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Dismissed10 April 20266003344

Field East of Porthcothan Bay Car Park, Road From B3276 to Ash Park, Porthcothan Bay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8LP

Planning appeal 6003344 at Field East of Porthcothan Bay Car Park, Road From B3276 to Ash Park, Porthcothan Bay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8LP (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2026 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development in relation to the local spatial strategy.

residential development of 3 to 6 dwellings

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
PL28 8LP

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 in relation to the local spatial strategy
  • whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape
  • the effect of the proposal on the Porthcothan Valley County Wildlife Site

What decided it

The harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape, combined with the conflict with the local spatial strategy and adverse effects on the County Wildlife Site, outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery in the context of housing land supply shortfall.

The modest benefits of housing delivery, construction jobs, occupier spending and Council Tax, and potential financial contributions towards affordable housing were outweighed by the conflict with the local development strategy, harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cornwall National Landscape, and adverse effects on the features, function and coherence of the County Wildlife Site.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy 25Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document February 2023
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 189

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