Land to the Northwest of Penhalurick Farm, Penhalvean, Redruth, TR16 6TG

Planning appeal 3360665 at Land to the Northwest of Penhalurick Farm, Penhalvean, Redruth, TR16 6TG (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2026 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact (ground b).

retrospective planning application for the retention of an agricultural building, hardstanding, storage container, welfare/storage unit and widened entrance gateway

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Jarratt P
Postcode: TR16 6TG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact (ground b)
Whether there has been a breach of planning control in relation to permitted development rights (ground c)
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive (ground f)
Whether the compliance period is too short (ground g)
Whether the enterprise is of a scale appropriate to its location
The impact that the development has on the landscape
Whether there is a fallback position

What decided it

The fallback position that the appellant could have obtained permitted development for an agricultural building of similar size and visual impact outweighed the landscape harm, justifying permission for the building, hardstanding and access, but the storage container and welfare unit lacked justification and were refused.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Cornwall Local Plan Policy 2Cornwall Local Plan Policy 12

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