®Planning appeal decision
Chylyn, Towednack Road, Cornwall, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 3AH
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
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.
Framework references: 175, 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 26 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030, Policy OS1 of the St Ives Area Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030, Policy BE17 of the St Ives Area Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030, Policy T1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023
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.