®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Stone Park, Woodville Road, Woodford, Cornwall, EX23 9JA
Planning appeal 6003781 at Land North Of Stone Park, Woodville Road, Woodford, Cornwall, EX23 9JA (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 24 April 2026 by Inspector Harrington S, 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.
permission in principle for between one and three new dwellings
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- EX23 9JA
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 five-year housing land supply, combined with the Inspector's finding of only very modest harm to the Cornwall National Landscape (rather than significant harm), engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, which tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.
The modest benefits of housing supply in an area with acknowledged lack of provision and modest economic benefits, combined with the Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the very modest harm to the Cornwall National Landscape and modest harm from reliance on private vehicles, particularly at the permission in principle stage.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7Policy 12Policy 21Policy 23Policy 27C1.6C1.7T1ENV1PD-P1PD-P2PD-P19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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