Planning appeal decision
Sampson Lanvean, St. Mawgan, Newquay, TR8 4EY
Planning appeal 3336480 at Sampson Lanvean, St. Mawgan, Newquay, TR8 4EY (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location and land use.
Construction of dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- TR8 4EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location and land use
What decided it
The site's location on the edge of the settlement, physical and visual separation from existing properties, and its connection to the wider undeveloped countryside mean the proposal would constitute an unjustified extension into open countryside that conflicts with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Saved Policy 14
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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