Land Adj Higher Lane , Mawgan , Helston, Cornwall , TR12 6AX

Planning appeal 3337474 at Land Adj Higher Lane , Mawgan , Helston, Cornwall , TR12 6AX (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal should be permitted having regard to the current requirement for housing, the settlement strategy of the development plan, the relationship of the site to the village of Mawgan and the character and appearance of the area.

residential development for up to 20 houses

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Reed D
Postcode: TR12 6AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal should be permitted having regard to the current requirement for housing, the settlement strategy of the development plan, the relationship of the site to the village of Mawgan and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal does not satisfy the CLP criteria for rounding off development adjacent to a settlement, as the site comprises only half a field with an arbitrary boundary not defined by a physical feature, and would facilitate continued incremental growth contrary to the development plan strategy.

The benefits of 20 additional dwellings including six affordable units and significant social and economic benefits were outweighed by the clear conflict with CLP Policy 3 rounding off criteria.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2016CLP Policy 2aCLP Paragraph 1.68

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