Planning appeal decision
Bowls Barn, Castle Road, Ludgvan, Penzance, TR20 8HD
Planning appeal 3343366 at Bowls Barn, Castle Road, Ludgvan, Penzance, TR20 8HD (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the demolition of a building and construction of a dwelling and garage
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- TR20 8HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal fails to achieve safe and suitable access without creating an unacceptable, significantly adverse impact on highway safety, contrary to Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan and NPPF paragraphs 114 and 115.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 115
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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