®Planning appeal decision
Field East of Trevelo Cottage , Three Burrows, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8HX
a 15.0m x 6.0m hardstanding and track leading to it from the existing gate, and also a proposed three bay stable building and the change of use of the associated agricultural land to equestrian use
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on ecology
- whether the proposal is subject to the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirement and, if so, whether it would be met
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the significance of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site (CMWHS) would be conserved
What decided it
The failure to provide a Preliminary Ecological Assessment and to demonstrate that mandatory biodiversity net gain requirements would be met constituted significant harm that was not outweighed by the minor benefits of the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy E1 of the Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy E5 of the Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy G2 of the Climate DPD, Policy C7 of the WHSMP, Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 13 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policy E4 of the Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy C3 of the Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015, Policy C1 of the Climate DPD, Policy P3 of the WHSMP, Policy C2 of the WHSMP, Policy C9 of the WHSMP
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.