Planning appeal decision
Land to the West of Malvern and Pudin Cottages, Rose, Goonhavern, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9PQ
Planning appeal 3356479 at Land to the West of Malvern and Pudin Cottages, Rose, Goonhavern, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9PQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Davies 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 the amount of development.
erection of up to 7 dwellings (minimum of 6) as a rural exceptions site
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TR4 9PQ
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 acute and evidenced need for affordable housing in Perranzabuloe Parish (211 households on register) outweighed the localised landscape harm and loss of BMV land, bringing the proposal into accordance with the development plan's support for rural exception sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 9Policy 21Policy 23Policy HO4Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy NE2Policy NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 187
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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