The Penzance Harbour Revision Order 2009

Power to construct works

4.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Council may in the lines and situations and upon the lands delineated on the deposited plans and within the limits of deviation shown on those plans and according to the levels shown on the deposited sections, construct and maintain the works described as follows with all necessary works and conveniences connected with them—

• Work No. 1

• A vertical retaining wall forming a quay face extending into Penzance Bay and enclosing an area of 0.5 hectares of the bed of the sea commencing by a junction with the existing sea wall 16 metres north-east of the Penzance Jubilee Bathing Pool at a point at SW476692298780 and extending in a north-easterly, then northerly direction for a distance of 165 metres and terminating on South Pier at a point at SW477870300098; the enclosed area to constitute a widening on the south side of South Pier and to be used as hard standing for marshalling and parking vehicles and for the construction of a passenger terminal, a freight terminal, public conveniences and a covered walkway.

• Work No.2

• A rock armoured revetment commencing by a junction with Work No. 1 at a point 19 metres south-west of its termination and extending in a northerly, then north-easterly direction for a distance of 260 metres and terminating in Penzance Bay at a point at SW479474301701, including the provision of a covered passenger walkway.

• Work No. 3

• An extension of solid construction of Lighthouse Pier, in an easterly then north-easterly direction for a distance of 61 metres using granite facing blocks on the exposed faces on the north side and abutting the rock armoured revetment forming part of Work No. 2 on the south side commencing on Lighthouse Pier at a point at SW478965301461 and terminating in Penzance Bay at a point at SW479352301772, including the relocation of the existing lighthouse.

• Work No. 4

• A suspended deck section extending over an area of 80 square metres between South Pier and Lighthouse Pier on the north side commencing on South Pier at a point at SW478027301045 and terminating on Lighthouse Pier at a point at SW477904300990.

(2) The Council may, for the purposes of the works authorised by paragraph (1), demolish and remove any structures or apparatus lying within the limits of deviation and may by means of those works, enclose and reclaim so much of the foreshore as lies within the limits of deviation and may hold and use the same as part of the undertaking.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Council may, within the limits of deviation, reconstruct, extend, enlarge, replace or relay the works and may maintain the same as reconstructed, extended, enlarged, replaced or relaid.

(4) The works shall for all purposes form part of the undertaking.