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Dismissed18 May 20263364240

The Pond, Trewen Land, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8QF

Planning appeal 3364240 at The Pond, Trewen Land, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8QF (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2026 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to the development plan spatial strategy for new housing.

change of use of land to residential and the siting of a static caravan on concrete base with parking for one car

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
PL15 8QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to the development plan spatial strategy for new housing
  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the proposal would deliver statutory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements

What decided it

The unsustainable location of the site conflicting with the Council's spatial strategy, combined with harm to landscape character and unresolved biodiversity net gain requirements, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.

The significant harms from undermining the Council's spatial strategy, poor accessibility and harm to the natural environment significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate housing, economic and social benefits, tipping the balance against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 9Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Saved Policy ENV1Policy G2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 11
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823

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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