Plans approved for holiday park despite objections

Controversial plans for a 400 lodge holiday resort in Cornwall have been approved again despite opposition.

The application for more than 70 hectares (172 acres) of agricultural land near Newquay by Kingsley Leisure Developments was originally approved by a Cornwall Council in November 2024, but received more than 350 objections.

Campaigners against the project urged Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, to override the decision but she dismissed the requests.

As a result of that decision, the council has again granted its approval, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.

Plans showed the holiday park, called Green Ridge, would include a swimming pool, spa, indoor activity centre, food and beverage outlets, and a water park.

A protest group called Residents Against Green Ridge Development, had requested Ms Rayner overrule the decision on the grounds that the authority had came to its conclusion without proper scrutiny of the developers' claims of economic gains and job creation.

Concerns were also raised about the impact on the landscape.

The government wrote to interested parties stating the secretary of state "carefully considered the policy on calling in planning applications" and as a result "decided not to call in this application".

It added she was content that it should be determined by the local planning authority.

Campaigners said they were "deeply disappointed" by Ms Rayner's decision while Kingsley Leisure Developments said it would "not comment" on it but would issue a press release soon.

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