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Allowed30 May 20253335156

Land Adj to Valley View, Callington Road, Harrowbarrow, Cornwall, PL17 8AZ

Planning appeal 3335156 at Land Adj to Valley View, Callington Road, Harrowbarrow, Cornwall, PL17 8AZ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed accommodation reflects local housing need.

6 new family dwellings consisting of 2 x 3 bed affordable, 1 x 2 bed affordable with 2 x 4 bed and 1 x 3 bed open market dwellings

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Aqbal M
Postcode
PL17 8AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed accommodation reflects local housing need

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the demonstrated local need for 2 and 3 bed affordable dwellings and the proposal's contribution to addressing Cornwall's housing crisis, outweighed other considerations.

The benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing provision and response to the housing crisis, outweighed the loss of a small area of Grade 3 agricultural land and alterations to historic field patterns.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 9 of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy HP4 of the Calstock Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicy 22 of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy SEC1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document

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