®Planning appeal decision
Land opposite Camel Valley Cottages, Dunmere Road, Bodmin, PL31 2RD
the erection of a detached dwelling and the installation of a sewage treatment plant
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PL31 2RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to the local development strategy and access to services and facilities
What decided it
The site's location in the countryside outside any settlement, combined with the lack of safe and suitable pedestrian access to services and facilities, means future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles, which is contrary to the Framework's requirement for sustainable locations and significantly outweighs the modest housing benefit of a single dwelling.
The adverse impacts of locating development in an unsustainable location with inadequate pedestrian access significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits from a single dwelling.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 21, Policy 27, Policy C1, Policy T1
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.