Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To Menna Farm Cottage, Menna, Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4HA
Planning appeal 6001877 at Land Adj To Menna Farm Cottage, Menna, Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR2 4HA (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 25 February 2026 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and the amount of development proposed.
Permission in principle for the proposed construction of a single self - build dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- TR2 4HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and the amount of development proposed
What decided it
The site's location within or immediately adjoining a small hamlet, combined with its status as previously developed land and suitable access to public transport, made it suitable for residential development in principle.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 7Policy T1Policy 2Policy 23Policy 22
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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