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Notice upheld8 September 20253341145

Alandale Farm, Engollen, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7UN

Planning appeal 3341145 at Alandale Farm, Engollen, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7UN (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The need for a residential presence on the land.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from agriculture; to a mixed use of agriculture and the use of the land for the stationing of residential caravans for independent human habitation and associated residential paraphernalia, outbuildings, and storage of a redundant residential caravan; the commercial storage and distribution of aggregate, the parking and maintenance of commercial vehicles and the erection of a workshop and outbuildings and siting of a shipping container associated with the commercial uses

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
PL27 7UN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The need for a residential presence on the land
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the site is in a sustainable location in terms of access to services and facilities

What decided it

The site is located in open countryside where residential development is not supported by policy, the development harms the character and appearance of the National Landscape, and the location is not sustainable due to reliance on private car travel.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CLP Policy 1CLP Policy 2CLP Policy 3CLP Policy 5CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 21CLP Policy 22CLP Policy 23NCDLP Policy ENV1SENDP2SENDP3CAONBMP Policy CSP-P2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15

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