Pressure is being put on Cornwall Council to take action on three run-down and potentially dangerous properties which sit in prime locations in Falmouth.

The state of the buildings in Webber Street, Avenue Road and Melvill Road was raised at Falmouth Town Council's recent surgery when even the police admitted they refused to enter one of them and had no jurisdiction to do anything about "dangerous" vehicles parked outside another.

The first building to come under scrutiny was Helios House near the junction of Avenue Road and Grove Place/Bar Road. Rosemary Riddette-Gregory, who is on the board of the Falmouth Business Improvement District, said: "All the vehicles are dangerous and it's an eyesore.

"This is supposed to be the second transport hub into Falmouth where people come into the town. Residents of Falmouth and visitors should not have to put up with this. The vehicles are just falling apart with rust."

PC Mat Cummins said: "I would not want to live opposite there, but I have no powers to do anything with these vehicles where they are. While they are in the garden I'm unable to deal with them."

Town and county councillor, Geoffrey Evans told the meeting:"This has gone right to the top of Cornwall Council. The house is not fit for human living."

Next on the hit-list was the old stable block at the Princess Pavilion/Gyllyngdune Gardens, which it was claimed, is still under the control of Cornwall Council.

"I cannot believe the state of the stable block, one day it will fall on somebody," said Mrs Riddette-Gregory. "I have been told they (the staff) are not allowed to enter the block because it is dangerous. Small bits are falling off.

It has been Cornwall Council's responsibility since 2009, it's now 2017. I know the wheels of local government grind slowly, but this is ridiculous.

"I would like someone from Falmouth Town Council to give the right person at Cornwall Council a kick up the pants. It is a tourist hub of Falmouth. We used to call the Princess Pavilion and Gyllyngdune Gardens the jewel in the crown of Falmouth - that bit doesn't look very shiny to me."

The third building criticised was in Webber Street where the former cafe and cocktail bar, which stretch from number eight to ten, are in a desperate state. Permission was granted back in April to demolish them after the architect representing the applicant said: "The owner/applicant is now left with a building that is structurally unsound with potential of imminent collapse, uninsurable and a danger to the public using Webber Street."

Despite this and consent being given, nothing has happened leaving a building that is not only an eyesore but a danger. It is boarded up and "danger" signs have been put up but people are still trespassing and getting in.

PC Cummins admitted: "It's a no go area for us inside. Some of the foundations are dangerous and the floorboards are missing. The building is in a state, the same as Helios House. We have had four to five calls over the last few weeks of people coming in and out, but we are almost powerless to deal with it - we will not go in there."

Cornwall Council was asked for a comment, but it had not arrived at the time of going to press.