Eden Project founder loses planning battle for education centre in Cornwall

Tim Smit's Gillyflower Farm horticulture, agronomy and cookery project hit by hundreds of objectionsHe is the visionary behind the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, two innovative, pathfinding Cornish attractions that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.But Sir Tim Smit's bid to create a third landmark project in the far south-west of England - an education centre for horticulture, agronomy and cookery on a Cornish hillside - has suffered a setback after residents of the ancient town of Lostwithiel protested in their droves and, for the moment at least, managed to halt the scheme in its tracks. Continue reading...