Plans to build a new home in a village have been approved after concerns about the proposed access were addressed.

A planning application to build the single house on land at Penrose Nurseries in Canonstown, Hayle, was approved by Cornwall Council’s west sub-area planning committee on Monday.

The application had been deferred at the committee’s last meeting in July after concerns were raised about the vehicle access to the new property crossing a bridleway.

At Monday’s meeting councillors heard that both The Ramblers and the council’s countryside access team had raised no objections to the plans.

Access to the new property is via Back Lane which local Cornwall councillor Simon Elliott had said was not suitable for traffic.

There had also been concerns at the last meeting about the modern design of the property which is two-storey and would have a vaulted ceiling living/dining room and a mezzanine bedroom, study and bathroom.

At this week's meeting the committee was given a copy of a letter of support for the plans from a neighbour.

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They stated: “The development would vastly improve the area of land, which was previously a rundown part of the nursery. The land was dangerous, with numerous broken greenhouses, which were only being held up by brambles.

“The new development would vastly improve the appearance of the area, and would be in keeping with the local area, which comprises many houses, with different appearances. As neighbours, we have no concerns over privacy to our property.

“In respect of the lane usage, as only a couple are going to reside there, any increase in traffic will be minimal. Many families in the area have children that will inevitably learn to drive, and will have cars themselves, so any increase made by the applicants is negligible.

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3D impression of the planned new house

"The applicants have owned the nursery for many years, and therefore would have used the lane anyway. The applicants are a local family, who have lived in the area for many years. They have helped the wider community during their time at Penrose Nurseries.”

Councillors had previously raised concerns that the new house was being built on agricultural land but it was revealed that it had not been used for agriculture since 1986.

Committee member Graham Coad proposed approving the application saying: “We debated this extensively last time when there were some questions about the application. Those questions have been answered clearly. All the points we raised have been well covered. We should approve it as set out.”

The committee voted unanimously in favour of approval.