Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC); Chapter 2 Understanding the Port: This Chapter Provides an Overview of the Port Today
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Port of Falmouth Masterplan June 2011 ❚ Contents 1i ntroduction 1 4 The Masterplan Proposal 69 7 Urban design and Planning appraisal of the Masterplan 95 1.1 Introduction 2 4.1 Introduction 70 7.1 Introduction 96 1.2 The Masterplan and its strategic objectives 3 4.2 Masterplan - Phase 1 70 7.2 Policy Overview 96 4.3 Phase 1 Projects 72 Tibbalds Planning & Urban design 2 Understanding the Port 5 7.3 Appraisal Criteria and Masterplan assessment 98 19 Maltings Place 4.4 Masterplan - Potential Future Projects 74 169 Tower bridge Road 2.1 Introduction 6 london sE1 3Jb 4.5 Potential future projects 76 8 Conclusions and 2.2 Context of the Port and its strategic role 6 Next steps 103 Telephone 2.3 Summary of current Port operations 11 5 Economic impact assessment of the Masterplan 77 020 7089 2121 8.1 Conclusions 104 Facsimile 2.4 Summary of planning and economic policy 5.1 Introduction 78 8.2 Next steps: Key issues 104 020 7089 2120 context 18 5.2 Economic impact assessment 78 8.3 Next steps: design guidance for specific projects [email protected] 2.5 Summary of socio-economic baseline 25 5.3 Capital costs of the Masterplan development 83 105 www.tibbalds.co.uk 2.6 How the Port expects to grow 28 5.4 Rationale / market failure analysis 84 8.4 Next steps: Funding and delivery 106 2.7 Summary of key spatial issues 34 5.5 Risks 85 2.8 Summary of strategic spatial constraints and 5.6 Conclusions 86 In association with: opportunities 43 6 sustainability assessment 3 Options development and appraisal 45 of Phase 1 Masterplan 87 3.1 Introduction and initial options 46 6.1 Introduction 88 3.2 The four options 48 6.2 Assessment against environmental objectives 88 3.3 Summary of options appraisal 53 6.3 Assessment against economic objectives 91 3.4 Final development stage of the Masterplan 66 6.4 Assessment against social objectives 92 6.5 Conclusions 93 This document is designed to be printed double-sided at a3. if you would like it available in another format, please contact the Economic development service at Cornwall Council, County Hall, Truro TR1 3aY, Telephone: 0300 1234 100; Email: [email protected] www.cornwall.gov.uk 5284 Falmouth Masterplan.indb ©Tibbalds JUNE 2011 1 Introduction ❚ 1.1 Introduction Chapter 4 The Masterplan: This chapter explains the Figure 1.1: The Wider study area Introduction final Masterplan and sets out details of individual projects. 1.1.1 Tibbalds Planning & Urban design was appointed to lead a team of consultants to prepare Chapter 5 Economic impact assessment: This chapter a Masterplan by the Port of Falmouth development sets out the predicted economic impacts of the initiative (PoFdi) in december 2009. in addition to Masterplan. Tibbalds, the team comprises: Chapter 6 scoping for sustainability assessment: This chapter provides scoping for sustainability ■■ Roger Tym and Partners (RTP), Economic Planning Consultants; assessment, identifying key issues and actions required as the Masterplan is taken forward. ■■ d rewry shipping, specialist advisors on port-related Chapter 7 Planning and Urban design appraisal: This economics; chapter provides an assessment of the Masterplan ■■ b uro Happold, Consulting Engineers; and against objectives derived from PoFdi and planning policy. ■■ d avis langdon, Cost Consultants. Chapter 8 Next steps: This chapter sets out the 1.1.2 Figure 1.1 shows the study area of the project, Masterplan’s key spatial issues, outline design and the location of the docks area, which contains guidance for specific projects, and economic funding all the parts of the study area that lie above the high and delivery issues. water mark. it is only within the docks that land-based opportunities for development exist in the Port of Falmouth study area. About PoFDI Report Structure 1.1.4 The Port of Falmouth development initiative (PoFdi) was formed in 2008. it is currently made up of several organisations including: 1.1.3 This report is structured as follows: ■■ Chapter 1 introduction: This chapter introduces this a &P Group (a&P); document, the Masterplan project and the Port of ■■ Falmouth docks and Engineering Company (FdEC); Falmouth. ■■ Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC); Chapter 2 Understanding the Port: This chapter provides an overview of the Port today. it summarises: ■■ Cornwall Council (CC); ■■ ■■ existing port operations; Cornwall development Company (CdC); ■■ ■■ socio-economic background; s outh West of England Regional development agency (sW Rda); ■■ planning and economic policy context; ■■ Falmouth Petroleum ltd (FPl); and ■■ how the Port expects to grow in the future; and ■■ Pendennis shipyard (Pendennis superyachts) (Ps). ■■ key spatial issues. b oundary of study area (Corresponding to high water mark) Chapter 3 Options development and appraisal: The 1.1.5 The PoFdi partners are jointly committed to Masterplan has been developed from a process of testing and developing proposals for