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Split Decision21 July 20253363671

Higher Mill Lawn Farm, , Golberdon, , Cornwall, , PL17 7NQ

Planning appeal 3363671 at Higher Mill Lawn Farm, , Golberdon, , Cornwall, , PL17 7NQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Jarratt P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the principle of development.

without planning permission, the material change of use of land from agricultural to a mixed use comprising of agricultural, residential and storage of non-agricultural items/materials, through the stationing of caravans for residential purposes, construction of a timber chalet and associated timber structures/outbuildings, and the storage of non-agricultural motor vehicles, caravans and other non-agricultural items/materials on the land. The approximate location of the timber chalet is indicated by a blue ‘X’ on the plan attached to the notice

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Jarratt P
Postcode
PL17 7NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the principle of development
  • the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the personal circumstances of the occupants

What decided it

The combination of Mr Bird's traveller status, the significant weight attached to the occupants' personal circumstances (including disabilities and Article 8/PSED considerations), and the limited landscape harm meant the benefits of granting permission for the residential use significantly and demonstrably outweighed the adverse impacts under the tilted balance.

The benefits of providing homes for persons with protected characteristics, the contribution to sustainable development and improvements to the site, and Mr Bird's traveller status outweighed the conflict with the development plan and the limited harm to character and appearance, such that under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) the benefits significantly and demonstrably outweighed the adverse impacts; conversely, the harm from storage of non-agricultural items/materials was not outweighed and that element of the notice was upheld.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 11 of the Cornwall Local PlanLocal Plan Policy 7Cornwall Local Plan Policy 23Policy AL1 of the Climate Emergency DPD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
Judgments
Maidstone BC v SSE and Dunn [1996] JPL 584

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