St Teath Parish

HOUSING NEED SURVEY

Report Date: 12.03.2020

Version: 1.00 Document Final Report Status: Affordable Housing Team

Author: Council [email protected] Tel: 01872 326353 Parish Housing Need Survey Report Contents

1. Introduction ...... 3 2. Current Housing Need Information ...... 4 2.1. Registered need on Cornwall Homechoice ...... 4 3. Survey Methodology ...... 5 3.1. Location and geographic extent of survey ...... 5 3.2. Survey methodology ...... 5 3.3. Survey structure ...... 6 3.4. Report Format ...... 7 4.1. Summary of survey response rate ...... 7

4.2. Analysis of sample ...... 6 4.3. Households in ‘housing need’ ...... 7 4.4. Thoughts on Affordable Housing & Development ...... 10 5. Conclusions and recommendations ...... 11 5.1. Summary of survey response ...... 11 5.2. Key statistical findings ...... 11 6. Appendix 1 - Individual comments to questions ...... 14 6.1 Question 18 – Why does the household need to move? ...... 14 6.2 Question - 21 What type of home do you live in? ...... 14 6.3 Question 23 – Does anyone in the household have specific housing requirements? ...... 14 6.4 Question 30 – Your thoughts on affordable housing led development ...... 15 6.5 Question 32 – What types of development would you support? ...... 20 6.6 Question 33 If there were future housing development in the parish, where would you prefer to see it? ...... 21

2 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report 1. Introduction

1.1.1. generally determines local housing need at parish level through statistics generated by the Cornwall Homechoice register. This is a comprehensive database, operated by the Council, of all those households that are seeking an affordable rented home in Cornwall. Similarly, Help to Buy South (formerly Help to Buy South West) keep a register of all those looking to buy an affordable home in Cornwall.

1.1.2. In some circumstances (particularly in rural areas), it can be useful for the Affordable Housing Team to supplement its existing Homechoice data with additional information from a localised Housing Need Survey. Housing Need Surveys provide a wealth of additional information from households within a specific area, on important issues such as the level of support for a proposed development. They can also provide further detail on the types of homes required by local people (both market and affordable) and are particularly useful in highlighting additional ‘hidden’ housing need that hasn’t been identified through the Homechoice database.

1.1.3. Housing Need Surveys are therefore a useful ‘snapshot’ of the local need situation at a given point in time and can complement the existing housing need information held by the Council. They are generally undertaken by the Affordable Housing Team, for the benefit of the Local Planning Authority. However, they can also be a useful tool for parish councils and Neighbourhood Plan groups in assessing their housing needs and priorities.

1.1.4. However, a Housing Need Survey’s accuracy and relevance will reduce substantially over time as, unlike the Homechoice and Help to Buy South Registers, they are not updated when households’ circumstances change. Consequently, the Affordable Housing Team considers them useful in specific circumstances where additional information is required on the type and scale of housing needed in an area. However, this is in circumstances where they complement the existing housing need data or provide additional qualitative information. They should not replace information from Homechoice, and parish councils should always request up to date housing need information from the Affordable Housing Team, rather than rely on an historic Housing Need Survey.

1.2. Survey purpose

1.2.1. St Teath Parish Council has commissioned this housing needs survey as the first steps towards the development of a Neighbourhood Development Plan, to set out local planning policies for the parish. In preparing this plan it is very important to understand what housing is required to meet the local needs of the communities over the plan period.

3 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report 2. Current Housing Need Information

2.1. Registered need on Cornwall Homechoice

2.1.1. Cornwall Homechoice indicates 46 households with a local connection to St Teath parish and who are principally seeking affordable rented housing. Significantly of the 46 households just over 56% (26) households have stated a preference for living in the Parish. It should be noted that householder preference is only an indication of demand and can change with time and circumstance, including the availability of new affordable homes in an area and is not a substitute for eligible housing need.

2.1.2. A breakdown of the local housing need profile is provided in Figure 1 below, which has been separated by bedroom requirements and priority need banding1:

Figure 1 – Summary of Homechoice register Parish Bedroom Need Area Description Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals St Teath A 5 2 7 St Teath St Teath B 1 1 2 St Teath St Teath C 3 2 1 1 7

D 1 2 2 5

E 16 6 3 25

St Teath Total 26 12 6 2 46

2.2. Households registered with Help to Buy South

2.2.1. Help to Buy South West (HTBSW) has been replaced by Help to Buy South (HTBS) as of mid-December 2019. Applicants registered with HTBSW were not automatically transferred to the new register and unless an applicant had visited the HTBSW website they would not know of the changes and the need to re-register. Figures for the new HTBS are not available until the end of March 2020 beginning of April 2020. For the purposes of this report the figures from the HTBSW register dated the 3.12.2019. A total of 9 households were registered with all but 1 household needing a 1- or 2-bedroom property.

