Village housing development given go ahead

The new homes are set to be built on land in St Dominic in the Tamar Valley

A planning committee has approved plans for a housing development in a rural Cornish village.

Despite objections from local residents, St Dominic Parish Council and the area’s Cornwall councillor, 14 new homes are set to be built on land in St Dominic in the Tamar Valley, between the Who’d Have Thought It Inn and the village primary school.

Steve Wise submitted the application which included open market and affordable homes.

A meeting of Cornwall Council’s planning committee heard on Monday that outline planning permission was granted for a similar development in 2019 but had since lapsed.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the planning officer recommended approval as the site could be considered as "rounding off", as it delivered a level of affordable housing and complied with the area’s development plan.

Graham Wilkins, representing St Dominic Parish Council, said his council disagreed with the planning officer that the development constitutes “rounding off” as the application would extend building into the open countryside.

A vote to approve was tied, so chairman Nick Craker gave his casting vote in favour and the recommendation to allow the development was passed despite the objections.