The developer of a controversial plan for posh clifftop homes has had its licence to reinforce the cliffs above a beach in Cornwall revoked following a series of rockfalls. It comes after concerns were raised about the instability of the cliffs at Whipsiderry in Porth, , after they were subject to three rockfalls over five months. Living Quarter Properties (Porth) Ltd caused a stir amongst locals when it started work on the last year.
The company fenced off part of the beach while it craned down diggers to pull rocks from the beach to backfill the cliff caves and drill concrete holes into the cliff face to shore it up. It formed part of the development work to build seven luxury houses on the cliffs above the beach, previously home to the Paradise Hotel. However, the work to stabilise the cliffs was stopped last year so the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) could consider whether they were "geotechnically sound".
Now, the MMO has decided to revoke the developer's marine licence for work on stabilising the cliffs due to the huge rockfalls at the site. In a notice of revocation of the licence to Living Quarter Properties, the MMO said is has been "unable to exclude the risk that there is a causal link between the rockfalls and the licenced activity". It added that it considers it necessary to prevent the stabilisation works from continuing, "in order to protect the environment and human health from further rockfalls".
The notice also said that the geotechnical report, which .
