The planning application, submitted to Penwith District Council in November, proposed to keep 53 car parking spaces out of the 103 which exist in the harbour area.

However, Tony Woodhams, Newlyn's fisheries project manager, said while the long-term plan was to phase out spaces, the existing 103 spaces would be retained or increased.

The planning application states there is "potential temporary allocation for 80 car parking spaces" on the site of the existing fish market building.

The green travel plan section of the document, which proposes to reduce car use to and from the harbour through car sharing schemes, cycle stands and improved bus links, reads: "Whilst it is intended to retain the total number of car parking spaces available to the fishing industry, it is anticipated that this process of decanting spaces from one area to another will test the demand for car parking spaces and may over the time taken to implement the proposed master plan, establish that less spaces are required than currently provided."

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