Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To Woodford Cottages, Red Lane, Rosudgeon, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 9PU
Planning appeal 3344191 at Land Adj To Woodford Cottages, Red Lane, Rosudgeon, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 9PU (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 12 February 2025 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the proposed land use.
the erection of one dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- TR20 9PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the proposed land use
What decided it
The harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, as a designated heritage asset of particular importance, provides a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, which outweighs the limited benefits of providing one dwelling.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits from one dwelling do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the World Heritage Site, given the great weight required to be afforded to the conservation of heritage assets
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 21Policy 24Policy HTA1Policy HTA2Policy HCA1Policy HCA3Policy CW5Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 125
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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