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Allowed21 February 20253352627

Land North of Mount Pleasant Farm, Trelowth Road, Polgooth St Austell, PL26 7BX

Planning appeal 3352627 at Land North of Mount Pleasant Farm, Trelowth Road, Polgooth St Austell, PL26 7BX (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 21 February 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development.

the rounding off of the settlement with the construction of up to five dwellinghouses”

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Robinson N
Postcode
PL26 7BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The site's particular characteristics—proximity to built form on three sides, visual and functional relationship to Polgooth, and limited contribution to the open rural character—mean that despite being outside the settlement boundary, the proposal would not represent an unacceptable encroachment into the open countryside and would accord with the wider aims of the settlement strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy 1LP Policy 2LP Policy 3LP Policy 7LP Policy 12LP Policy 21(c)LP Policy 23NP Policy 1NP Policy 2

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