®Planning appeal decision
Crean Mill Quarry, Crean, St. Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6HA
Planning appeal 3361408 at Crean Mill Quarry, Crean, St. Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6HA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2026 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A ground (b): whether a material change of use to B8 storage has occurred as a matter of fact.
Removal of Existing Caravan and Construction of Forestry Maintenance Building and Associated Works' without compliance of condition 2 of
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- TR19 6HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A ground (b): whether a material change of use to B8 storage has occurred as a matter of fact
- Appeal A ground (c): whether the structure constitutes a building requiring planning permission
- Appeal A ground (d): whether enforcement action is time-barred
- Appeal A ground (f): whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
- Appeal A ground (g): whether the compliance period is reasonable
- Appeal B: whether the failure to comply with condition 2 of PA20/05387 has resulted in material harm
What decided it
In Appeal A, the enforcement notice was upheld because the building constituted an unauthorised material change of use to B8 storage with no planning permission and no immunity from enforcement action. In Appeal B, the appeal was allowed because the building, although constructed larger than approved, was justified by the appellant's legitimate agricultural enterprise and caused no material harm to the landscape or amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Cornwall Local Plan
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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