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Planning permission granted5 June 20263377903

Land North of Newmill Cottages, Newmill, Penzance, TR20 8UU

Planning appeal 3377903 at Land North of Newmill Cottages, Newmill, Penzance, TR20 8UU (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 5 June 2026 by Inspector Kean G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether development is locationally sustainable, including whether compliant with Policy AL1 regarding low impact housing tied to the restorative use of land.

without planning permission, the construction of a timber building (extended shepherds hut) for residential use, associated development in the form of timber structures/outbuildings, hardstanding areas/tracks, and the material change of use of the land from a nil use to a mixed use comprising of residential use, agricultural use and the siting/storage of a caravan and motorhome on the land

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Kean G
Postcode
TR20 8UU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether development is locationally sustainable, including whether compliant with Policy AL1 regarding low impact housing tied to the restorative use of land
  • effect on local character and appearance including impact on Cornwall National Landscape and the Heritage Coast
  • ecological and biodiversity impacts

What decided it

Compliance with CEDPD Policy AL1, secured through conditions requiring a detailed management plan, removability of structures and restoration provisions, meant the low-impact development was sustainable and did not cause unacceptable harm to the protected landscape.

Despite some conflict with the development plan (open countryside location, some reliance on a car, and limited adverse effect on visual amenity and landscape character), the Inspector found the development, subject to conditions, complied with the development plan as a whole, and that NPPF landscape-protection policies did not provide a strong reason for refusal nor did impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CLP Policy 7Policy CL7Policy AL1Policy PD-P1Policy PD-P2Policy PD-P11Policy 1Policy G4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 189Paragraph 191
Judgments
Dear v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 29 (Admin); City and Country Bramshill Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2021] EWCA Civ 320; Westminster City Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 69 (Admin)

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