®Planning appeal decision
Land South West of Bridge House Apartments, Melvill Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4GJ
‘Construct nine new apartments with associated infrastructure.’
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would result in the loss of a key open space
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Falmouth Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for education infrastructure, off-site public open space provision and mitigation in respect of the Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The combination of inadequate mitigation for harm to a key open space of moderate value and less-than-substantial harm to the Falmouth Conservation Area caused by poor design quality, which together attract substantial weight and are not outweighed by the modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme.
The modest benefits of nine homes in an accessible location and mitigation-led social, economic and environmental benefits (moderate weight) do not outweigh the substantial combined harm to a key open space and the Falmouth Conservation Area's significance (substantial weight), and the conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy FOS 1, Policy C1, Policy 2, Policy 21, Policy 1, Policy 3, Policy 24, Policy 12, Policy DG6, Policy DG7, Policy 13, Policy 22, Policy 23, Policy 28
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.