Land South Of Mount Pleasant Cottage, Poundstock, Bude, EX23 0DD

Planning appeal 6010020 at Land South Of Mount Pleasant Cottage, Poundstock, Bude, EX23 0DD (Cornwall) was dismissed on 24 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan, having regard to (a) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and (b) its access to services and facilities.

Authority: Cornwall
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: EX23 0DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan, having regard to (a) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and (b) its access to services and facilities

What decided it

The very substantial harm to character and appearance caused by domestication and suburbanisation of the countryside, combined with the proposal's failure to meet Framework Policy S5 categories and the absence of exceptional circumstances, outweighed the substantial benefit of self-build accommodation.

the substantial positive weight given to self-build accommodation and limited social and economic benefits was substantially outweighed by the very substantial negative weight given to harm to character and appearance and conflict with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 7Policy 21Policy 3Policy 12Policy 23Policy 27Policy 1CEDP Policy C1CEDP Policy T1

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