Moment huge cliff fall is seen next to controversial luxury development site earmarked for seven new homes as campaigners say it is a 'miracle' no one was killed. Due to the damage caused by the fall, the steps and surrounding footpath were shut.
Thousands of tonnes of rocks have fallen from Whipsiderry Cliffs in Newquay. Local residents have had a long-running battle against property developersFamilies living near a multi-million pound clifftop building site that has collapsed three times in five months say they hope the latest rockfall will put an end to the planned work.
Prince William and Love Island star Lucie Donlan previously joined angry Newquay residents in fighting plans to concrete up the wild cliff face overlooking Whipsiderry beach on the coastal walk. Local resident Leah Steward, 48, who lives 100m from the cliffs said: 'I have always been against cliff works here. It's bonkers.'Who is going to insure a house on the cliff edge that keeps collapsing, it's hopeless. Where will the rockfalls stop, back at the road?
However, the Save Whipsiderry Cliffs campaign said the latest incident, which happened on April 13, should mean the scheme was now scrapped for good. It suggests that rock bolting and meshing with a regular maintenance and renewal regime would provide sufficient stabilisation to reduce erosion to an acceptable level to provide protection to the proposed development for at least 125 years.
The hard work of campaigners such as Love Island star Lucie Donlan resulted in the Duchy of Cornwall suspending Living Quarter Properties' licence to backfill caves with concrete in March 2023. 'With the steps closed there is a risk of people walking around at low tide but then getting trapped down there by the tide and the helicopter being called to rescue them.
After the first major rockfall in November, the beach was closed off and locals were warned the cliffs were 'unstable' 'If the road collapses it's going to be a massive inconvenience as that is the main bus route into Newquay. It's very annoying.'
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