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Allowed6 February 20253345642

Quaker House Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PE

Planning appeal 3345642 at Quaker House Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PE (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal and its location, land use and amount would comply with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan in respect of the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.

demolition of existing block-built barns, construction of dwelling and associated works

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
TR4 8PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal and its location, land use and amount would comply with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan in respect of the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposal on the Fal and Helford, and Penhale Dunes Areas of Conservation (SACs)

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate five years' housing land supply engaged the presumption of sustainable development in Paragraph 11 of the Framework, and the adverse impacts of granting permission in principle did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate weight given to conflict with the Development Plan's spatial strategy policies was outweighed by the significant weight given to the proposal's contribution to housing supply in the context of the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the presumption of sustainable development in Paragraph 11 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CLP Policy 3CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 21NP Policy HN1Chacewater Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Appendix 5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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