Land North of Bone House, Heamoor, PENZANCE, Cornwall, TR20 8UJ

the conversion & extension of existing garage to form residential dwelling

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Wilson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would constitute an appropriate form of development with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of the development and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The building's status as a redundant, appropriately constructed residential incidental building within an established residential grouping, combined with the proposal's enhancement of character and appearance through boundary strengthening, satisfied Policy 7 of the Local Plan and justified approval despite the countryside location.

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy C1, Policy T1, Policy H1

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