Kernow Slide, South Of Park Farm , Ladder Lane, Cardinham , Bodmin, Cornwall , PL30 4EF

Planning appeal 3367753 at Kernow Slide, South Of Park Farm , Ladder Lane, Cardinham , Bodmin, Cornwall , PL30 4EF (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 30 December 2025 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is an acceptable location for the development having regard to the site's accessibility and the effect on the character and appearance of its surroundings.

temporary use of land (3 years) for the siting of a water slide attraction for up to 70 days (operational period) annually

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Jones GP
Postcode: PL24 2RT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether this is an acceptable location for the development having regard to the site's accessibility and the effect on the character and appearance of its surroundings
The effect on the living conditions of nearby uses with particular reference to noise and disturbance

What decided it

CLP Policy 5 specifically permits tourism development in countryside locations where it is of appropriate scale and provides balanced benefits, and the evidence demonstrated this modest water slide operation met those criteria with very limited visual and noise impacts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C1Policy C2Policy C3Policy 27Policy 53Policy 5Policy 12Policy 16saved policy ENV1Policy C1Policy T1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 89

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