Land North East of Mendhu, St. Hilary, PENZANCE, TR20 9DL

permission in principle for an affordable housing-led residential development of between 7 and 9 dwellings

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, proposed land use and amount of development

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site, to which great weight must be given under Framework paragraph 212, outweighs the moderate benefits of affordable housing delivery and economic activity.

the moderate benefits of affordable housing delivery and economic activity did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site, to which great weight must be given

Framework references: 11, 212

Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 9, Policy 1, Policy 24, Policy 5b of the NDP, Policy 3b of the NDP, Policy P3 of the WHSMP, Policy C9 of the WHSMP

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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