An appeal against a refusal of plans to demolish a waterfront home in Falmouth and replace it with four new properties has been dismissed by an inspector.

A Mr and Mrs Roberts had applied to Cornwall Council for permission to demolish the existing property in North Parade and replace it with four new homes – two detached and two semi-detached.

Despite the application being recommended for approval by Cornwall Council planning officers, it was refused by the planning committee in March of last year.

The couple appealed against the decision which was made on the grounds of it being an over development, out of character and inappropriate for the area.

However the planning inspector has upheld the decision concluding the proposal would significantly harm the character and appearance of the area and would conflict with the neighbourhood development plan.

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The application had attracted a large number of objections from local residents as well as a recommendation for refusal from Falmouth Town Council.

A variety of applications have gone in for the site since 2020 with the numbers of units and size reduced for each application.

The development has been described as being almost the gateway site to North Parade as it is the first dwelling along the road and so was very important in terms of its design and visual impact.