Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Godolphin View, Bosence Road, Townshend, Hayle, TR27 6AL
Planning appeal 3349443 at Land Rear of Godolphin View, Bosence Road, Townshend, Hayle, TR27 6AL (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 3 April 2025 by Inspector Wilson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the proposed land use.
permission in principle for construction of affordable led development (minimum of 2 dwellings, maximum of 4 dwellings)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson S
- Postcode
- TR27 6AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the proposed land use
What decided it
The site qualifies as a rural exception site under Local Plan Policy 9 for affordable-led housing, being immediately adjacent to existing housing with appropriate scale, and the proposal would not harm the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 9Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy 24Policy HI1Policy C1Policy T1Policy P3Policy C9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 220Paragraph 89Paragraph 83
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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