Cornwall planning: Holiday park expansion among latest proposals

Plans to add more than 40 new lodges at a holiday park, a scheme to help farmers diversify and the modernisation of a cottage hospital are among the latest planning applications submitted to Cornwall Council.

Every week more than 100 applications are validated by Cornwall Council and we have selected some of the more interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council have to be validated and are available for inspection by the public. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments about the applications - whether in support or objection.

The majority of applications are decided by planning officers at the council under delegated powers. However, some applications will go before elected councillors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for when the planning applications below will be determined. They can be viewed by going to the planning portal on Cornwall Council’s website.

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More than 40 new lodges at holiday park

Atlantic Bays Holiday Park at St Merryn, near Padstow, has applied to place 44 holiday lodges with internal roads and parking on its site, near the former Second World War base at St Merryn Airfield.

The existing Atlantic Bays Holiday Park, an AA Gold Award site with five pennants, provides a range of all-year-round tourist accommodation, including luxury lodges, cabins, touring pitches and serviced and un-serviced camping pitches.

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The planning application states: "Since Covid there has been a significant shift in holiday destination trends, with UK staycations now seen as a significantly more popular choice for holidaymakers. This has resulted in an increase in demand for holiday units at the park for holiday use.

"The proposed scheme has been conceived as a sustainable extension to the existing holiday park, which already caters for a range of tourist accommodation types but would meet the increasing demand and expectations of visitors for good quality accommodation in an attractive setting, sympathetic to the natural environment."

For more information see planning application PA24/04095.

Farmers diversify to become hub of self-storage containers

George Richards Farms have applied to site 18 containers, with the continued use of two more, on land at Higher Trefullock Farm, Summercourt, in order to diversify into a self-storage business.

The application states that the "progressive family business includes well-established traditional cattle, sheep and arable enterprises. For reasons of continued viability and succession planning, the family are now looking to further diversify the holding".

Each existing container, and each proposed container, will be 20ft long x 8ft wide x 8.6ft high with a dark green finish. The containers at the site will solely be for self-storage purposes. The site will be commercially operated, with containers rented out to customers on a rolling month-to-month basis.

The Richards family will manage the enterprise themselves and will be responsible for collecting monthly rents, promoting and maintaining the site.

The application adds: "The self-storage container site at this accessible location is anticipated to appeal to a wide range of people. Fundamentally, the site will appeal to those who lack sufficient storage at home or those who lack sufficient storage space for their business related items. For example, the site will appeal to those who may live in rented accommodation that also require private storage space for larger items such as bikes, kayaks, surfboards, etc.

"The site will also appeal to those who are in the process of moving house and require temporary storage space for furniture. The site will also appeal to business owners who require additional storage space for tools and equipment. For example, a carpenter may require dry storage space for sawn timber."

The recently established self-storage container site at Trenithon Farm, Summercourt is cited as showing clear demand for such a facility in the area.

For more information see planning application PA24/04609.

New building will help with modernisation of Victorian community hospital

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has applied to install a temporary healthcare building to help modernise and upgrade the Victorian block of Camborne and Redruth Community Hospital (CRCH) at Barncoose, Redruth.

A planning application states that the majority of the estate portfolio is in the top ten of oldest NHS estates in the country. The Victorian part of the community hospital requires significant refurbishment. A structural report has identified that components of the building have sustained significant damage and deterioration due to damp and mould. It is likely that much of the structural timber will need to be replaced.

The upgrade works will provide necessary fire remediation work required to bring the Hyman Ward back into operation, meeting up-to-date fire safety requirements. To enable these much-needed works a modular ward is needed on the CRCH campus.

The new temporary building is designed using off-site modular construction to shorten construction time and minimise disruption on site. The building will arrive on site as separate modules which will be craned into position. It will link to the existing building and provide a direct route from the ambulance drop-off.

For more information see planning application PA23/10045.

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Demolition and replacement of Masonic lodge

Plans have been submitted to demolish the Masonic lodge in Bude, which is over 100 years old, and build a replacement with flats above. The building, which is adjacent to The Neetside Centre (formally the Drill Hall and Old Chapel), has frontage on the river Neet.

The application states the lodge has now reached the end of its economic and functional life. "The cost of maintenance and heating due to the insulation being well below current standards is now excessive. As the masonic organisation, which is one of the leading UK charities, has become more open, the facilities are no longer adequate.

"Granville Lodge has decided to seek permission for redevelopment and the three flats on the first floor will enable the financial commitment of the project. The new catering facilities will be available for public use."

There is a documented shortage of flats in Bude and the proposed accommodation would contribute towards the shorftall and demand for this type of accommodation. The flats would be for long term renting and not holiday accommodation.

For more information see pre-planning application PA24/00732/PREAPP.

Turning cemetery chapel into performance centre

Pre-application advice is being sought by the Trevow Helston organisation to turn the existing Old Cemetery Chapel in Meneage Road, Helston, into a performance centre. Works would include replacement doors and windows, the addition of toilet facilities and solar panels, and the replacement of internal flooring.

For more information see pre-planning application PA24/00653/PREAPP.