Redundant Barns, Trevithal Farmhouse, Trevithal, Paul, Penzance, TR19 6UQ

Planning appeal 3370440 at Redundant Barns, Trevithal Farmhouse, Trevithal, Paul, Penzance, TR19 6UQ (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 2 February 2026 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing having regard to the settlement strategy of the development plan.

demolition of approved barn conversion to form dwelling PA23/02105 & prior approval conversion to C1 guest house PA24/04946, and construction of two self build dwellings & associated works

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies N
Postcode: TR19 6UQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing having regard to the settlement strategy of the development plan
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal constitutes rounding off of a settlement in accordance with the spatial strategy of the development plan, and the replacement of poor quality agricultural buildings with sympathetically designed dwellings would enhance rather than harm the character and appearance of the National Landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document (February 2023)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 189

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