Wednesday, 13 September 2017

New Penzance Heliport Planning Application Imminent.



Penzance Heliport Ltd has posted today on its website that an amended planning application for Penzance Heliport is to be submitted to Cornwall Council in the coming weeks.

The post states:  

The re-submission follows continued opposition to the Penzance Heliport proposal by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. Planning consent was originally granted in February this year.

Re-submitting a planning application aims to reduce uncertainty to the islands and the expense to Cornish taxpayers of going through the lengthy judicial review process.

Robert Dorrien-Smith, who is behind the proposals to reinstate the Isles of Scilly helicopter service, said: “Islanders, visitors and businesses on Scilly are desperate to know when the new service will be up and running, but a judicial review can take months to even get to court, let alone be resolved.

“To us this uncertainty and cost to the taxpayer is totally unacceptable and therefore the best course of action is to consent to judgment and submit an amended application.

“This will allow us to address any issues the judge indicated could be arguable, save Cornwall rate-payers money and bring about a quicker resolution to this project that the islands are so desperate to see come to fruition.”

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