®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj to 20 Trevue Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7AD
- 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
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to its impact on the retention of existing preserved trees
What decided it
The proposed dwelling's proximity to preserved trees 748 and 749 would inevitably create pressure for their removal or significant pruning, resulting in significant harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and conflict with evolved national and local policies on tree retention and climate change mitigation, which outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits.
The modest benefits of housing provision (one unit), short-term employment and local spend were insufficient to outweigh the significant harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area, the loss of trees' contribution to climate change mitigation and biodiversity, and the conflict with the development plan policies when read as a whole
Framework references: 202, 210, 212, 213, 215, 136, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy C1 (Climate Emergency Development Plan Document), Policy G3 (Climate Emergency Development Plan Document), Policy 1 (Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030), Policy 2 (Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030), Policy 12 (Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030), Policy 23 (Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030), Policy 24 (Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030)
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.