®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Stone Park, Woodville Road, Woodford, Cornwall, EX23 9JA
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 12, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy 27, C1.6, C1.7, T1, ENV1, PD-P1, PD-P2, PD-P19
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.