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Dismissed10 August 20263373503

Pendower Beach House Hotel, Rocky Lane, Ruan High Lanes, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5LW

Planning appeal 3373503 at Pendower Beach House Hotel, Rocky Lane, Ruan High Lanes, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5LW (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector Pipkin R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape (CNL) and Heritage Coast.

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Pipkin R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape (CNL) and Heritage Coast
  • the effect of the proposal on ecology, with particular regard to the Pennarin Point to Portscatho Wildlife Site
  • whether the proposal makes adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain
  • whether the proposal constitutes major development within the CNL, and if so, whether there are exceptional circumstances or it can be demonstrated that the development is in the public interest

What decided it

The significant landscape and ecological harm arising from the major development within the Cornwall National Landscape was not outweighed by the benefits, and no exceptional circumstances or public interest justification was demonstrated.

The moderate economic and limited social and environmental benefits of the scheme did not outweigh the significant harm identified to the CNL, Heritage Coast and County Wildlife Site, so the proposal conflicts with the development plan and the appeal is dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 5(3) of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document - February 2023Policy G1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy G3 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy LA1 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy LA2 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy LA5 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy GP1 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy GP2 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy CD1 of the Roseland Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2030Policy PD-P1 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P2 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P3 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P4 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P8 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P11 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027Policy PD-P20 of the Cornwall AONB Management Plan 2022-2027
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 190Paragraph 191Paragraph 189Paragraph 216Paragraph 89

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