Helicopter commuter seeks shed

AN extension to a helicopter shed is among the latest planning applications which have been submitted to Cornwall Council.

A man who uses a helicopter to get to work has applied for permission to extend his helicopter shed to provide a “flight planning room”.

He has submitted a planning application to Cornwall Council for the development at his home in Manaccan, near Helston.

The application states that the helicopter is for his personal use “generally when travelling to and from his home to his business”.

Planning permission was previously granted for the main shed in 2004, and more recently permission was granted for its use as helicopter storage.

Under the new proposals, the applicant is seeking to build a side extension to the shed for “the use of flight planning, maintenance equipment and washroom facilities”. A design and access statement submitted with the plans explains: “The site will be used a maximum of once a day for an outward journey and once for an incoming journey to the applicant’s business in Exeter. In reality, the use over the last 12 months has been more consistently around four or five times a month. The use is also particularly restricted during the winter months due to weather conditions.”

Meanwhile, a fresh planning application has been submitted to build eight new homes on land at Huckberry Farm, Vollards Lane, Hatt, near Saltash. The development would include four “starter homes” sold at 75% of the market rate and four homes for the open market.