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Morrops Field And 17, 18 And 19 Gwithian Towans Gwithian Cornwall

PA16/09938Full applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 21 March 2017

Council decision: Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of 3 existing chalets (17,18 and 19 Gwithian Towans) and erection of 17 new chalets with associated new internal roadways, landscaping, parking and amenity space provision.

Received
18 November 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
27
Ward
Gwinear-Gwithian And St Erth
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided21 Mar

Decided in 123 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Morrops Field And 17, 18 And 19 Gwithian Towans Gwithian Cornwall. Cornwall has handled 24,959 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 11 weeks longer than Cornwall's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

94% of full applications at Cornwall Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Gwinear-Gwithian

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2016
Consultation expiry
19 December 2016
Consultation end
19 December 2016
Neighbour consultation start
28 November 2016
Neighbour consultation end
19 December 2016
Target decision date
17 February 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
JPPC
Agent address
Bagley Croft Hinksey Hill Oxford OX1 5BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 December 2016
Site notice start
22 December 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05551985
Documents
52
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Scheduled monument: National ExplosivesPart of the site
  • SSSI: Gwithian to Mexico Towans SSSIPart of the site
  • Local nature reserve: Gwithian TowansPart of the site · +2 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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