Planning appeal decision
Levalsa Meor, Rosenannon, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5PJ
Planning appeal 3351082 at Levalsa Meor, Rosenannon, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5PJ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2025 by Inspector Dickson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development plan and access to services and facilities.
2 No local needs dwellings on infill plot between Levalsa Meor and Watergate Bungalow, Rosenannon
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dickson R
- Postcode
- PL30 5PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development plan and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would be located in an unsustainable location with limited access to sustainable transport options and local services, placing undue reliance on private vehicles, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery under paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF.
the adverse impacts of the proposal in locating housing in an unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits from the provision of two new dwellings, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole having particular regard to key policies for directing development to sustainable locations
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 21Policy 23Policy 7Policy 9Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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