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Objectives Objective 5 – Infrastructure PP14 Launceston Community To deliver the highway and sustainable 17.1 Specifi c objectives to be addressed transport infrastructure needed to Network Area in planning for the Launceston support the delivery of future housing Community Network Area include: and economic growth and to deliver Objective 1 – Aff ordable Housing other infrastructure required for the Introduction Enable the provision of aff ordable growth of the area. 17.0 The Launceston Community Network Area is a predominantly rural area housing. Objective 6 – Congestion that covers the parishes of: , Boyton, , , Launceston, Objective 2 – Employment in Tackle congestion in Launceston. Lawhitton Rural, , , North Hill, , South Launceston Objective 7 – Drainage Petherwin, , St Stephens By Launceston Rural, St Thomas the Sustain and enhance Launceston town’s Apostle Rural, and Werrington. Improve surface water drainage in employment role, through the provision Launceston. of employment sites and necessary Key Facts: infrastructure. Objective 8 – Heritage Assets Maintain and enhance the area’s Population 2007: 18,000 Objective 3 – Employment Opportunities heritage assets for the community’s Dwellings 2010: 8,491 (3.3% ) benefi t and to enhance the area’s Raise the quality and quantity of tourism off er. Past housing build rates 1991-2010: 1,903 employment opportunities, including Housing need (preferred area) 2012: 295 (Bands A-D) plus 444 (Band E) equates prioritising the use of brownfi eld sites to 2.6% and 3% of Cornwall total respectively for employment. Existing housing commitments 2010-2012: 982 Objective 4 – Community Services Launceston employees estimate (2011): Full time: 4,113 Part-time: 2,125 Improve the provision of and access to community services and facilities, especially sustainable transport, health services, further and higher education and training opportunities and public open space.

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Development Strategy part of the Cornwall Site Allocations Figure 19: Launceston CNA Map Development Plan Document to Launceston Community Network Area - Environmental Designations 17.2 Launceston’s vision is for the identify specifi c sites and proposals. Key people of the historic capital of World Heritage Site 17.5 Fundamental to the delivery of the Cornwall and its surrounding area to AONB strategy will be the enhancement of SAC enjoy an improving quality of life based Launceston’s infrastructure, including SSSI on a thriving economy that respects the Flood Zone 2, 3a & 3b transportation; primary, secondary and natural and built environments, with post 16 education; utilities; green space; Launceston enhancing its role as one of healthcare; leisure facilities and burial Cornwall’s economic hubs. capacity. Launceston 17.3 The town wants to build on its strengths, strongly promoting itself Employment Altarnun/Five Lanes/Trewint as a strategic centre for the east of Lewannick Cornwall and the west of , as well 17.6 The need for the provision A30 as addressing the identifi ed educational of around 8,450sqm of B1a offi ce and training shortfall. It wants to accommodation and 16,900sqm take better advantage of its location of new industrial space has been identifi ed. This has the potential of enhancing itself as one of Cornwall’s Stoke Climsland/Venterdon economic hubs. The town wants to accommodating 900 jobs in the CNA over the plan period. deliver a range of housing stock and 0241 Km N mixed communities that will provide © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. , 100049047, 2011 for existing and future needs of the Housing Requirements local community (including aff ordable 17.7 The Community Network Area amongst the remaining parishes within housing). should plan for around 1500 dwellings the CNA to ensure that housing needs are met. The Council will support the 17.4 The Town Framework Plan (about 75 dwellings per year) over the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans as for Launceston seeks to facilitate period between 2010 and 2030. a way of planning for the needs of those Launceston’s aims by presenting an 17.8 As the main settlement with areas. integrated spatial strategy where good employment and transport suitable land is identifi ed for future provision, Launceston will be required employment and residential uses. to accommodate the majority of those This work will be further developed as dwellings. Co-ordination will be needed

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 Fundamental to the delivery of the strategy

Town Centre Notation - Launceston will be the enhancement of Launceston’s Key Town centre boundary infrastructure Primary retail frontages Primary shopping area (PSA)

010020050 Metres version 1.1 © Crown copyright and database rights 2012 Ordnance Survey 100049047.

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Policy PP14: Launceston d) Provision of further and higher education facilities in the CNA; CNA e) The retention and enhancement of 1. Development will be permitted heritage assets with a particular focus where it can be demonstrated on enhancing the tourism off er of the that the following priorities for CNA and of Launceston. Launceston can be satisfi ed: 2. In the remainder of the Community a) The protection of the vitality and Network Area development will be viability of Launceston town centre permitted where it supports the through the promotion of retail, following priorities: offi ce and leisure uses. Proposals a) The provision of around 400 for change of use or redevelopment dwellings in the period up to 2030; will only be permitted within the Primary Shopping Area if the b) Development should help rebalance proposal adds to the attractiveness of the communities by providing the centre and does not reduce the facilities, economic development or predominance of A1 retail use; housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and b ) T h e n e e d f o r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f a r o u n d reduces the need to travel; 8,450sqm of B1a offi ce accommodation and 16,900sqm of Industrial space c) Development should deliver has been identifi ed. This has the community benefi ts in the form of potential of accommodating 900 jobs aff ordable housing for local people  in the CNA over the plan period; and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and infrastructure Th e n e e d fo r t h e p r o v i s i o n o f a r o u n d c) The provision of around 1,100 identifi ed locally. dwellings in the period up to 2030. To be identifi ed in the Cornwall Towns 8,450sqm of B1a offi ce accommodation Allocations DPD; and 16,900sqm of industrial space has been identifi ed

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