®Planning appeal decision
Land at Penstraze, Chacewater, Truro, TR4 8PJ
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TR4 8PJ
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 substantial harm to the significance of the World Heritage Site, when weighed against the housing benefits under the Framework's policies taken as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the proposal.
The substantial weight given to the delivery of additional housing in the context of a 3.9-year housing land supply was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the identified harm to the heritage asset, resulting in the conclusion that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole
Framework references: S5, HE4, HE6, HO7
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 7, Policy 21, Policy 23, Policy 24, Policy H1, Policy C1, Policy E6, Policy E1, Policy E4(a), Policy T1, Policy T2
Judgments cited: William Corbett v Cornwall Council v Dympna Wilson [2022] EWCA Civ 1069
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.