®Planning appeal decision
Land South East Of Former Elements Hotel, Marine Drive, Widemouth Bay, Bude, EX23 0LZ
Planning appeal 3363171 at Land South East Of Former Elements Hotel, Marine Drive, Widemouth Bay, Bude, EX23 0LZ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2025 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location and land use.
Proposed single dwelling in lieu of existing building (minimum 1, maximum 1)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- EX23 0LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location and land use
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside remote from services and settlements, combined with future occupiers' inevitable reliance on private vehicles and the resulting harm to rural character and appearance, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
the modest social and economic benefits of one dwelling and contribution to housing supply, which attract significant weight, are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, environmental harm from private vehicle reliance, and conflict with policies directing development to sustainable locations, which attract significant weight
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CLP Policy 3CLP Policy 72CLP Policy 2CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 12CLP Policy 21CLP Policy 23CLP Policy 27CLP Policy 1Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy C1Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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