Barn East of Prospect Place, Trescowe Common, Germoe, PENZANCE, TR20 9RT

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 61, 83, 84, 124, 125, 202, 212

Plan policies cited: Policy 1 CLP, Policy 2 CLP, Policy 7 CLP, Policy 12 CLP, Policy 21 CLP, Policy 23 CLP, Policy 24 CLP, Policy 27 CLP, Policy S3 NDP, Policy H4 NDP, Policy H6 NDP, Policy C1 DPD, Policy T1 DPD

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