Sir Tim Smit created Heligan, owned Charlestown's museum and has most recently rankled locals with several attempts to redevelop a golf course - but how did the Eden co-founder make his millions? And ...

Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit has had an appeal dismissed over plans to build holiday homes and other facilities at a golf course site. Cornwall Council refused a proposal from Mr Smit and his son ...

In the late 1990s, Tim Smit — an archaeologist turned pop-music producer — decided to build a new Eden. The Dutch-born Englishman envisioned a grand environmental-education park in the depressed ...

Sir Tim Smith, the co-founder of Eden, is a well-known figure in Cornwall, having created Heligan, owned Charlestown and recently caused a stir with several attempts to redevelop a golf course. But ...