Plans to build 133 new homes on land at Budock are set to go back before councillors next week.

The planning application from Barratt David Wilson Homes for land at Kergilliack will be considered by Cornwall Council's west sub-area planning committee when it meets on Monday (January 11th).

Under the proposals 47 of the homes would be affordable – 35% of the total – with 33 for affordable rent and 14 shared ownership.

It is the second time that the application for the Pen Bethan development has gone to the committee – when it was last presented in November councillors deferred the application due to concerns about biodiversity net gain and a traffic management plan.

Council planning officers have recommended the application for approval saying in their report that the concerns have now been addressed by the applicants.

One of the key concerns for local residents and councillors is the impact that the development could have on roads in the area.

They highlight that a number of developments have been approved in the area which could see 470 homes being built which will add to the amount of traffic on the roads.

It has been suggested that while the developments are separate their combined impact on the local roads should be considered together.

In response to the concerns, the applicants have submitted a technical note to address the issues around the impact on highways.

This states that detailed traffic studies had been undertaken prior to the application being submitted to ensure that the impact would be in line with what is acceptable.

The report adds:

"The traffic analysis within the Transport Assessment indicated that neither of the junctions within the study area agreed with CC Highways were forecast to operate beyond their theoretical capacity following the addition of the development traffic to the network.

"Beyond this localised area, it is considered that the traffic would become sufficiently dispersed on the highway network so as not to have a material impact on the operation of any further links or junctions.

"It is important to bear in mind that each development can ultimately only be responsible for mitigating its own impact. Therefore, the proposed Pen Bethan development cannot be expected to address any perceived issues arising from the impact of cumulative developments, which have already been consented."

The application is due to be considered by the west sub-area planning committee when it meets on Monday (January 11th).

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