College Farm, Penryn development bid to add more homes

Walker Developments has opted to take up an option to add the homes under reserved matters for the site at land on College Farm off College Hill.

The new scheme consists of seven residential units including access, parking, servicing and landscaping.

An application has gone in to build seven new homes at the site

Last year controversial plans to build 121 new homes in Penryn were granted permission – but only on the chairman’s casting vote. Construction work has already started on that part of the site. The new application on fields on the southern edge of the development would take the number of homes up to 128.

An application has gone in to build seven new homes at the site

The development already had outline planning permission, which was granted for up to 150 homes on the site in 2017.

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But the last year's application set out how the homes would be laid out, what they will look like and how open space and play space would be provided. Under the plans 35 per cent of the homes will be affordable.

An application has gone in to build seven new homes at the site

Planning officers had recommended the plans for approval, saying that the development’s “design and appearance is of good quality”.

However the plans had received 220 objections from members of the public and an objection from Penryn Town Council.

At the time Penryn Cornwall councillor Mary May said that the valley where the development was planned was enjoyed by people of all generations.

An application has gone in to build seven new homes at the site

However when put to the vote there was a tie with six votes in favour, six votes against and one abstention. One councillor abstained as he had been unable to access the early part of the meeting.

Committee chair Roger Harding had voted in favour and said that his casting vote would have to be the same way.