Plans in for Cornish mixed-use regeneration scheme

A planning application has been submitted for the regeneration and development of the former Pendower Beach House Hotel site on the Roseland Peninsula.The proposals, which have been informed by more than two years of consultation, would bring new life to the site of the former ‘pink hotel’ which has sat derelict for more than a decade.Designed by Penryn-based Koha Architects, the application is for a mixed-use regeneration scheme which retains the original farmhouse, the oldest building on the site, as a centrepiece to the development.The plans include a 14-bedroom boutique hotel with new restaurant at ground level which during the day would operate as a café. Also proposed are 25 residential apartments, landscaping, environmental and public amenity improvements.A key part of the project would see the stabilisation of the existing Rocky Lane access road to the beach, future-proofing it against coastal erosion.The proposals submitted to Cornwall Council include changes to the scheme as a result of consultation and feedback involving local residents, elected members and representative groups, Cornwall Council, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the National Trust.Koha is also working with Cornwall Wildlife Trust with the aim of the proposed scheme becoming the first in Cornwall to achieve ‘Building with Nature’ accreditation. This would include new green infrastructure such as green roofs, bat and bird boxes, additional trees planting for biodiversity and the creation of wet woodland ponds.