![]() The officer's report, Judge Ockelton added, simply balanced the merits of the holiday park's expansion against the demerits, without taking into account "special requirements" that had to be satisfied before development within an AGLV could be permitted. The policy does not specifically ban all development in AGLVs, but it is in mandatory terms and prohibits any proposals that would be harmful. Tributes paid to popular father who was found dead by close friend.It had been specifically saved as part of the local development plan as recently as 2016. The policy was put in place in 2001, but although the area had changed significantly since then, the judge rejected claims that it was out of date. The hearing took place at London's High Court (Image: Getty)īut Judge Ockelton said the report made no mention of a local development plan policy which states that planning permission will not be granted for any development which harms the landscape, features and characteristics of an AGLV. It would, the officer said, boost tourism in the area, create new jobs and promote "inward investment of £1.8 million". Police working with rail services to track girls missing from Newquayīeing in a valley, the development would have little effect on distant views and the officer also pointed to the economic benefits of the scheme.The officer had reported to the council that the extension would have only a "slight or moderate" and localised impact on the Watergate and Lanherne Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV). Judge Mark Ockelton, QC, ruled that Cornwall Council had granted consent on the basis of a planning officer's flawed report. The Sun Haven Holiday Park, near Mawgan Porth, Newquay, already has 100 seaside pitches for tents and mobile caravans, along with 39 static caravan and lodge units.īut its owner, Steven Tavener, wants to expand into a nearby field, providing space for 15 more static caravans and 15 more holiday lodges.Ĭornwall Council granted planning permission for the proposal, subject to conditions relating to landscaping and other details, in March last year.īut William Corbett, the leader of St Mawgwan Parish Council's planning group, challenged the decision at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.Īnd he triumphed on Wednesday (May 1) when a senior judge quashed the planning permission, saying that a crucial local policy had been left out of account. Controversial approved plans for the £1.8 million expansion of a Cornwall holiday park have been thrown out by a High Court judge after being challenged by locals.
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