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Dismissed22 January 20253333690

Field South Of Penarrow Road, Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall, TR11 5UD

Planning appeal 3333690 at Field South Of Penarrow Road, Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall, TR11 5UD (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2025 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the location of the site within the Cornwall National Landscape.

Use of site for timber processing and drying including erection of two polytunnels for use as solar kilns, erection of barn for storage of equipment, erection of 5 kWp ground mounted PV array, new track, hardstanding, and erection of compost toilet

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wilson S
Postcode
TR11 5UD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the location of the site within the Cornwall National Landscape

What decided it

The harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape, to which great weight must be applied under the Framework, outweighs the moderate benefits of employment opportunities and limited biodiversity enhancement.

The moderate benefits of employment opportunities, maintenance of woodland resource viability, and limited biodiversity enhancement do not outweigh the great weight attributed to harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1 Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 2 Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 5 Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 23 Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy L1 Mylor Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2020-2030Policy BE1 Mylor Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2020-2030Policy PD-P1 Cornwall National Landscape Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P2 Cornwall National Landscape Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P11 Cornwall National Landscape Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P17 Cornwall National Landscape Management Plan 2022-2027Policy SCC-P1 Cornwall National Landscape Management Plan 2022-2027
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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