The Harbour Revision Order (HRO) has been submitted to the Government by the board of Newlyn Harbour Commissioners, which manages the day-to-day running and makes the decisions of the harbour.

If adopted the HRO will bring in a new board of commissioners to replace current members, many of whom have held the post for almost a decade.

An advisory body chosen by the current Newlyn Harbour Commissioners will elect new board members.

The HRO underwent a 42-day consultation period which ended in April with seven objectors.

However, Douglas Williams, vice-chair of the Harbour Commissioners, said all but one had withdrawn their objections.

Mr Williams and the Department of Transport refused to reveal the identity or any details of the objection of the solo objector.

The DT said the information would only be released if there was a public inquiry, which would be held unless the objection was deemed "trivial or frivolous".

A public inquiry could take between three and nine months.

Elizabeth Stevenson, of W Stevenson & Sons, which operates Newlyn's largest fleet, confirmed that her company had put forward an objection.

However, she refused to say whether or not it had been withdrawn.

"When the order was advertised Stevenson & Sons did raise some points on some of the sections that were in it.

"That was sent to the Department for Transport as requested and I have had not heard from them since then," she said.

Tony Woodhams, Newlyn's fisheries officer for Penwith District Council, said the DT's adoption of the new constitution would enable the new board of Commissioners to being the port's regeneration plans.

Newlyn's new fish market will be an 18-month project incorporating a new market hall with a raised roof, an auction theatre and meeting room.

A Heritage Centre, industrial units and office and training space for the lifeboat, HM Coastguard, harbourmaster and fishing industry will also be included as part of the project.

The two-storey market building, which is being funded with £5m of public money, will be situated four metres from the edge of Mary Williams Pier.

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