From one supporter: "Boscawen’s Father, Lord Falmouth, retired to live in a modest cottage at the head of Cowlands Creek (possibly for inheritance tax reasons); following the death of his wife, he moved to the Kent Estate. I have a hunch that any relationship with his son is strained. The son is reputed to have massive gambling debts in Australia and an expensive divorce in his wake. It is rumoured that the estate is managed by a bank and it is ravenous for cash income hence the development land sales. Apparently the much vaunted Tregothnan Tea operation has been hauled over the coals by Trading Standards for selling so called Tregothnan tea that actually contained virtually no leaf from Tregothnan, in a very hyped up branded product. And the Tregothnan tea is being marketed as "English" tea. There are still several cottages around Cornwall, owned by the Tregothnan Estate, that are derelict. One at Higher Carnyorth Farm springs immediately to mind. The Goonvean expansion entailed the complete demolition of a Grade II* listed engine house. Terry Clarke, Restormel Council's Conservation Officer, was apoplectic about it. Of course, being of such a high listing, determination of the application was taken out of his hands, and taken over by "English" Heritage, who approved its loss. Their reason? "It doesn't have an engine", a judgement that effectively condemned all but two of our entire stock of engine houses, and all at a time when our World Heritage Site for Cornish Mining was being submitted to UNESCO! When Cornwall Council was looking to list building sites, the first to submit a huge great list of green field sites was….the Tregothnan Estate! The Goonvean clay operation was asset stripped with the carcass being absorbed by Imerys. I am pretty sure that the St. Dennis incinerator stands on Tregothnan land, but God only knows what sort of a deal was struck in that devil's brew. It appears that the Tregothnan Estate also received a payment worth millions for Bodelva claypit, which became the Eden Project site. There has also been an article this week highlighting a deal between Tregothnan and Cornish Lithium for exclusive exploration rights on Tregothnan land. Finally, as landlords of hundreds of homes and farms within the 25,000 acre Cornish Estate, most tenants' comments are unrepeatable. Perhaps some councillors could shed more light on a very murky institution." Meanwhile, and coming back to Arch Hill in Truro, planning on Lord Falmouth's land was refused Persimmon Homes, on 19th December 2012 for these reasons below; so what changed in 2016?? REASONS: 1 Notwithstanding the established housing need for Truro and Cornwall the proposed development does not relate positively to the existing townscape and landscape and would by reason of its prominent position on land outside the landscape bowl of Truro, result in unacceptable adverse visual impact to the detriment of the intrinsic character of the City and its countryside setting contrary to the aims and intentions of saved policy 2 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004, and paragraph 17 of the National Planning Policy Framework. 2 In the absence of a signed legal undertaking to ensure implementation of the proposed travel plan and an appropriate level of financial contribution towards necessary attendant infrastructure the proposed development fails to make appropriate provision for transport infrastructure and would result in a development which fails to ensure the effective management and safe movement of people and traffic contrary to saved policies 1, and 28 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004 and saved policy 13L of the Carrick District Wide Local Plan 1998. 3 In the absence of the applicant entering into a a signed legal undertaking with the Council to secure the provision of local needs affordable housing in accordance with adopted Council policies, the proposal would fail to provide dwellings to meet local affordable housing needs in circumstances where such a need exists, contrary to the aims and intentions of saved policy 9 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004 and Policy BHM2 of Carrick Balancing Housing Markets Local Development Development Plan Document (2008). 4 The residential development proposed, is likely to generate a need for open space, waste infrastructure and community facilities that could not be provided for within the application site. In the absence of any mechanism being in place to secure such provision off-site or a financial contribution towards such provision the Local Planning Authority is unable to confirm that the development would not have an unacceptable adverse impact upon the ability of open space/play provision in the locality to meet the needs of the development, contrary to the aims and intentions of saved policy 15 of the Cornwall Structure Plan 2004, saved policy 10B of the Carrick District Wide Local Plan 1998 and the Carrrick Waste Storage and Recycling SPD 2008. And this is just the council's report; apparently there were also strong objections from South West Water and County Highways !! Perhaps Falmouth & Cornwall Councillor, Mike Varney, can shed some more light here?!!