®Planning appeal decision
Barn at Causilgey Farm, Tregavethan, TRURO, TR4 9EP
application for permission in principle for a maximum of two dwellings with associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing in respect of its location and proposed land use, having regard to the proximity of services and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside, combined with its unsustainable location lacking proximity to services and pedestrian infrastructure, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the marginal benefits of two additional dwellings to housing supply.
the adverse impacts of the development on character and appearance and sustainability would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the marginal benefits of two additional dwellings to housing supply, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy 1, Policy 22, Policy C1 of the Truro & Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan
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.