®Planning appeal decision
Barn East of Prospect Place, Trescowe Common, Germoe, Penzance, TR20 9RT
Planning appeal 3364756 at Barn East of Prospect Place, Trescowe Common, Germoe, Penzance, TR20 9RT (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 29 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 local and national policies and the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area.
conversion of the existing barn to form a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- TR20 9RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies and the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area
What decided it
The strong and consistent policy support for barn conversions in policies 7 and H4 and NPPF paragraph 84(c), combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant that the modest conversion of a redundant, structurally sound barn with no significant harm to character or landscape outweighed the Council's concerns about location and accessibility.
The benefits of reusing a redundant barn, contributing to housing supply and supporting local services (moderate weight) outweighed the absence of any adverse impacts, with the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) applying in favour of permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 CLPPolicy 2 CLPPolicy 7 CLPPolicy 12 CLPPolicy 21 CLPPolicy 23 CLPPolicy 24 CLPPolicy 27 CLPPolicy S3 NDPPolicy H4 NDPPolicy H6 NDPPolicy C1 DPDPolicy T1 DPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 202Paragraph 212
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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