®Planning appeal decision
Land adj Magpie Cottage, Goongumpus, St Day, TR16 5JL
for the construction of 2-5 dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TR16 5JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, combined with the site's location within the defined development boundary and the modest housing benefits of the proposal, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development which weighed heavily in favour of allowing the appeal.
The modest but important contribution to housing supply and local economic benefits, together with the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the 5-year housing land supply deficit, outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy policies in the development plan, particularly given the reduced weight to that conflict in the context of housing shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 220
Plan policies cited: Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan, Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan, Policy 22 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 – 2030, Policy H2 of the Gwenapp Neighbourhood Development Plan 2019 – 2030
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.