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Allowed21 January 20253342872

Chyvounder Farm Newquay Road, Goonhavern, Truro, TR4 9QD

Planning appeal 3342872 at Chyvounder Farm Newquay Road, Goonhavern, Truro, TR4 9QD (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 21 January 2025 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would harm the rural character of the area.

development of 40no dwellings, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hunter A
Postcode
TR4 9QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would harm the rural character of the area
  • Whether the proposed development would lead to the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land

What decided it

The proposal's status as an affordable housing-led development with 57% affordable units, combined with its acceptable relationship to the existing settlement and limited visual impact, outweighed concerns about loss of open countryside and agricultural land.

The benefits of delivering 23 affordable housing units in an affordable housing-led scheme outweighed the loss of open countryside and the partial loss of the identified Green Buffer, which was mitigated by retained undeveloped areas and additional landscaping.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 9 (Rural Exception Sites) of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy 21 of the Cornwall Local PlanPolicy SD1 of the Perranzabuloe Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicy NE6 of the Perranzabuloe Neighbourhood Development Plan

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