Planning appeal decision
Land at Former Paradise Cove Hotel, Alexandra Road, Newquay, TR7 3NA
Planning appeal 3360178 at Land at Former Paradise Cove Hotel, Alexandra Road, Newquay, TR7 3NA (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Davies N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the submitted scheme of cliff defence works would protect the development from cliff erosion for its lifetime.
the demolition of existing hotel building and annexe and the construction of 7 linked holiday villas with car parking, and external stores for use 52 weeks per year
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TR7 3NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the submitted scheme of cliff defence works would protect the development from cliff erosion for its lifetime
What decided it
The submitted scheme failed to provide sufficiently certain, enforceable details—particularly for defending the cliff base once exposed and for triggering maintenance—to demonstrate it would protect the development from cliff erosion for its lifetime.
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