Planning appeal decision
Penbro Farm, Breage, Helston, TR13 9PN
Planning appeal 3371780 at Penbro Farm, Breage, Helston, TR13 9PN (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2026 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations.
Erection of 14 lodges, communal building and associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- TR13 9PN
What decided it
Although the Council acted unreasonably in its determination process, the same refusal outcome would have resulted had paragraph 11d been properly applied, so no unnecessary expense was caused.
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside outweighed the modest social, economic and environmental benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11d
- Judgments
- Gravesham BC v SSE and O'Brien [1983] JPL 306
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.
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