Plans to create one large roundabout at Union Corner in Falmouth are back on track after Cornwall councillors backed the scheme at a meeting this morning.

The scheme looked in doubt after the council’s strategic planning committee referred a decision last month following concerns raised by local residents and town councillor David Saunby.

An emergency meeting was convened between the interested parties and a new lay-out was proposed.

This includes a new access for the residents of Woodman’s Corner and the creation of two lanes of traffic leaving Bickland Water Road, as opposed to the original scheme which showed two lanes entering the roundabout from the direction of the bypass.

At today’s meeting of the strategic planning committee, members were told that Martyn Rosevear, of Woodman’s Corner, and Falmouth Town Council had withdrawn their objections to the scheme.

Councillors subsequently agreed by 20 votes to one to give delegated authority to the head of planning and enterprise to approve the application subject to it being referred to the National Planning Casework Unit (NPCU) and the unit confirming that Cornwall Council can determine the application.