The increase in the number of pitches to an existing Caravan Club camp site from 10 to 20 tent pitches and from five to ten touring caravans/mobile campers pitches with associated works, in addition to a retrospective permission for an existing WC (toilet) block has been approved by Cornwall Council for land in St Kew (PA22/10126).

The application, for Lanow Mill, Mill Lane, St Kew was made by Mr John Lethbridge.

St Kew Parish Council said it was happy to support the application for the site while the Ramblers Association said it had no comment.

Three conditions were set by Cornwall Council as part of its issuing of planning approval.

The first was: “The development hereby permitted shall be used as holiday accommodation only and shall not be occupied as a person’s sole or main place of residence. The owners/operators shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all owners/occupiers of each individual unit on the site, and of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

“Reason: To accord with development plan housing policies under which permanent residential accommodation would not normally be permitted on the site and the accommodation, by reason of its construction and size, is unsuitable for continuous occupation and in accordance with the aims and intentions of Policies 3, 5 and 7 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030 and paragraphs 80, 84 and 85 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021.”

Secondly: “Notwithstanding the note on approved plan SK:2022:10:01:02 REV 02, received on 5 May 2023 the evergreen hedging to the touring caravan van/ mobile campers pitches is to be of native species planting and shall be planted during the first planting season following the first use of these pitches or the completion of the development, whichever is sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species as those originally planted.

“Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with the aims and intentions of Policies 12 and 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030 and paragraphs 130 and 176 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021.”

Thirdly, there is a requirement before first use of the site, a programme for the installation and maintenance of two electric vehicle charging points must be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and retained thereafter.