European Parliament to investigate Pz Harbour scheme
16/7/10In an important breakthrough in the campaign to stop Option A the European Parliament yesterday agreed to look further into Cornwall Council's plans to build on Battery Rocks beach.
The Friends of Penzance Harbour petitioned the Parliament in early 2009. The petition was deemed eligible in December 2009 and put on the agenda of yesterday's meeting of the Petitions Committee in Brussels. A representative of the Friends of Penzance Harbour addressed the Committee and called for the Parliament's help in stopping Cornwall Council's EU-funded plans to build on Battery Rocks beach.
After hearing a report from the European Commission the Committee agreed that the matter required further consideration and that they would return to the issue at their next meeting after the summer recess. The Committee is in particular concerned about possible breaches of EU regulations.
See below for the full text of the Friend's address to the Committee.
FoPzH address to EP Petitions Committee : download pdf | view pdf