Land east of Mandalay Park, Quoit, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6JS

a retrospective application for temporary use of land as a depot for storage and distribution including offices

Authority: Cornwall Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Butcher C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
whether the site is in an appropriate location, taking account of the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The significant and unacceptable harm to character and appearance caused by an incongruous incursion into the open countryside, combined with the site's unsuitability under the Council's spatial strategy due to poor accessibility and lack of demonstrated overriding business need, outweighed the limited economic benefits.

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 23, Policy 5, Policy 2, Policy 21, Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy C1, Climate Emergency Development Plan Document Policy T1

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