Planning appeal decision
Land at Causey, Week St Mary, Holsworthy, Cornwall, EX22 6UL
Planning appeal 3341312 at Land at Causey, Week St Mary, Holsworthy, Cornwall, EX22 6UL (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2024 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Week St Mary Conservation Area including its landscape.
the construction of a new field entrance
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- EX22 6UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Week St Mary Conservation Area including its landscape
What decided it
The proposed development would cause less than substantial harm to the Week St Mary Conservation Area and its landscape character through its prominent and heavily engineered appearance, and no public benefits were demonstrated that would outweigh this harm and justify departure from the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 (Spatial Strategy)Policy 12 (Design)Policy 23 (Natural Environment)Policy 24 (Historic Environment)Saved Policy ENV1 (Protecting the Countryside and Landscape Character)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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