A former hydrotherapy centre built in Newquay following a 20 year fundraising campaign is earmarked to be demolished.

Andrew Henwood Funeral Directors in Quarry Park Road has submitted a planning application to knockdown the facility as well as renovate its business and construct manager's accommodation.

Dedicated HYDY charity committee members led by the late Barbara Kennedy spent more than two decades raising the £190,000 needed to open the hydrotherapy pool, which was finally unveiled in 2017.

Patients previously were having to travel to Truro and St Austell to receive their physical water therapy.

But the hydrotherapy pool became redundant in 2024 after NQY Sports Centre stopped operating the facility due to running costs.

The pool was put on the open market for interested parties to lease the facility but nobody came forward.

Trustees of the HYDY group decided to disband the charity as the hydrotherapy pool had become unviable.

Former trustee Geoff Brown said: “We did our best to keep the hydrotherapy pool going but it was just not viable. The increase in energy costs was the last straw.

“We were really grateful to our landlords Andrew Henwood Funeral Directors who were extremely understanding and worked with us throughout.”

Newquay central Cornwall councillor Joanna Kenny added: “I’m so disappointed to see the hydrotherapy pool is not going to continue.

“The HYDY group worked so hard over the years.”

Dart Architects in the planning statement said: “The application seeks full planning permission for the renovation and reconfiguration of an existing funeral directors together with the demolition of a redundant hydrotherapy business and construction of a replacement two-storey extension.

“At ground floor level, the proposal provides improved funeral service facilities including a new chapel located to the rear, upgraded operational areas, and reorganised waiting room and family spaces.

“The internal layout has been carefully planned to ensure discreet separation between public areas and operational functions, improving dignity, privacy and circulation.

At first floor level, the scheme introduces a two-bedroom manager’s flat. The accommodation is ancillary to and functionally linked with the funeral business, providing on-site operational oversight and enabling responsive management outside standard working hours. The flat has a separate side entrance to allow independent access while remaining operationally connected to the primary employment use.

“The proposal retains the majority of the established footprint, introduces improved landscaping, and does not alter existing servicing or parking arrangements.

“The proposed first floor flat is ancillary to the established funeral directors and is intended solely for occupation by a business operator or employee responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the premises.

“Funeral services operate with inherently unpredictable working patterns, including urgent out-of-hours collections, time- sensitive family liaison, and the need for continuous building supervision.

“The presence of on-site management enables prompt operational response, improves security for sensitive facilities and equipment, and ensures that the building can be appropriately monitored outside standard business hours.

“The accommodation is not proposed as a separate market dwelling.

“Its role is intrinsically linked to the primary employment use of the site.”