®Planning appeal decision
Land South East Of Former Elements Hotel, Marine Drive, Widemouth Bay, Bude, EX23 0LZ
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy 3, CLP Policy 72, CLP Policy 2, CLP Policy 7, CLP Policy 12, CLP Policy 21, CLP Policy 23, CLP Policy 27, CLP Policy 1, Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy C1, Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy T1
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.