Land Opposite Grampound School, South Street, Grampound Road, Cornwall, TR2 4EA

Planning appeal 3348059 at Land Opposite Grampound School, South Street, Grampound Road, Cornwall, TR2 4EA (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

outline permission with all matters reserved for rural exception site consisting of up to 35 dwellings with a minimum 50% affordable homes

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Butcher C
Postcode: TR2 4EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on the supply of agricultural land

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites (3.8 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d, and the substantial housing benefits significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited harm to character, appearance and agricultural land.

The substantial benefits of providing 35 new dwellings with at least 50% affordable housing, economic benefits during construction, and support for local facilities outweighed the limited combined harm to character and appearance and loss of agricultural land, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 9Policy 23Policy 21Policy 28
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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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