Chy Trygh, Towan Cross, Mount Hawke

6008437·Cornwall·21 Sept 2026allowed·PA25/02049

Tier label used

larger village (definition)

The tier sentence ¶4

“in reasonable proximity to a larger village or town”

Summary

An occupancy condition tying a dwelling to the neighbouring pub was removed on appeal. The site was found to be an infill plot within the village of Towan Cross, so the countryside justification for the tie fell away. The inspector also tested the site against the Annex B definition of "settlement": the cluster around the pub might look like a hamlet on its own, but it is part of a larger village made up of several clusters (DL ¶13).

Why this is cited

Policy 3 definition of a settlement; descriptive. In the register this counts as a descriptive mention that played no part in the reasoning.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6008437.txt

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