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Allowed19 March 20263370949

Land at Lanyon Farm, North of Gwinear Lane, Gwinear, Cornwall, TR27 5HE

Planning appeal 3370949 at Land at Lanyon Farm, North of Gwinear Lane, Gwinear, Cornwall, TR27 5HE (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 19 March 2026 by Inspector Jones RE, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II* listed Lanyon Farmhouse, the Grade II listed Barns approximately 5 metres north west of Lanyon Farmhouse and the Grade II listed Cartshed approximately 10 metres south east of Lanyon Farmhouse.

development of a ground mounted solar farm with associated infrastructure along with a car park and wildlife area for Gwinear Community Primary School

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Jones RE
Postcode
TR27 5HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II* listed Lanyon Farmhouse, the Grade II listed Barns approximately 5 metres north west of Lanyon Farmhouse and the Grade II listed Cartshed approximately 10 metres south east of Lanyon Farmhouse.

What decided it

The very significant weight attached to the renewable energy generation benefits and the urgent local and national need for solar capacity outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

The very considerable and weighty public and planning benefits of the renewable energy scheme, taken together, offset the considerable importance and weight attached to the less than substantial heritage harm and the resulting conflict with the development plan, the Framework and the Act.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RE1Policy RE1(c)Policy RE1(b)Policy RE1(e)Policy RE1(f)Policies 1, 2 and 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 14 of the Local PlanPolicy 21 of the Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 213

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