A further attempt to win permission to build a Premier Inn in Falmouth is being made with Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants submitting an appeal against Cornwall Council's refusing of their plans.

It was July last year that councillors voted ten to five to reject the latest proposal for a 70 bed hotel and restaurant on the site at Campbeltown Way near the entrance to Events Square.

One of the reasons for refusal was that because of its "excessive height and mass and unbalanced asymmetric design" the building failed to adequately respect the setting of the Grade 2 Listed Killigrew Monument and Arwenack House and the setting of the Falmouth Conservation Area.

After several months of deliberation, the company has now decided to appeal the decision. Paul Smith, acquisition manager (South West) for Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants, said: “We continue to commit to our proposed hotel at Port Pendennis. The hotel building was well-designed and suited its context. It was also designed to mitigate any harm on local heritage assets.

“A new Premier Inn in Falmouth will act to strengthen the local economy. The hotel will create 22 new year-round jobs on opening and we estimate that visitors to the hotel will spend £1.7 million per year as they go out to eat, drink and be entertained locally when they stay with us. These are long-term benefits for Falmouth.”

The appeal is likely to be dealt with by way of written representations rather than a public hearing and people have until February 26 to submit their comments. This can be done online by searching for APP/D0840/W/17/3183372 at https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/.