®Planning appeal decision
Chylyn, Towednack Road, Cornwall, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3AH
Planning appeal 3355557 at Chylyn, Towednack Road, Cornwall, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3AH (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local policy.
outline planning permission for new dormer bungalow in side garden of Chylyn
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
- Postcode
- TR26 3AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local policy
- whether the proposed development would be at risk of flooding
What decided it
The unsuitable location of the appeal site in open countryside outside a defined settlement, combined with the failure to adequately demonstrate through a sequential test that the development would not be at risk of flooding, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits.
The modest contribution to housing supply in a district with a shortfall of 3.8 years' supply was outweighed by the significant adverse impacts of locating development in an unsuitable, remote location in open countryside and the unresolved flood risk, with the relevant policies according with the Framework attracting full weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 26 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030Policy OS1 of the St Ives Area Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030Policy BE17 of the St Ives Area Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030Policy T1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 175Paragraph 11Paragraph 73
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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