®Planning appeal decision
The Garage , Pit Lane, Higher Fraddon, Indian Queens, Newquay , Cornwall, TR9 6LG
Planning appeal 3353484 at The Garage , Pit Lane, Higher Fraddon, Indian Queens, Newquay , Cornwall, TR9 6LG (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 9 October 2025 by Inspector Kent R, 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 the amount of development.
the construction of up to 5 dwellings on previously developed land
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- TR9 6LG
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 the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's significant shortfall in housing land supply (3.9 years) and the substantial weight attributable to the delivery of up to 5 dwellings as a small site contribution to housing need, when balanced against the limited harm to landscape character and the limited weight given to restrictive housing policies inconsistent with the Framework, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
the limited harm to landscape character and conflict with development plan policies was outweighed by the substantial benefit of housing delivery and moderate economic benefits in the context of a significant housing land supply shortfall, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d)
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CLP policy 2CLP policy 3CLP policy 7CLP policy 12CLP policy 21CLP policy 23NP housing policy 1NP housing policy 2NP housing policy 3NP landscape policy 1NP landscape policy 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 232
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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