An ambitious bid for a landmark new home in a protected beauty spot has been overturned by the High Court.
In August last year Cornwall Council’s east sub-area planning committee granted permission for a new home on the Rame Peninsula, going against planning officers’ recommendation to refuse permission.
Planning officers said that the application, from a local farmer, should be refused because the site is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
However, councillors decided to approve the plans after one councillor, Adrian Parsons, said that the need for a home for an agricultural dwelling outweighed the need to protect the AONB. The vote of the committee saw seven in favour and six against.
Objectors to the application said that the approval went against the council’s policy and launched a legal appeal against the decision saying that the reasons for the approval were not clear and went against the council’s own policy.
A two-day hearing was held by Mrs Justice Tipples in the High Court and her judgement was published on Friday following a delay.
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