®Planning appeal decision
Cambridge Barn, New Portreath Road, REDRUTH, Cornwall, TR16 4QL
erection of 7 sustainable holiday units without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PA12/07395, dated 04/10/2012
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the condition restricting the use of the units to holiday accommodation only is reasonable and necessary having regard to the suitability of the site for unrestricted residential accommodation, with particular regard to local and national planning policy and the effect upon tourism
- the effect of the proposal on the provision of open space and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal provides adequate mitigation, with particular regard to education
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location in open countryside, distant from daily services and facilities with poor walking and cycling infrastructure, makes it unsuitable for unrestricted residential use and would harm the tourism offer, contrary to the development plan taken as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits, jobs and support for schools were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsustainable location, car dependence, and harm to tourism.
Framework references: 11, 58
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy 1, CLP Policy 2, CLP Policy 3, CLP Policy 5, CLP Policy 7, CLP Policy 13, CLP Policy 25, CLP Policy 28, NP Policy 1, NP Policy 9, NP Policy 17, DPD Policy C1, DPD Policy G1, DPD Policy T1
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