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Council tries to stop disabled woman from building house she needs

Eight councillors approved a self-build home for a disabled woman despite planning advice against it, emphasizing social and economic benefits and minimal countryside harm.

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A planning meeting heard that the self-build home would allow the applicant to 'maintain autonomy and quality of life' but that it would harm the countryside location

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Council bid to stop disabled woman building house foiled by its own committee

A Cornwall Council planning committee has gone against the advice of officers and allowed a disabled woman to build a house next to her father’s…

·Falmouth, United Kingdom
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Council tries to stop disabled woman from building house she needs

A planning meeting heard that the self-build home would allow the applicant to 'maintain autonomy and quality of life' but that it would harm the countryside location

·Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Cornwall Live broke the news in Cornwall, United Kingdom on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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