Residents of a Falmouth estate have shared their frustrations after a housing developer decided to use a residential cul-de-sac to create a new access point to its latest development.

Persimmon Homes has come under fire from residents on Churchtown Views in Eve Parc who claimed that the property developer only gave “18 hours’ notice” before transforming the road into a construction site. 

The project in question is the development of 40 new homes on land adjacent to the estate. However, it is said that the access route to the site goes directly through the end of the existing residential road.

According to social media posts, this move has caused “significant disruption” to the lives of families, many of whom have young children and individuals with disabilities.

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One resident told the Packet: “It’s horrendous.

“There are so many children who love to play on the estate and there’s so much resident and visitor traffic as it is.

“This is going to be a disaster waiting to happen, not to mention the knock-on effect in regards to day-to-day life.”

Another resident shared a post on Facebook sharing his thoughts on the development saying: “Persimmon has taken it upon themselves to transform a residential road in a well-frequented housing estate into their personal access point for its latest project.

“This raises a crucial question – how can they justify this?

“Indeed, many might say this is standard practice in development, but the lawful protocols have clearly been overlooked here. Residents were given a mere 18 hours’ notice before this road was repurposed as an access route to an already congested cul-de-sac.”

David Saunby, Cornwall Councillor for the ward said it was a shame that all of this has happened.

“The residents at the top end of Eve Parc are unhappy that access to the two fields went to appeal by Persimmon, after Budock, Falmouth and Cornwall Council’s refused the application to build 40 homes in the green buffer zone which separates Budock from Falmouth will come up through the estate.

“The government inspector supported the appeal over a two-day hearing at Tremough Campus back in November 2023, and it was stated in the inspector report that access to the two fields will be up through the estate, and no access will be allowed from Bickland Hill, which also has TPOs (Tree Protection Orders) on the oak trees which line Bickland Hill.”

However, Mr Saunby claimed that there was “no support” from the residents of Eve Parc when the parish and Cornwall Council were fighting to preserve the two fields in question from being built on, in a bit to protect the green buffer zone, and between the two communities of Budock and Falmouth.

“It is unfortunate that all this has come about by the sheer greed of Persimmon, wanting to build an extra 40 homes on the back of a massive estate already boasting some 300 homes,” Mr Saunby said. 

Persimmon Homes has now shared a statement regarding the development and apologised for any inconvenience caused to residents.

A spokesperson said: “We can confirm that the planned works are being carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted to the site by Cornwall Council.

"Following our notification to residents about the start of the next phase of development at Eve Parc in Falmouth, workers today attempted to access the site through its single entrance to begin essential on-site enabling works.

"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and remain committed to minimising disruption as we work to provide much-needed homes for the local community.”