proposed construction of dwellings. Min 2 Max 2
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- TR3 6BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and whether the proposal would represent infill development
- The effect of the proposal on the outstanding universal value of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
What decided it
The proposal would have a significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the countryside area and would cause less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site's outstanding universal value, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 21Policy 23Policy 24Policy E1Policy E4(a)Policy E6Policy P3Policy C2Policy C8Policy C9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208
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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