®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Valley Lane, Quenchwell Road, Carnon Downs, Cornwall, TR3 6JS
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 8, Policy 9, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 22, Policy 23
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.