®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Carsluick Farm, Carsluick, Godolphin Cross, Cornwall, TR13 9RJ
conversion of redundant agricultural building to a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Roberts G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to development plan policy and the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal complies with the development plan policies specifically permitting conversion of redundant buildings in the open countryside (policies 7 and H4) and would result in no adverse impacts, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of reusing a redundant barn, responding to the housing crisis, and securing enhancements through Cornish Hedging and biodiversity gains outweighed any concerns about domestication or location in the open countryside, particularly given compliance with the development plan and the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 84, 124, 125, 202, 212, 61, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 21 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 22 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy S3 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030, Policy H4 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030, Policy H6 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030, Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document, Policy T1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document
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.