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Allowed22 August 20253364159

Land South Of Carsluick Farm, Carsluick, Godolphin Cross, Cornwall, TR13 9RJ

Planning appeal 3364159 at Land South Of Carsluick Farm, Carsluick, Godolphin Cross, Cornwall, TR13 9RJ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
TR13 9RJ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 21 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 22 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy S3 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030Policy H4 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030Policy H6 of the Breage Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017–2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy T1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 61Paragraph 11

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