MAJOR plans to redevelop the Narrowcliff in Newquay have been abandoned due to “market conditions” making the scheme “undeliverable.”

Developer Salboy proposed to demolish the Hotel Bristol, Narrowcliff Hotel, Narrowcliff doctor's surgery as well as two residential properties and construct 143 new dwellings in three separate buildings over five storeys.

The Manchester based company says its scaled back plans are now “unfundable.”

Salboy are now putting together proposals to demolish the Hotel Bristol to allow a temporary use on the site, which will help recover the cost of knocking down the building.

The developer is due to hold talks with Cornwall Council senior planning officers about its proposed new scheme.

It follows residents complaining people have been breaking into the Hotel Bristol and causing antisocial behaviour. Salboy believes the “temporary solution” for the site will “end the nuisance it's causing to residents.”

Salboy, in correspondence with Newquay MP Noah Law said: “We are in the process of pulling together proposals for a temporary use on the site which will allow us to demolish and recover the cost of demolition/ remediation. Said proposal is due to be presented to senior planning officers, so assuming a positive response we should be able to move quite quickly.

“On the immediate issues regarding security, this is something we're monitoring closely and as soon as we're aware of break-ins, efforts are made to re-secure the site our there is onlv so much we can do if people are intent on criminally damaging our property and there is little form of recourse for us.

“The original ambition was to deliver the planning approved scheme in short order, but market conditions have rendered the scheme unfundable and hence undeliverable.

“We are pushing for a temporary solution to the issue so we can demolish the building and end the nuisance it's causing to residents.”

Mr Law said: “As the local MP and as a member of the derelict buildings working party in Newquay, a cross-party and cross-organisational body of people working to resolve sites like this, I contacted the developer of the Hotel Bristol site on behalf of a constituent to clarify the facts. I have been in discussions with relevant stakeholders since my election in 2024 to resolve issues at the site, and early signs of movement are promising, if not premature."

Salboy originally proposed to construct a 14-storey high scheme at its highest, which included a new 78-bedroom hotel, 164 residential apartments and 14,000 sq metres of commercial space but residents argued the scheme would dwarf the surrounding area.

The developer went back to the drawing board following the public outcry and proposed a 10-storey high scheme consisting of up to 180 residential units and a 44-bedroom aparthotel though the proposed development faced criticism as people said it was still too high.

Salboy’s alternative scheme to construct 143 new dwellings in three separate buildings over five storeys on the site has also now been abandoned.