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Where has Cornwall gone???

I have lived all my life in Cornwall, a once beautiful area that any Cornishman could be so very proud of. It breaks my heart to witness on a daily basis, the complete destruction of this once magnificent Duchy in order to feed the greed of second home owners, tourism, celebrities and developers who just want to make money out of the Duchy and don't care about the locals. The planning department appear on the face of it to be corrupt and pass the most hideous plans when the locals oppose it, destroying beautiful little villages with eyesores. These builds are destroying out natural habitats, the animals that live in them and the future for generations to come. It leaves the young Cornish with very low incomes with no prospects of ever buying a house where they were born, diluting the Cornish as a ethnic group. Protection of this Duchy seems non existent at the moment and if there is a piece of land, the rule of thumb by the council appears to be, "lets develop it" The historical and archaeological aspects are thrown in the bin and no-one seems to care. Our Bridleways and Public footpaths are being developed and disappearing and our green fields are being destroyed. The locals are being ignored and the inward migrants are being given priority. It is a disgrace. The priority seems to be Tourism which only contributes approx. 12-13% of the economy yet costs the locals thousands in clean up charges, policing, NHS and the list goes on. Lockdown has been amazing and has been such a breath of fresh air having little or no traffic on the roads, the wildlife has returned, nature is beautiful but will be so damaged again when lock down has finished. I fear that it is too late to rescue Cornwall and that the damage has been already done by the planning process and the councillors who seem hell bent on pushing their own agendas and ignoring the locals, the environment, the history and the heritage of this once beautiful Duchy!

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