®Planning appeal decision
Land South of The Old Blacksmiths Yard, Higher Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 9AL
Planning appeal 6001767 at Land South of The Old Blacksmiths Yard, Higher Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 9AL (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2026 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new dwellings with specific regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
the construction of 5 new houses and parking
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- TR14 9AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new dwellings with specific regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and Cornwall and West Devon World Heritage Site (WHS)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Cornwall and West Devon World Heritage Site, to which great weight must be given, is not outweighed by the modest public benefits of the proposal.
the less than substantial harm to the World Heritage Site, to which great weight must be given, outweighed the modest public benefits of five dwellings and economic benefits, notwithstanding the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023 Policy C1Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023 Policy T1World Heritage Site Management Plan 2020-2025 Policy P3World Heritage Site Management Plan 2020-2025 Policy C2World Heritage Site Management Plan 2020-2025 Policy C9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 16
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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