Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To Pine Lodge, Vicarage Hill, St Day, TR16 5PJ
Planning appeal 6004909 at Land Adj To Pine Lodge, Vicarage Hill, St Day, TR16 5PJ (Cornwall) was dismissed on 10 September 2026 by Inspector C Butcher, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the Outstanding Universal Value of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
Permission in Principle for 1 to 2 new homes
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- C Butcher
- Postcode
- TR16 5PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the Outstanding Universal Value of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site
What decided it
Harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site, which the Inspector found would substantially outweigh the limited benefits of providing up to two dwellings and associated economic benefits.
the harm to the World Heritage Site substantially outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 21 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document, 2023
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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