®Planning appeal decision
Land At Gweek Wollas, Bonallack Lane , Gweek , Cornwall, TR12 6UJ
construction of minimum 8 dwellings, maximum of 9 dwellings & associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal being a betterment to the fallback and the localised (not substantial) nature of the landscape harm, meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the identified harms under the tilted balance in NPPF paragraph 11d)ii.
The moderate localised harm to the character and appearance of the area and the CNL was outweighed by the benefits of up to 9 dwellings to housing supply in an area with acknowledged lack of housing provision, modest economic benefits, and the absence of a five-year housing land supply, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 23, Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 21c, Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023 Policy C1, Cornwall Site Allocations Development Plan Document 2019 Policy 1, CNLMP policies PD-P1, CNLMP policies PD-P2, CNLMP policies PD-P11
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.