Planning appeal decision
Lowena, Boat Cove Lane, Perranuthnoe, Penzance, TR20 9NW
Planning appeal 3364375 at Lowena, Boat Cove Lane, Perranuthnoe, Penzance, TR20 9NW (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2025 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the location of the site within the Cornwall National Landscape.
construction of extensions, alterations & associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- TR20 9NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the location of the site within the Cornwall National Landscape
What decided it
The proposal would fail to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape due to the harmful conspicuousness of the increased scale and glazing in this sensitive elevated coastal location, contrary to the development plan policies and the requirement to give great weight to conserving and enhancing natural beauty within National Landscapes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 12Policy 23Policy HTA2iiPolicy BDL1Policy NLB3Policy C1(7)Policy PD-P1Policy PD-P2Policy PD-P11Policy LS-P3
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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