cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-planning-premier-inn-st-10179758
Despite Cornwall Council refusing it and hundreds of people objecting to plans for a new Premier Inn - describing it a "monstrosity" and "far too big and ugly" - a planning inspector has decided that the controversial 90-room hotel overlooking St Ives can now be built.
Over 100 residents opposed to the proposal packed a meeting in the town in March, when the hotel giant appealed against a decision by a Cornwall Council planning committee to refuse its application in April last year.
But planning inspector Sylvia Leonard has now approved the proposal, stating that it "would not appear as unduly visually prominent or discordant within the hillside setting of the town and would not harm the setting of the conservation area".
most heavily devolved county council in England
Central govt Planning Inspectorate just swoops in and overturns decisions anyway
What is the fucking point of even having a council anymore?