A developer has lodged an appeal after its plans to build a new town house in Newquay were refused.

Applicant Mark Haddrell has made an appeal to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government after Cornwall Council turned down his planning application to construct the property on land adjacent to 1, King Edward Crescent, Dane Road.

Cornwall Council planners concluded the “modest” benefits of the proposal do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan policies in respect to parking and neighbour impact.

The authority added the proposal does not amount to sustainable development.

A Cornwall Council spokesperson said: “The proposal would generate a development that through its proximity, scale and massing, would unacceptably harm the enjoyment of existing private outdoor amenity space of the adjacent flat at Atlantic Lodge and unacceptably erode its living conditions.

“Furthermore, the proposal would remove the historic parking and storage that served Atlantic Lodge residents, and the level of re-provision would result in a net reduction in parking and storage thereto in an area subject to significantly constrained opportunities for parking.”

Newquay Town Council’s planning committee objected to a proposal following concerns the scheme would harm the outlook from the Atlantic Lodge and the privacy of residents.

Planning chairman Joanna Kenny said: “This is an ongoing saga in an area where there have been previous applications that have been turned down by Cornwall Council.

“Two different issues, will the development overlook the adjacent properties and their gardens?

“There is a loss of both the existing off-street parking used by the flats in Atlantic Lodge and the public on-street parking places in King Edward Crescent.

“We believe that this loss of parking in a street where there is already competition for parking would be unacceptable.”