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230821 | People of Cornwall town 'thrown under bus' over housing plan | direct result of councillors handled Hayle masterplan

The land where the new houses will be built next to Hayle Football Club (Image: Cornwall Council)
An aerial photograph showing where the houses will be built in Hayle (Image: Google Earth)
A councillor says the people of Hayle have been "thrown under the bus" by Cornwall Council over plans to build 60 new houses in the Cornish town  read more »

230225 | Judicial review over Hayle Viaduct Hill new houses in Cornwall | Town fails in challenging Cornwall Council at judicial

The challenge had been over 85 houses to be built in Viaduct Hill, Hayle (Image: Google Street View)
On February 7, 2022 members of the West Sub-Area Planning Committee at Cornwall Council agreed to grant planning permission - subject to conditions and Section 106 planning obligations - on a site off Viaduct Hill.
This was despite the town council warning that the area already has 700 extra houses in the pipeline and could cope with any more development.
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220516 | 'Save our Sands' protesters fear Hayle development is 'destroying' part of Cornish coastline

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Campaigners say the development is "destroying" the coastline [Credit: BPM Media]

'Save our Sands' protesters fear Hayle development is 'destroying' part of Cornish coastline

  • Monday 16 May 2022, 5:0
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210721 | Liverpool stripped of UNESCO World Heritage Site status over waterfront development

Liverpool stripped of Unesco World Heritage Site status over waterfront development

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210511 | 125 new homes in Cornwall at Hayle by Gilbert & Goode developers

210401 | Hayle Harbour plans approved at last minute: Areas outlined in red withdrawn from application approved today

The development area at North Quay Hayle Harbour - the areas outlined in red are those which were withdrawn from the reserved matters application approved today
Drone footage reveals what Hayle harbour redevelopment could look like
The Hayle Harbour area where Carillion completed the £16 million North Quay infrastructure project in 2013

ICOMOS does not believe that this report accurately reflects the ICOMOS comments, nor does it adequately respond to them. Secondly, the plans provided do not adequately address the heritage issues that have been raised.



Peter Channon told the committee that “a dreadful state has befallen Hayle” with the development. He compared the development site as looking like a bombed site in Beirut.
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