Planning appeal decision
Chy Trygh, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, TR4 8BN
Planning appeal 6008437 at Chy Trygh, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke, TR4 8BN (Cornwall) was allowed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector C Butcher, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the stated occupancy condition is necessary having regard to the Council's spatial strategy.
Construction of a dwelling without complying with an occupancy condition tied to The Victory Inn business
- Authority
- Cornwall
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- C Butcher
- Postcode
- TR4 8BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the stated occupancy condition is necessary having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
What decided it
The appeal site qualifies as an infill development within the settlement of Towan Cross in accordance with Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan, making the occupancy condition unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 1 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 2 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010–2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy 5 of the St Agnes Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018–2030
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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