Penryn councillors have objected to a second planning application for four flats in the Kings Arms car park over a "woeful" lack of detail in the plans.

Dave Semmens, the builder behind the plan, said in a letter accompanying the application that issues raised with a previously withdrawn design for the site had been addressed with the new application.

Councillors had previously objected to first floor lounge windows which appeared to directly overlook the bedroom windows of 6 New Street, and to the irregular pitch of the proposed roof and the use of stone work panels on the front of the building which would not be in keeping with the character of the local conservation area.

Mr Semmens said the new design included changes to the front of the building, with a new "M section" roof and a stone finish to the rear, and the design would "blend in" with other houses on New Street. The boundary has also been moved back to allow the retention of the existing "burgage wall."

He added that permission had been granted for development to the rear of other properties in the area.

The new plan is very similar to the previous application, with a two storey building of four two-bedroomed flats and parking on land adjacent to 8 New Street, in a car park which the developers claim is underused since the advent of drink driving laws.

The planning committee of Penryn Town Council objected to the development.

The minutes of the meeting recorded: "The design is not in keeping with the conservation area and will significantly change the look and feel of the immediate surroundings.

"The woeful lack of information regarding the height of the building relative to the neighbouring buildings, makes it impossible to make a judgement on the likely impact on the street scene."

It has raised seven objections on Cornwall Council's planning website, including Mary Davies, who wrote: "It is completely untrue to say that the pub car park is little used since the introduction of more restrictive drink driving laws. It is full at all times of the day, and spaces have been rented to local residents by the pub as there is not enough parking on the street for the cars of the existing residents."