Overview

• A planning inspector has granted approval for a 90-room Premier Inn in St Ives, overturning Cornwall Council’s initial refusal last year.
• The development will replace the town’s last residential care home, Trewidden, which will be demolished to make way for the hotel and associated infrastructure.
• Local councillors and residents have expressed outrage, with over 600 objections filed and concerns raised about the decision undermining local democratic processes.
• The planning inspector stated that the hotel’s size and scale would not significantly harm the immediate townscape or its historic character.
• Whitbread, the parent company of Premier Inn, will collaborate with Cornwallis Care over the next six months to complete the site purchase and assist residents with relocation.