PLANS for a replacement home overlooking a beach, a holiday let being converted into a permanent home and an extensions for a respite centre have all been approved.

The applications all came before Cornwall Council’s west sub-area planning committee.

The first was for a replacement house to be built on land overlooking Sennen Cove.

While the site sits in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), which is nationally important, planning officers said they felt the plans would conserve the landspace and scenic beauty. The officers recommended it for approval.

Sennen Parish Council had “strongly” objected to the plan saying it was not in keeping with the area and was an over-development of the site.

Parish councillor Alan Thomas said the council did not object to the redevelopment of the site but wanted something to be built within the same footprint of the current building and in keeping with the other homes in the area.

Local Cornwall councillor Helen Hawkins said she also wanted something of a similar size to the existing home but did not object to the contemporary design of the proposed home.

An agent for the applicants said the plans had been altered since two previous applications had attracted objections.

They said a lot of work had been done to try to keep it to a similar size to the existing property and the plans had been “significantly reduced”.

The committee agreed with the planning officers’ recommendation and voted to approve the plans with nine in favour, four against and one abstention.

The Poppies Respite Centre in Gwennap was granted planning permission for a new single-storey extension.

Under the plans, submitted by Cornwall Council, the centre would get extra living accommodation for the users.

Planning officers had recommended that the application should be approved. Local Cornwall councillor Mark Kaczmarek said he fully supported the scheme.

Gwennap Parish Council had objected to the plans as it were concerned about it being over development, change of character and were concerned about extra traffic.

The council said: “Gwennap Parish Council supports local residents’ comments and believes that if Poppins Respite Centre has demand and need for a larger facility, that a more suitable site should be found that will meet its need and serve its purpose more satisfactorily.”

However committee members were in support of the plans with some saying they did not see that there would be any major increase in traffic to the site.

The committee voted unanimously in support of the plans.

Permission has been granted for a holiday let in Mullion to be turned into a permanent home.

The Reading Room in Churchtown, Mullion, is a former social club which was turned into holiday let and a two-bedroom home.

A condition of the original plans was that the holiday let should not be used as a permanent home. Mullion Parish Council was very critical of the council for allowing the condition to be scrapped.

The council said: “In the view of the parish council, nothing has altered to allow the change of use on this site. If Cornwall Council were minded to approve the application, it made a mockery of the original decision.”

And local Cornwall councillor Carolyn Rule was also not happy saying that the original conditions should remain in place.

But planning officers recommended the plans for approval saying it was an “effective us of an existing building which is situated in a sustainable location within the centre of the village”.

The committee agreed and approved the plans unanimously.