Land to the West of Cooksland Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AU

Planning appeal 6009170 at Land to the West of Cooksland Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AU (Cornwall) was dismissed on 22 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the disputed condition in respect of the southern link is necessary and reasonable having regard to policies in the development plan relating to sustainable and active modes of transport.

reserved matters application for all reserved matters namely, access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline approval PA16/00610 for residential development without compliance with Condition 2 of

Authority: Cornwall
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: PL31 2AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the disputed condition in respect of the southern link is necessary and reasonable having regard to policies in the development plan relating to sustainable and active modes of transport

What decided it

The disputed condition is necessary and reasonable to encourage active modes of travel and minimise car use in accordance with the development plan, and there are no other considerations which outweigh this.

The requirement to provide the southern cycle/footpath link to facilitate sustainable transport and active modes of travel outweighed the practical difficulties arising from third-party land ownership and level differences.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 12 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030Policy C1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentPolicy T1 of the Climate Emergency Development Plan DocumentDM6 of the Framework
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy S4Policy DP3

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