®Planning appeal decision
Land At Gweek Wollas, Bonallack Lane , Gweek , Cornwall, TR12 6UJ
Planning appeal 3367358 at Land At Gweek Wollas, Bonallack Lane , Gweek , Cornwall, TR12 6UJ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
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
- Postcode
- TR12 6UJ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 23Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21cClimate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023 Policy C1Cornwall Site Allocations Development Plan Document 2019 Policy 1CNLMP policies PD-P1CNLMP policies PD-P2CNLMP policies PD-P11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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