White Wings, Harbour Terrace, Falmouth decision made at long last

The original application from the owners of White Wings in Harbour Terrace, Falmouth was to renovate and extend the existing property, including the removal of an existing garage, received nearly 50 objections from local residents.

The existing building will now be demolished

It was condemned by a number of bodies including Falmouth Town Council and Falmouth Civic Society and a residents' action group saying it would set a negative precedent and was a gross overdevelopment of the site. Falmouth Town Council recommend it be refused twice and Cornwall Council eventually refused the first application.

Following these rejections, architect Julian Mills from STUDIO/Gather started from scratch and came up with a completely new design that was acceptable to everybody and eventually won the approval of Falmouth Town Council. Yesterday Cornwall Council planning committee gave the application the go-ahead.

The architects went back to the drawing board after objections from neighbours

The new building with views over to Flushing will be a two-storey home which will comprise of two bedrooms, open plan living/kitchen/dining area, a store room, a utility room and a family bathroom. The new building had been through a series of meetings with neighbours, the civic society before it was presented to Falmouth Town Council's planning committee who recommended approval.

In its application the applicant said: "The proposal is of a high quality and contains elements, which reinforce local distinctiveness, including appropriate local materials. The building reflects a traditional building form, which is characteristic of the area. The development has been sensitively designed, that will result in the effective use of an existing underused resource."