Planning appeal decision
11 Penpont Road, Roseland Gardens, Redruth, TR15 1QJ
Planning appeal 6005310 at 11 Penpont Road, Roseland Gardens, Redruth, TR15 1QJ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2026 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of Nos 80, 82, 84 and 88 Roseland Gardens in terms of privacy and overlooking.
Construction of a first floor extension and associated works
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perrins N
- Postcode
- TR15 1QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of Nos 80, 82, 84 and 88 Roseland Gardens in terms of privacy and overlooking
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of privacy and harmful overlooking that would result from the elevated first floor vantage point to the rear gardens of three neighbouring properties, which cannot be adequately mitigated without compromising the amenity of the proposed extension itself.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan Document 2023
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135
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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