Planning appeal decision
Land North Of 5 Lower Barn Court, Priory Road, St Columb Minor Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3HX
Planning appeal 3340030 at Land North Of 5 Lower Barn Court, Priory Road, St Columb Minor Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3HX (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 11 November 2024 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be suitable for the proposed development, with reference to the development plan's approach to the supply of housing and the character and appearance of the area.
outline application for 1 new dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- TR7 3HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be suitable for the proposed development, with reference to the development plan's approach to the supply of housing and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site qualifies as previously developed land suitable for windfall housing under Policy 1 of the DPD and Policy 21 of the CLP, and the conflict with Policy G1 of the NNP is given limited weight as the NNP predates the later-adopted DPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 1 of the Cornwall Site Allocations Development Plan DocumentPolicy 21 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy G1 of the Newquay Neighbourhood PlanPolicy H2 of the Newquay Neighbourhood PlanPolicy 9 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 22 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030
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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