The pretty English county that plans to build 60 new homes
Among the proposals submitted to Cornwall Council were some for affordable homes and another for the conversion of a redundant cafe.
It has been revealed that Cornwall Council has received proposals for over 60 new homes from residents from across the county.
The proposals had been submitted from people in towns including Penzance, near Penryn, Liskeard, Holywell Bay, and St Agnes.
According to reports, more than 100 applications are validated by the council every week and all of those proposals are available for inspection by the public.
The latest proposals come as tensions grow in Cornwall over whether the county should introduce a tourist tax and adjust its approach to tourism.
Cornwall Live reported that Lucy Vernon and David Boscawen were seeking pre-application advice for around 30 homes on land in Mabe Burnthouse, on land next to Melrose Church Road, near Penryn.
A planning statement said the proposals, which included policy compliant level of affordable homes, had been “designed sympathetically within multifunctional green infrastructure and open space, as well as informal play and connections to the wider footpath network”
The statement added: “Whilst only conceptual at this stage, it is envisaged that the designs would be based around homes which would complement the local area and the surrounding countryside.”
Another development proposal submitted included plans to convert an old redundant café in Penzance into six homes. It is hoped that, if approved, the homes built will be occupied year-round by residents.
Earlier this year, Express.co.uk visited the town of Porthleven where some businesses revealed they were in survival mode because of a downturn in tourism that has seen some holiday homes sit empty.
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Speaking to the Express, head chef at Kota Ross Sloan said: “We’re ticking over - but we are having to streamline things and have less staff on. And if we’re busy, we just have to deal with it.
“The thing is, we’re very cheap for the quality of our food. Where else can you get a taster menu as good as ours for 75 quid? Other places are charging the same prices, but they’re not offering the same quality. And a lot of businesses - those that rely on tourists - are now in survival mode.”
As to why tourism has dropped off, Mr Sloan said: “Landlords and second home owners are being greedy. They’ve put the prices up so much that if people come on holiday they can’t afford to eat out.
“But, you know what, if those landlords have mortgages, their costs have gone up too. And restaurants have had to put their prices up - because their costs have gone up.
“Everyone’s costs have gone up. Rates have up. Electricity has gone up. Everything has gone up. People can go abroad for far less than a holiday here. People want to get away from this country - and this government.”
