One of the oldest restaurants in Cornwall could be demolished.
As part of redevelopment plans for Penzance harbour
One of the oldest restaurants in Cornwall could be demolished.
A Cornwall Council planning committee will decide next week if the popular meadery will have to be demolished.
As part of redevelopment plans for Penzance harbour, planning permission is being sought to demolish the Waterside Meadery on the town’s seafront, which has been in operation since 1970. The council’s planning department is recommending that the west sub-area planning committee approves the plans despite 12,500 people signing a petition calling for the restaurant to be saved.
Once demolished, the area would be resurfaced to form an off-road HGV waiting area in a bid to stop lorries queuing on the main road.
The area’s Cornwall Councillor Jim McKenna asked for the matter to be decided by committee “owing to the loss of a locally significant business and building which is not outweighed by the proposed development”. Penzance Town Council has also objected on the grounds that development would result in the loss of a “non-designated heritage asset”.
The planning committee will make a decision at its meeting on Tuesday, May 28.