A NEW pedestrian crossing point on the main road out of Looe could be an option to enable a skate park to go ahead.

The project’s plans, which are at an early stage, have received encouragement from a county planning officer.

The Looe Development Trust would like to build the facility on a field at St Martin’s near the Barbican, land donated for the purpose by the parish church.

A campaign to open a skate park in Looe was first started around 20 years ago, and has recently been renewed.

A pre-planning application was submitted to Cornwall Council at the end of last year - and now advice from the Council suggests that the scheme could get the go-ahead, provided certain concerns are addressed.

Key to the success of the plan will be ensuring a good connection for pedestrians between the planned skate park and the residential part of Looe, says planning officer James Hills. The skate park would be located on the north side of the B3253.

In his report, Mr Hills says: ‘The site benefits from existing access points. However, the proposed use is likely to invite a significant increase in visitors to this spot on a regular basis - it will be for the application to demonstrate that a safe and suitable access via a range of transport modes can be achieved, with particular reference to pedestrians…..options to consider include surfaced walkways and a pedestrian crossing point.’