®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To The Chapel Of Rest, Gilbert's Coombe, Lower North Country, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4HJ
the construction of between four and five dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for four or five dwellings, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The considerable shortfall in five-year housing land supply (3.8 years) and the significant weight afforded to boosting housing supply under NPPF paragraph 61 outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy.
The moderate harm to rural character and appearance, and conflicts with spatial strategy and sustainable transport policies, were outweighed by the significant benefit of addressing the considerable shortfall in housing land supply and modest economic benefits, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)
Framework references: 11, 61, 110, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 21, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy H24, Policy HS1, Policy C1, Policy T1, Policy H1
Judgments cited: William Corbett v Cornwall Council v Dympna Wilson [2022] EWCA Civ 1069
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.