the development 0 1 5 km docks area testing a range of different options. This chapter of the Port which will safeguard and enhance summarises this process, so explaining how the final the long-term viability and contributions to the Masterplan has been arrived at. sustainable growth of the economy in Falmouth and Cornwall. To help guide the development of the Port, PoFdi decided that a Masterplan was needed and Port of Falmouth Masterplan commissioned this study. ©Tibbalds JUNE 2011 2 ❚ 1.2 The Masterplan and its strategic objectives Why is a Masterplan needed? s trategic aim and Objectives Area of Study - The Port and The Docks 1.2.4 The strategic aim for the Port of Falmouth 1.2.1 There are many different businesses and was derived from the aspirations and vision of the 1.2.5 This is an economic-led Masterplan. its public sector organisations involved in the Port of key stakeholders on the client Working and steering principal aim is to deliver new jobs through a Falmouth. a Masterplan is a way of coordinating Groups. The strategic Objectives flesh out thes trategic programme of investment in and improvements to all of these different interests, so that everyone aim. They are set out below: existing businesses, as well as supporting emerging works towards a shared vision for the future. This new business sectors. The focus of the Masterplan coordination is especially important for deciding on is therefore very much on the docks, which form the how and when to invest in the Port – this investment Strategic Aim economic hub of the study area. includes both private funds and public money, such as Falmouth should be maintained and developed as 1.2.6 However, the wider area is not forgotten in this EU Convergence funding. a successful and viable operational Port that is of Masterplan: 1.2.2 The Masterplan will set out projects for the regional strategic significance and that makes a ■■ the projects at the docks will bring significant short term (that is, the next five years) as well as major and continuing contribution to the Cornish economic benefits for Falmouth, supporting jobs in projects for the longer term, up to 2026. economy and the wellbeing of local communities. the wider economy; Strategic Objectives ■■ initiatives are identified that will help support development elsewhere in the town (for example, ■■ Retain Falmouth’s strategic significance as a Masterplanning Principles appropriately managing ammonium Nitrate at the deepwater port at the western approach to the docks so removing objections from the Heath and English Channel; safety Executive to new developments); and ■■ Maintain and develop existing port operations ■■ s tudy brief the FHC marina is identified as a longer-term and related businesses; project. 1.2.3 PoFdi’s brief for the Masterplan study set out ■■ Introduce and support appropriate new three key aims: functions and businesses; ■■ Prepare ambitious, viable and deliverable proposals ■■ Ensure that growth is sustainable, with sea, for development of the Port and related initiatives land and infrastructure resources being capable to secure its role in serving the economy of of adaptation to meet changing demands ; Cornwall. This study will reflect the joint aspirations for the future development of the Port, will build ■■ Maintain and create high quality jobs through on a wide range of already completed work and will strong links with the education sector; include strategic plans for the medium to long-term ■■ Support the wider economy and community; with sufficient detail and clarity to secure funding. ■■ Support sustainable development and ■■ i dentify key developments which may be sustainable transport; completed within the timescale for ERdF Convergence Programme funding. This is a ■■ Support the development and use of renewable particular priority. resources and associated technology; ■■ Work with and advise PoFdi through a structured ■■ Ensure development contributes to Falmouth’s programme of forecasting, option testing and distinctiveness and sense of place and respects refinement of a preferred option. its environmental and heritage assets; and ■■ Ensure that the vision is deliverable. ©Tibbalds JUNE 2011 Masterplan Port of Falmouth 3 Port of Falmouth Masterplan ©Tibbalds JUNE 2011 4 2 Understanding the Port ❚ 2.1 Introduction ❚ 2.2 Context of the Port and its strategic role Introduction to this Chapter Context of the Port Roads anchorage and Cross Roads anchorage, and provides pilot services to commercial vessels, berths Falmouth bay. it borders onto the Ports of Truro and and moorings for leisure craft, along with landside 2.1.1 This Chapter is intended to set out the spatial, 2.2.1 The Port of Falmouth is located within the Fal Penryn. These bordering Ports offer services that can facilities for yachts-people. supplement those provided by Falmouth Port economic and policy based context of the Port. it is Estuary, a natural, large, deepwater harbour, located 2.2.4 Falmouth bay provides a natural deepwater (see Port Masterplan by Carrick district Council structured as follows: in the southwest of the UK.