Planning Cornwall: Cornish village could get more than 30 new homes

Plans for more than 30 new homes in a village near St Austell are among the latest planning applications submitted to Cornwall Council.

Each week over 100 applications are validated by Cornwall Council and we have selected some of the most interesting proposals. All planning applications submitted to the council must be validated and are available for public inspection. Anyone is also allowed to submit comments on the applications – either in support or objection.

Most applications are decided by council planning officers under delegated powers. However, some applications will be referred to elected councilors who sit on planning committees. No dates have been set for the determination of the planning applications below. These can be viewed by accessing the planning portal on Cornwall Council’s website.

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Possibility of over 30 new houses in the village

Hawke and Ms Trudgeon are seeking pre-application advice to build 32 homes, seven of which would be self-build plots, on land adjacent to Clays Area Health Centre, Victoria Road, Roche, near St Austell.

The site currently consists of 1.25 hectares of neglected farmland, according to a planning statement. As well as the 32 properties, the proposal includes access roads and parking.

For more details see advance planning application PA24/00651/PREAPP.

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New football field with parking

An application has been received to turn a field behind Porthleven School into a youth football pitch to benefit the ever-popular Porthleven FC.

The proposal sees the club benefit from four youth teams with plenty of other players wanting to join but already struggling to cope with demand for facilities. The ground would allow for a youth team pitch along with a changing area, toilets and parking. This proposal will benefit the local community and its youth players, girls and boys. The land is not currently in use and the new youth area will have limited impact on the area, a planning release said.

For more details see planning application PA24/03897.

Expansion of the industrial zone

An application has been received to build an additional ten commercial units in three buildings on the Goonvean Industrial Park in St Stephen, near St Austell.

A supporting statement states that the proposed development will be a natural continuation of the commercial use at this location, without resulting in unacceptable adverse effects or damage to the site or its surroundings, as an appropriate form of development in this industrial locality.

For more details see planning application PA24/02416.