The Strategic Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 18 December 2025, to consider planning applications for a wood and waste recycling facility near Camborne, a care home in Truro, and extra care apartments in Bodmin. The committee will also note recent planning appeal decisions.

Planning Applications

The committee is scheduled to discuss three planning applications:

Land North of Roseworthy Hill, Camborne

The committee is scheduled to consider an application, PA24/08685, from Mr & Mrs J Richards for a wood, composting and green waste processing and recycling facility on land north of Roseworthy Hill and south of the A30 near Camborne. The proposed facility would include:

• A level development platform of 14,991 m2 to form open wood/green storage yard with sealed drainage system, supporting slopes and 3m high concrete push wall around the internal perimeter of the yard
• A commercial scale agricultural building 72m long by 32m wide and 10m tall, including workshop, compost storage and office
• An attenuation pond
• A weighbridge
• 14 car parking spaces
• A single access via existing access (widened) with separate HGV and car routes
• Planting

The throughput per annum would be 38,000 tonnes of waste, comprising 25,000 tonnes of green waste, 10,000 tonnes of waste wood and 3,000 tonnes of plastic. The proposed facility is commercial and would not be open to the public.

The planning officer's report notes that the Green Waste Company, the applicant, currently operates two similar facilities at Higher Brynn near Victoria and Splattenridden Farm, near St Erth. The Gwinear-Gwithian Parish Council has objected to the application, raising concerns about the suitability of the location, its visual impact, road safety, noise and odour generation, and site safety. Rob Heslington CC, the Electoral Division Member, has requested that the application be referred to the Strategic Planning Committee due to concerns regarding visual impact and impact on residential amenity.

The planning officer's report recommends that the application be approved subject to conditions.

Mountford House Care Home, Truro

The committee is scheduled to consider an application, PA24/06436, from Sanctuary Affordable Housing Ltd for the redevelopment of the Mountford House Care Home site on Cyril Road in Truro. The proposal is to provide a new care home (C2¹), parking and landscaped gardens.

The planning officer's report notes that the proposal is submitted by Sanctuary Housing, a not-for-profit registered provider and part of the Sanctuary Group. The scheme would make a positive contribution towards meeting a critical and growing need for specialist supported accommodation within Cornwall, aligning with the Council's corporate objectives to support sustainable communities and address the challenges of an ageing population. Councillor Steven Webb CC, the Electoral Division Member, has requested that the application be referred to the Strategic Planning Committee due to the number of objections received and concerns over height and massing, noise, light and overlooking, as well as inadequate parking.

The planning officer's report recommends that the application be approved subject to conditions.

Land South of Whitestone Road, Bodmin

The committee is scheduled to consider an outline planning application, PA25/01930, from Cornwall Council for the proposed development of 71 extra care apartments (C3²) and associated works on land south of Whitestone Road in Bodmin. Matters of appearance and landscaping are reserved.

The planning officer's report notes that the application site forms part of a wider area of land owned by the applicant, Cornwall Council, which is now planted up as part of the Forest for Cornwall initiative. The proposed residential development will incorporate additional facilities associated with Extra Care, such as space for communal activities and staff facilities for a 24/7 on site care service. The Council's Adult Social Care and Wellbeing team support this application, citing a significant need for this extra care accommodation in Bodmin. Dan Rogerson CC, the Electoral Division Member, has requested that the application be referred to the Strategic Planning Committee as this is a planning application submitted by Cornwall Council to which objections have been received.

The planning officer's report recommends delegated authority to the Chief Planning Officer to grant full planning permission, subject to receipt and consideration of comments from Natural England and imposition of planning conditions.

Appeals

The committee will also be asked to note a list of appeals that have been lodged and decisions that have been made.