Airfield owner's new bid for bigger hangar

The owner of Perranporth Airfield is seeking planning permission to extend the facilities to make room for his private jet.
 
Last year Cornwall Council rejected an application to extend a hangar because of concerns regarding noise.

Now the owner has resubmitted the application to extend the hangar 25m by 22m, with a height of 4.9m, to house a Cessna Citation Mustang jet.

The 334-acre clifftop site is on the market for £1.49 million by owner John George, who founded mobile phone giant JAG Communications.

It is operated by Perranporth Flying Club Limited, which holds the Civil Aviation Authority license.

Eighteen local residents wrote to the council objecting to the proposals, along with St Agnes and Perranzabuloe parish councils.

Residents said they fear the additional storage would lead to increased use of the airfield, where, they claimed, the level of flying is already "beyond distressing", and increased noise, traffic and aircraft movements.

Some claimed the airfield's "creeping expansion" would have a negative impact on local tourism and that the hangar would be an "eyesore" visible from a coastal path.

Cornwall Council's planners said they are recommending approval, and that previous noise concerns have been addressed.

In a report to members of the area planning committee, which is due to consider the application on Monday, planners said: "The planning authority having assessed these revised details considers that the previous uncertainty regarding the potential noise increases that may be generated by the additional hangar storage has been adequately addressed and raise no objections to the current proposal on noise grounds."

A noise report by Applied Acoustic Design (AAD) claimed any change in aircraft movements would have a negligible impact on residents because of noise.

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