ANGRY locals of a small village in Cornwall say the expansion of a posh holiday site nearby will dwarf the local community and leave it ‘overrun’ with tourists.
The Gwel an Mor holiday park of 150 lodges is nestled between woodland and rolling hills just above harbour village Portreath, between Redruth and Camborne.
Last year locals celebrated when a planning application to add 25 lodges to the site was eventually withdrawn by the owners after being met with more than 200 objections by residents and the local parish council.
But that hasn’t deterred owners of the Gwel an Mor, who are now facing opposition to its new planning applications.
Cove UK, a subsidiary of American-owned Cove Communities, is awaiting a decision on three more applications, and wants to be able to expand to cater for 1,700 guests in the future – although the population of Portreath is only 1,100.