Plans have been announced to move one of Cornwall’s busiest beach car parks due to coastal erosion.

The National Trust has sought pre-application advice from Cornwall Council relocating its car park at Godrevy Head to nearby Godrevy Farm.  The trust says if the car park isn’t moved it will soon be unable to be used, which would have a significant impact on the area.

The plans for Godrevy Farm include the provision of a new access road, conversion of buildings to provide a toilet and staff kiosk, demolition of other buildings, new landscaping and ecological enhancements, and the conversion of the existing farm house to a holiday let.

A supporting statement says the scheme offers the opportunity to remove cliff-top parking from the prominent headland in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) at Godrevy Towans, Gwithian, and focus it on a neighbouring farm with a lower impact on the landscape.

A planning statement reads: “The existing access route is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain because of coastal erosion and without action the important facility will not be able accessed in the medium term. This would have significant economic and social adverse impacts on the local area.

“In transport terms, the project is relatively simple, effectively relocating the car parking from one area of the wider Godrevy site to another, less visually sensitive, location. With the parking moved to the farm yard area, the access road will be rerouted inland to the north west of the café car park. This will allow for the creation of improved facilities for pedestrians.”

The same number of spaces is proposed.