Planning appeal decision
Carnello Farm, Burthallan Lane, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3AA
Planning appeal 3348575 at Carnello Farm, Burthallan Lane, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3AA (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 19 February 2025 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the local development strategy and the need for a rural worker dwelling at the appeal site.
completion and extension of building to provide staff accommodation and dwelling to be used in association with boarding kennels without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 1/87/P/0007/F, dated 09 February 1988
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- TR26 3AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the local development strategy and the need for a rural worker dwelling at the appeal site
What decided it
The commercial boarding kennels use had been abandoned, rendering the occupancy condition no longer reasonable or necessary and therefore failing to meet the requisite tests for planning conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 5 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy H2 of the St Ives Area Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030
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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