®Planning appeal decision
Trefloss Stables, Trevean Lane, St Merryn, PL28 8PR
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
- 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.
Framework references: 8, 11, 84, 88, 110, 115, 117, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: CLP Policy 2, CLP Policy 3, CLP Policy 5, CLP Policy 7, CLP Policy 12, CLP Policy 16.3, CLP Policy 23, DPD Policy C1, DPD Policy T1
Judgments cited: Gravesham BC v SSE and O'Brien, (1983) JPL 307
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.