®Planning appeal decision
Chyvounder Farm Newquay Road, Goonhavern, TRURO, TR4 9QD
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy 9 (Rural Exception Sites) of the Cornwall Local Plan, Policy 21 of the Cornwall Local Plan, Policy SD1 of the Perranzabuloe Neighbourhood Development Plan, Policy NE6 of the Perranzabuloe Neighbourhood Development Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.