A REVISED bid to expand a holiday complex near Bude has been approved by Cornwall Council’s planning department.

UKGP Whalesborough Ltd had previously obtained planning permission in 2023 to extend the existing resort in a westerly direction to produce more holiday accommodation in the form of a variety of 68 lodges.

However, since obtaining the permission, it was deemed by its owners that the proposals as approved were financially unviable.

As a result it submitted a new application that sought to relocate an existing wind turbine, construct an overflow car park, padel tennis court and an outdoor event space in addition to changing the use of land for the siting of 68 additional holiday lodges and decking with various landscaping, roads and amenity areas has been submitted for Cornwall Council’s approval.

The reference to the padel tennis court was later omitted from the scheme prior to approval.

It also involved relocating the existing wind turbine on the farm, which is described in the planning documents as disused, would be relocated to a new site in the field to the south west of the site – similar to the approved plans in 2023.

Marhamchurch Parish Council said it had resolved to make no comment on the application.

Approving the application, Cornwall Council stated: “The proposed variations do not fundamentally alter the nature or acceptability of the approved development. The scheme continues to support the expansion of an established tourism destination, delivering economic benefits, employment opportunities, biodiversity enhancements and renewable energy provision.

Whilst there remains a degree of landscape impact associated with development of currently undeveloped land, this is limited, capable of mitigation and is outweighed by the wider benefits of the proposal.

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“Having regard to the extant permission, the established fall-back position, and the continued compliance of the development with Policies 2, 5, 12, 23, 26 and 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan together with relevant provisions of the Climate Emergency DPD and policies E4, N2, W3, HE4, HE5, F5 and F6 of the NPPF 2026, the proposed variation of conditions is considered acceptable and planning permission can be granted subject to updated conditions.”