The Town Council gives thanks to local community campaigners in the wake of two controversial planning applications refusals:
PA23/10011 – Carbis Bay Hotel enhancement and retention of existing concrete structures
PA22/11311 – Premier Inn, Trewidden Road St Ives
At the 29th April 2024, West Area Planning Committee, Cornwall Councillors overwhelmingly refused two controversial planning applications for the Carbis Bay Hotel and the proposed Premier Inn.
The decisions follow months of campaigning on both schemes by local residents, the Town Council and concerned community groups. Both schemes were recommended for refusal by the Town Council’s Planning Committee and, Cornwall Councillors Andrew Mitchell and Linda Taylor also requested that the applications be called to Committee for decision.
Passionate statements for refusal by local objectors and Councillor Andrew Mitchell, speaking on behalf of the Town Council and as a local Cornwall Councillor, helped the Committee make its decision.
Councillor Andrew Mitchell said “we give thanks to our local community for helping us fight this battle with Premier Inn, we are a town of united Davids against their Goliath. We will continue to defend what is important to us as a town, which is taking care of our beautiful coastline and townscape and protecting local independent businesses”
Chair of St Ives Town Council Planning Committee, Councillor Ken Messenger said: “Cornwall Councillors have listened to our local community’s voices. We have worked together to put forward a strong case and we believe there are sound arguments to refuse both these schemes. We are a visitor economy, but the needs of local residents must be protected, and these proposals did not respect that”.
“As a Town Council, our Planning Committee wholeheartedly rejected these proposals, and we will keep taking these difficult decisions in seeking to represent our communities.”
