The Central Sub-Area Planning Committee were scheduled to meet on Monday 28th July 2025 to discuss planning application PA24/01112 regarding the Meadowbrook House, and to note the appeals report.

Here's a summary of the topics that were listed for discussion in the report pack.

PA24/01112: Meadowbrook House, Lostwithiel

The committee were scheduled to consider an outline planning application from Mr David Ellsmore of Cornwallis Care Services Ltd for permission to demolish the existing 42-bedroom care home at Meadowbrook House and construct a new 36-unit close care apartment building and a new 77-bedroom care home to replace the existing one.

The application was called to committee at the request of Sarah Preece, Portfolio Holder for Tourism, Localism and Planning, due to her concerns regarding the massing, density and appearance of the proposed development in relation to the site's heritage context.

The report pack noted that the application included appearance, layout, scale and access details, but that landscaping was a reserved matter¹. The close care apartments were scheduled to be a mix of 29 one-bedroom and 9 two-bedroom apartments for open market sale. The care home provision was scheduled to be retained and operated by Cornwallis Care Services, with both serviced by a Care Hub.

The Lostwithiel Care Hub is a secure on-site selfcontained base providing fully accessible communal facilities, office for staff and 24hr care available to the residents of both the Care Home and the Close Care dwellings. Existing residents of Meadowbrook will be decanted into the first phase of newbuild.

The report pack stated that the applicant organised two community events, one for Lostwithiel Town Council on 2 May 2023, and a public consultation on 16 June 2023 at the Lostwithiel Community Centre. Feedback from the public consultation indicated general support for the principle of expanding care facilities in Lostwithiel, but more negative responses to the design due to the scale and number of units. Concerns were also raised about emergency access, increased traffic, lack of parking, and the appearance of the buildings.

The report pack stated that Lostwithiel Town Council maintained its objection to the planning application, raising concerns about parking provision, the design's consistency with the prevailing form of neighbourhood properties, and the impact on existing trees.

Cornwall Council's Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing service were reported to be supportive of the proposed development, noting that it aligns with the council's strategic goals for ensuring people can start, live, and age well in supportive communities. They also forecast an extensive need for nursing placements across Cornwall, with an additional 217 nursing placements required in the area immediately surrounding Lostwithiel by 2050.

The Cornwall Council Tree Officer was reported to be unable to support the proposals in their current format, citing overdevelopment of a constrained site and the removal of a significant number of trees, canopy, and woodland habitat.

Cornwall Council's Affordable Housing team had no objection, subject to securing an off-site financial contribution and a clawback provision² in the Section 106 agreement³ to review viability.

Cornwall Council Highway Development Management reportedly had no objection, recommending conditions for parking, turning, surface water disposal, and a Construction Traffic Management Plan.

Cornwall Council Public Protection - Contaminated Land recommended conditions to ensure the recommendations of the consultant are implemented, including risk assessment, remediation scheme, verification report, and reporting of unexpected contamination.

The report pack stated that the key issues for consideration included the policy context, affordable housing, impact on the character and appearance of the area, impact on the historic environment, scale, appearance and design, highways and parking, trees, impact on the amenities of neighbouring residential occupiers, ecology, biodiversity net gain, flood risk and drainage, contaminated land, impact on infrastructure provision and the Community Infrastructure Levy[^5].

The report pack recommended that delegated authority be granted to the Chief Planning Officer to grant outline planning permission, subject to a Section 106 Agreement and the planning conditions set out in the report, and subject to the suitable resolution of any issues arising from the impact of the development on ecology.

Appeals Report

The committee were also scheduled to note the Appeals Report, which included a list of planning appeal decisions received, of appeals lodged and dates of public inquiries.

The report included appeals lodged between 13 June 2025 and 11 July 2025, including:

