Beach defences come down
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DETAILED plans are due to be submitted in the autumn to build a £250m holiday resort at Carlyon Bay, which will include new sea defences.Meanwhile, developer The Commercial Estates Group is now removing the temporary sea defences at Shorthorn Beach at the eastern end of the Carlyon Bay development.
This is likely to take approximately 10 weeks. Sections of Shorthorn Beach will have to be closed to the public for safety reasons during this period.
The company has approached Cornwall Council asking for permission to delay similar work on Crinnis so the beach can remain open to the public during the school holiday period and is currently awaiting a response. It follows the authority giving the company a time-scale to remove the temporary sea defences.
The developer is hoping to provide temporary parking facilities near Shorthorn from the end of July for the summer season when Shorthorn will be open again. Access to Crinnis Beach will remain open from May to the end of July via the normal routes.
Michelle Sammons, from the Commercial Estates Group, said: "A new planning application, which will contain proposals for sea walls and defence systems around the development will be submitted in the autumn after public consultation."
A scheme for holiday homes, a hotel and sea wall at Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver beaches were first approved by the former Restormel Council in 1990, but revised proposals were thrown out by the Secretary of State in 2007, a decision currently the subject of a legal appeal.The next public exhibition is due to be held on Thursday, June 24 and Saturday, June 26 at the Information Centre at Carlyon Bay and on Friday, June 25 at The Engine House in St Austell.
