Carlyon Bay Watch
Restormel Borough Council's Development control committee decline to take enforcement action against unauthorised development on the Carlyon Bay Beaches
 Keith's Eden Project website has lots more pictures of the destruction
- Ampersand wriggles away, scared, from public enquiry, almost like a bunch of big fairy chickens - BUT CHICKENS THAT WRIGGLE!!!
This site is a resource to raise awareness of the issues surrounding a property development on one of finest beaches in South Cornwall - the beach at Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall.
The existing "development footprint" uses roughly half a mile of Crinnis beach. The whole beach is aproximately 1.3 km or 0.8 miles. The intended development would extend across nearly .85 km or 0.52 miles, taking up 65 per cent of the length of the beach and covering most of Carlyon Bay Beach (Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver Beaches), including a large area of virgin beach, with built structures.
As part of the proposed build, the developer has also applied for permission to build a Sea Wall defence. The length of the proposed sea wall is approximately 1 km or 0.62 miles. This proposed sea wall will run along over 75 per cent of the length of the foreshore at Carlyon Bay.
We think this is an environmental outrage and we are campaigning against it. Carlyon Bay Beach
Carlyon Bay Watch support knocking down the Coliseum complex, but building something to replace it which is in scale with the area. As of 08/09/2004 the development company have withdrawn their revised planning applications and reverted to the extant planning permission (granted in 1989 and renewed in 1995 and again in 2000). Technically, they do have permission to build to those plans on Carlyon Bay Beach. BUT not only are those plans not the Beach project which they have been advertising for sale, but part of the permitted plans include the construction of a Sea Wall. However, since the 1989 plans were granted, legislation for the construction of Sea Walls has changed. Sea Walls of this nature now require an Environmental Impact Assessment.
Insurance Companies have of late been shy of providing flood insurance cover due to bad claims experience. There may be problems with insurance for Buildings and Contents cover for properties situated on a beach.
It is probable that a 'new' Sea Wall, one which would meet current flood risk assessment criteria and satisfy current Insurance company requirements, would need both planning permission and a full Environmental Impact Assessment.
Consequently, our campaign (begun in 2002) has changed emphasis. We are now pressing for a full Environmental Impact Assessment to be applied to the whole build.
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