DRONE pictures posted on Facebook of a controversial student block currently being built in Penryn has reignited debate over whether it should have been built there in the first place. Christopher Thom, who regularly posts drone footage of the town, posted the images on the Penryn Legends Facebook yesterday and instantly started a debate on the size and position as well as what they are being built from. So far the post has attracted 88 comments on the site. Drone picture by Christopher Thom Permission was granted for the 528 bed student accommodation block in Kernick Industrial Estate by Cornwall Council s planning department in 2018.