®Planning appeal decision
The Paddock , St Stephen Road , St Austell , PL26 7HA
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 (NDP), Policy 2 (NDP), Policy 9 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2016-2030, Policy 11 of the CLP, Policies 2, 12 and 23 of the Local Plan, Policy 11 of the NDP, Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document, Policy 3 of the NDP, Policy 22 of the CLP
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.