Sweet Briar Cottage, Road From Chapel Hill To Prentice House, Little Polgooth, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7DD

Planning appeal 3357656 at Sweet Briar Cottage, Road From Chapel Hill To Prentice House, Little Polgooth, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7DD (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for tourism development.

change of use of land to additional garden curtilage and construction of a garden cabin/holiday let

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Roberts G
Postcode: PL26 7DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for tourism development
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The poor accessibility of the site to a range of transport modes and the resulting reliance on private car use, which conflicts with policies requiring sustainable location and support for walking, cycling and public transport.

The modest benefits of tourism support, landscape and walking asset capitalisation, short-term construction employment and local spend do not outweigh the harm identified in poor accessibility to transport modes and conflict with development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 CLPPolicy 2 CLPPolicy 3 CLPPolicy 5 CLPPolicy 7 CLPPolicy 12 CLPPolicy 21 CLPPolicy 23 CLPPolicy 1 NDPPolicy C1 DPDPolicy T1 DPDPolicy G1 DPD
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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