®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear Of 78 Albany Road, Park Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR152JF
Planning appeal 6000800 at Land Rear Of 78 Albany Road, Park Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR152JF (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 1 April 2026 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Redruth Town Centre Conservation Area, and its effect upon the Outstanding Universal Value of the Camborne and Redruth Mining District section of the wider Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
the conversion of existing treble garage into a residential dwelling with allocated parking and amenity area
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- TR15 2JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Redruth Town Centre Conservation Area, and its effect upon the Outstanding Universal Value of the Camborne and Redruth Mining District section of the wider Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
- the effect of the proposed parking arrangements on highway safety
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the very limited potential harm from the parking deficit and the neutral effect on heritage assets, meant that the benefits of the proposal were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by adverse impacts when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The support for housing development in the Framework, countered by the importance placed on highway safety, was balanced against the very limited potential harm from two displaced vehicles and the neutral effect on heritage significance; the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the development represented sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy 1LP Policy 2LP Policy 12LP Policy 24NP Policy DC1NP Policy H1NP Policy H2NP Policy HS3CEDPD Policy C1CEDPD Policy T1CEDPD Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 219
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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