Planning appeal decision
Maidenland, Cricks, St. Kew, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3HA
Planning appeal 3367135 at Maidenland, Cricks, St. Kew, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3HA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for tourism development.
change of use of an existing unused agricultural building to tourism through high quality glamping accommodation and landscaping, utilising existing access and parking for the purposes of tourist accommodation, designed in response to available guidance
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PL30 3HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for tourism development
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal site's poor accessibility to services and public transport, combined with the inappropriate scale and domestic character of the proposed building within a valued landscape, meant the development failed to accord with the development plan's requirements for sustainable, well-located tourism facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 CLPPolicy 2 CLPPolicy 3 CLPPolicy 5 CLPPolicy 7 CLPPolicy 12 CLPPolicy 21 CLPPolicy 23 CLPPolicy 27 CLPPolicy C1 DPDPolicy T1 DPDPolicy ENV1 NCLP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 187
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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