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Trefloss Stables, Trevean Lane, St Merryn, PL28 8PR
Planning appeal 6007621 at Trefloss Stables, Trevean Lane, St Merryn, PL28 8PR (Cornwall) was dismissed on 29 July 2026 by Inspector Elizabeth Lawrence, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for holiday lodges, with adequate access to facilities and services; and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding rural area.
for the completion and use of 3 eco holiday pods as overnight tourist accommodation (part retrospective)
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Inspector
- Elizabeth Lawrence
- Postcode
- PL28 8PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for holiday lodges, with adequate access to facilities and services; and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding rural area
What decided it
The harm caused to the distinctive character and beauty of the surrounding countryside and the unsustainable location of the site remote from services and facilities, requiring reliance on private vehicles, materially outweighed the limited economic and social benefits of the proposal.
The limited economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposal were materially outweighed by the individual and cumulative harm to the distinctive character and beauty of the local landscape, the unsustainable location of the site and associated increase in vehicular traffic, and the urbanising impact on the appeal site; the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework did not alter this conclusion as the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CLP Policy 2CLP Policy 3CLP Policy 5CLP Policy 7CLP Policy 12CLP Policy 16.3CLP Policy 23DPD Policy C1DPD Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 117Paragraph 135Paragraph 187
- Judgments
- Gravesham BC v SSE and O'Brien, (1983) JPL 307
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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