• PA24/02590 - Rhino Construction Ltd - Construction of dwellinghouse and associated works - Land Adjacent To 48 Eliot Road St Austell
• PA25/00149 - Rhino Construction Ltd - Construction of Dwelling House & Associated Works - Land North Of 36 Eliot Road St Austell
• EN24/01054 - Mrs Dianne Seale Ms Clare Ann Hoban Mr Jack Henry Seale - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - Yew Tree House Green Lane Truro
• EN21/00139 - Anthony John Oliver - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - The Meadow Gothers St Dennis
• PA25/00299 - Daniel Norris - Proposed agricultural repair/ fabrication workshop - Grampus Gwell Quarry Lane Sheffield Paul Penzance
• PA25/02397 - Peter Jones - Retrospective application to retain a 15.0m x 6.0m hardstanding and track - Field To The East Of Trevelo Cottage Three Burrows Blackwater Truro
• PA24/04087 - Mr Keith Fitzpatrick - Change of use from South West Water storage reservoir to hydroponic farming store - Former Reservoir North Of Polmarth Penpillick Par
• PA24/07145 - Mr I Park - Erection of a Single Dwelling - Land Adj To Rose Cottage Godolphin Cross Helston
• PA25/00840 - Mr M Lugg - Application for Permission in Principle - Land At Gweek Wollas Bonallack Lane Gweek
• PA24/06322 - Mr Balen - Proposed Replacement Dwelling - Hustyn Mine Park Saint Breock Wadebridge
• EN21/00251 - Brian Baker Sheila Elizabeth Baker - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - Nicholas Halamanning Goldsithney Penzance
• PA24/05815 - Rosanna Harris - Demolition of existing equestrian stable building - Maidenland Cricks St Kew Bodmin
• EN24/01161 - Dave Nottle - Appeal against enforcement notice - 2 Roseland Road Bodmin
• EN24/00868 - JACQUELINE ANNE CALDERWOOD - Appeal against enforcement notice - Trevellan High Cross Constantine Falmouth
• PA24/06984 - MR AND MRS J KORAB Peter Bowker - Listed building consent - 22 Fore Street Mevagissey St Austell
• PA25/00410 - Mr and Mrs Mark & Liz Trebilcock - Construction of Self Build Dwelling - Land Adjacent Trevilla Grange Trevilla Road Feock Truro
• PA25/01763 - RNC Developments Ltd - Application for Permission in Principle - Land South Of Tregellast Parc Tregellast Road St Keverne
• PA25/02249 - Ms Emma De-La Hunty - Two Storey Extension - 13 Beach View Close Newquay
• PA25/02366 - Mr B Lonsdale - Application for Permission in Principle - Land South Of Greenbury Greenbury Lane Rosudgeon
• PA24/06879 - Mr F Roebuck - Proposed demolition of the agricultural barn - Rosevean Halvasso Penryn
• PA24/07301 - Mr Ethan Cowdery - Conversion of a barn to a dwelling - Drovers Cottage Treworra Barton Davidstow Camelford
• PA25/01116 - Mr Graham Jones - Form a new cross over - 15 Trenance Avenue Newquay
• PA25/02241 - Mr F Roebuck - Prior Approval - Rosevean Halvasso Penryn
• PA25/01646 - Oak Tree Farm Ltd - Construction of a processing building - Land Adj. Bosence Road Townshend Hayle

The report also listed appeals decided between 13 June 2025 and 11 July 2025, including:

• PA23/06058 - Ms Martin and Mr May - New Dwelling at Sandock Nurseries - Appeal Allowed
• PA24/02566 - Mr and Mrs Ray Stephens - Proposed construction of a two-storey, detached dwellinghouse - Appeal Dismissed
• PA23/09678 - Pooley - Retention of conservation UPVC double-glazed windows - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/00899 - Mr S May - The erection of an agricultural storage shed - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/06051 - Mrs Emily Jane - Proposed extensions & alterations - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/07877 - Mr and Mrs Webb - Proposed upward extension - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/08315 - Mr & Mrs Luke & Nicki Jannaway - Single storey front and rear extensions - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/08890 - Mr & Mrs Wilkins - Rear ground floor infill extension - Appeal Allowed
• PA24/01252 - Mr James Veats - Works to a Tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/01466 - Mr Richard Nunn - Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order - Appeal Allowed
• PA24/02315 - Mr And Mrs Baldwin - Outline application - Appeal Allowed
• PA24/03314 - Mr Ashley Savell Boss - Application for Permission in Principle - Appeal Allowed
• PA24/07140 - Mr & Mrs Hannah - Change of use of annexe to a separate dwelling - Appeal Allowed
• PA23/10320 - Mr Clive Preston - Proposed construction of two sem--detached dwellings - Appeal Dismissed Costs Against Council Dismissed
• Alan Edwin Mitchell EN23/01599 - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - Appeal Dismissed
• EN24/00360 - Elizabeth Moody - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - Appeal Dismissed - Notice Varied (EN)
• PA24/01935 - Mrs Joanna Sharp - Siting of 20 ft shipping container - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/01936 - Mrs Joanna Sharp - Listed building consent - Appeal Dismissed
• PA24/01546 - St Austell Brewery - Festoon lighting - Appeal Dismissed

The report also noted that a public inquiry was scheduled to be heard before 28 July 2025 regarding EN23/01048 - Mr Mark Abbot Compton - Appeal against Enforcement Notice - Land South Of Cambria Cottage Angarrick Mylor Bridge Falmouth.