Planning appeal decision
Dimma Methodist Church, Poundstock, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 0EE
Planning appeal 3343281 at Dimma Methodist Church, Poundstock, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 0EE (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 4 December 2024 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect upon highway safety along the adjacent A394.
the change of use from F1(f) public worship or religious instruction to C3 residential dwellinghouse. Construction of single storey extension and internal alterations
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pope N
- Postcode
- EX23 0EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon highway safety along the adjacent A394
What decided it
The proposed access works would provide inadequate visibility splays in accordance with recommended stopping sight distances, creating an unacceptable risk to highway safety for vehicles emerging onto the A39.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 27Policy 7.3Policy 23Policy 24
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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