[1] Between 1920 and the Second World War, Carlyon Bay was the site of the New Cornish Riviera Lido and large sports facilities.

[2][3][4] The venue continued until early 2003 when only the Gossips nightclub remained open, until its closure too shortly after.

[7] In July 2011, Cornwall Council approved a new planning application for 500 luxury apartments and associated facilities.

[8] The private developers (originally Ampersand now called Commercial Estates Group [CEG]) were planning to begin work on the new sea defences in late 2011 and on the apartments in spring 2012.

Temporary sheet piling defences were installed in the early 2000s without planning permission, the developers were asked to remove them in 2008 but they have remained until 2014.

[14] Carlyon Bay is surrounded by low cliffs and is divided into three areas: Crinnis, Shorthorn and Polgaver.