®Planning appeal decision
Trecara, West Polberro, St Agnes, TR5 0ST
use of self contained annexe/holiday let as unrestricted dwelling
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing with particular regard to the development plan and access to services and facilities
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in terms of the provision of internal living space
What decided it
The proposal would provide insufficient internal space for everyday activities, causing significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers, which outweighed the moderate benefit of contributing to housing supply in a context of shortfall.
The moderate benefit of increasing housing supply at a time of shortfall was outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions from inadequate internal space, with minor harm from car reliance given limited weight; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 13, Policy 21
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.