®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Valley Lane, Quenchwell Road, Carnon Downs, Cornwall, TR3 6JS
Planning appeal 3373972 at Land Adjacent Valley Lane, Quenchwell Road, Carnon Downs, Cornwall, TR3 6JS (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 26 May 2026 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- TR3 6JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Fal and Helford SAC
What decided it
The engagement of the tilted balance due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (3.9 years) meant that the moderate benefits of housing delivery outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the moderate conflict with the local development strategy when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery (4-5 dwellings with social and economic benefits from construction and occupation) outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the moderate conflict with the local development strategy (Policies 2, 3, 7, 12, 21 and 23) when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance, given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 8Policy 9Policy 12Policy 21Policy 22Policy 23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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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