®Planning appeal decision
The Paddock , St Stephen Road , St Austell , PL26 7HA
Planning appeal 3349031 at The Paddock , St Stephen Road , St Austell , PL26 7HA (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the site for the development, having regard to local and national policy for the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites.
extension to existing Gypsy & Traveller site
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- PL26 7HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the site for the development, having regard to local and national policy for the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the question of the need for and supply of Gypsy / Traveller sites and the concept of policy failure
- the personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The substantial weight attributable to the unmet need for and longstanding policy failure to provide Gypsy and Traveller sites in Cornwall, reinforced by the appellant's personal circumstances, outweighed the harm to character and appearance and the resulting conflict with the development plan.
The substantial weight given to the unmet need for and policy failure to deliver Gypsy and Traveller sites, together with the appellant's personal circumstances, outweighed the harm to the character and appearance of the area and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 (NDP)Policy 2 (NDP)Policy 9 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2016-2030Policy 11 of the CLPPolicies 2, 12 and 23 of the Local PlanPolicy 11 of the NDPPolicy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy 3 of the NDPPolicy 22 of the CLP
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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