®Planning appeal decision
Land South East Of Croft House, Wheal Rose, Scorrier, Cornwall, TR16 5DH
eco-dwelling, for occupancy by the applicant on land owned by the applicant, adjacent to the applicants current residence. Access to be determined but could, if necessary, be via the existing vehicular access, which would become shared
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to local and national planning policies on the location of new housing
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal—its location in open countryside without justification, its unsustainability, and its significant harm to the character and appearance of the area—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The moderate benefits of housing supply, short-term employment and local spend were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, the unsustainable location, and conflicts with up-to-date development plan policies, such that the tilted balance did not favour the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 8, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 CLP, Policy 2 CLP, Policy 3 CLP, Policy 7 CLP, Policy 12 CLP, Policy 23 CLP, Policy 9 CLP, Policy C1 DPD, Policy T1 DPD, Policy 1 NDP, Policy 4 NDP, Policy 6 NDP, Policy 7 NDP
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.