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St Ives Development Sparks Controversy Over Sea View

1/20/2026

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  • A five-storey development in St Ives will block Talland House's sea view and include 12 apartments, with construction starting last week.
  • Local author Patrick Gale calls the project "cultural vandalism," saying the view is central to Woolf's work.
  • Talland House owner Pete Eddy says housing is needed but urges preservation of the view's historic context.
  • Proposals will be discussed at a St Ives Town Council meeting, with a decision by February 6.