Plans for 140 holiday lodges at coastal resort in Cornwall

Every week more than 100 applications are validated by Cornwall Council and we have selected some of the more interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council have to be validated and are available for inspection by the public. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments about the applications – whether in support or objection.

The majority of applications are decided by planning officers at the council under delegated powers. However, some applications will go before elected councillors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for when the planning applications below will be determined. They can be viewed by going to the planning portal on Cornwall Council’s website.

Plan for 140 luxury holiday lodges near Bude

Seasons Holiday Plc has applied to site up to 140 luxury holiday lodges on land at Bude Coastal Resort in Cornwall.

The hybrid application seeks the siting of the holiday accommodation (under the Caravan Act 1968) “optimising Bude Coastal Resort to deliver high end, year-round holiday accommodation for Cornwall. The development is set across seven landscaped parcels of land and the proposals will incorporate bases for siting the accommodation, decking, new access roads, pedestrian and cycle infrastructure, landscaping and water features”.

The application site measures 17.3 hectares and adjoins the existing estate which includes 32 luxury self-catering accommodation units, in addition to 16 recent lodges with a further 11 due by the end of the year, and a club house with restaurant and spa.

A map showing the area where the lodges would be placed (Pic: Gaunt Francis Architects)

The planning application is submitted in hybrid form, with three of the land parcels and the site access delivered in full, accounting for up to 58 units, and the remaining four land parcels and associated public open space delivered in outline, accounting for up to a further 82 units.

For more details about the application see PA24/04333.

Tourism caravan site

Five static caravans for use as tourist accommodation are proposed for land near Lower Clicker Road, Menheniot, near Liskeard. Native landscaping would be proposed to enclose the areas and provide privacy screening. A package treatment plant would accommodate foul drainage water.

For more details about the pre-application see PA24/00956/PREAPP.

Solar panels to charge village’s electric ferry

The council has received a proposal to fit solar panels as roofing for the bridge section of the Calstock village public pontoon, to provide energy to recharge the electric ferry. The pontoon provides landing facilities for local boats and visitors, including a weekly ferry from Plymouth operating in summer.

A planning application has been lodged to fit solar panels on the pontoon at Calstock (Pic: Calstock Parish Council)

It is also the base for a new local ferry service, linking the Tamara Way coast-to-coast walking trail, where it crosses the river at Calstock. The solar panels would form a rain shelter for passengers waiting for the ferries, and other water users taking advantage of the public pontoon.

For more details about the pre-application see PA24/00923/PREAPP.

New farm shop

A planning application has been received to build a new farm shop and car park on agricultural land at Coad’s Green, near Launceston.

For more details about the application see PA24/05961.

Conversion of historic barns to seven new homes

A planning application has been received for an “appropriate, quite complex and sympathetic conversion” of historic farm buildings at South Hellescott Farm, Petherwin Gate, Launceston, to create seven, separate dwellings within the buildings.

The “self-contained homes” would be created with garden spaces, communal walkways and an adjacent centralised parking area.

For more details about the application see PA24/04099.