2.2.2. However, this only accounts for those households that indicated that they either live or work in the parish on their application form. Help to Buy South do not

1 Housing Need priority bandings are Band A – E with Band A being the highest priority. For full details of the eligibility criteria for each of the bands see Appendix 2 at the end of the report 4 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report routinely keep data on ex-residency or family connections as households seeking to buy an affordable home generally understand that they may need to move to other areas in order to secure a property (as fewer affordable sale homes are provided). As a result, the above figure is likely to underestimate the total local need for affordable sale homes if a comparable local connection definition were to be used in both circumstances.

3. Survey Methodology

3.1. Location and geographic extent of survey

3.1.1. St Teath Parish lies between the Atlantic Ocean and Moor (west of the A39 between and ) and covers an area of almost 6000 acres. The St Teath Parish has two wards, St Teath and . Delabole is the largest conurbation with a population of around 1800. The Parish was in the Camelford Registration District until 1974, since when it has been in the Bodmin Registration District. The Parish is located in The Anglican Diocese of and is attached to the deanery of Trigg Minor and Bodmin in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin. The population of the parish is approximately 2,833.

3.2. Survey methodology

3.2.1. The survey was undertaken by the Affordable Housing Team at Cornwall Council, in partnership with St Teath Parish Council. It ran for 6 weeks from 27th February 2020 through to 8th March 2020. Households within the parish received a letter inviting them to complete the online questionnaire or on request be sent a paper copy of the survey for completion and return to the Council.

3.3. Survey structure

3.3.1. The survey format was in accordance with the Council’s model questionnaire.

Topics within the survey included: • Whether the respondent was in need of affordable housing; • Whether they were currently living in the Parish; • The composition of a respondent’s household; • The type and tenure of their current home, as well as the length of time they had been living in the property; • Whether their home included any special adaptations; • Whether any members of the household have had to leave the parish; 5 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report • The type of connection the household had with the parish; • How urgently the household needed to move, and why; • Where the household would like to live, and the type of property required; • Whether the respondent is already registered with either Homechoice or Help to Buy South West; • General equalities monitoring questions.

3.4. Report Format

3.4.1. The remainder of this report will analyse the results of responses to the Housing Need Survey. For ease of reference, responses from those that were not in housing need (the ‘generic’ questions) will be reported separately to those that indicated that they are in ‘housing need’.

3.4.2. In accordance with Cornwall Council standard procedures, the survey asked a number of additional questions relating to equalities monitoring. These are only for Council-use and have no bearing upon the outcome of this survey. As a result, analysis of these will not be reported specifically in this report.

4. Survey Data

4.1. Summary of survey response rate

4.1.1. The Housing Needs letter went out to 1409 addresses in the parish. At the closing point of the survey, the Affordable Housing Team recorded 143 copies in total. This is equal to an overall response rate of 10%.

4.1.2. The information provides useful data on the extant housing need in the parish. The Affordable Housing Team considers this to be a statistically significant survey and it is recommended that the conclusions drawn from the analysis be used to inform both the Parish Council and the Local Planning Authority regards housing need in the parish.

4.2. Analysis of sample

4.2.1. Of the 143 responses, 131 were recorded as ‘complete’. The report therefore focuses on the 131 households that provided a complete response.

4.2.2. As outlined above, the survey was split to capture information on those households that considered themselves to be in ‘housing need’, as well as seeking general information on those respondents not in need.

6 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report 4.3. Households in ‘housing need’

4.3.1. This report will mainly focus on those households that responded on the basis of being in housing need. This was covered by questions 15 to 29 and 31 households responded at the start of this section. In addition, all respondents’ thoughts on Affordable Housing development are covered in Section 5 of this report.

4.3.2. Current housing circumstance

Thirty respondents answered this question. Respondents were asked whether the household needing to move owned or rented their current home, of note: a) 43% (13) were in private rented b) 20% (6) living with relative or friend c) 13% (4) Rented from Housing Association d) 20% (6) owned current home (with or without mortgage/loan) e) 1 Household currently renting from the Council

4.3.3. Local connection

This question asked respondents to identify the type of local connections that they had to the parish. The options were either or yes or no to having: lived in the parish for 3 yrs.; worked in the parish for 3 yrs. or more; previously lived in the parish for 5 yrs. or more; or, have a family member who has lived in the parish for 5 yrs. or more.

Of the 28 respondents who answered this question; 25 (89%) stated that they meet the local connection to the parish.

4.3.4. Reasons why a move is required (multiple answers)

Twenty-eight respondents answered the question. Respondents were able to select all reasons that applied to them. The most common answers were: • To move to a more affordable home 25% (7) • Living with friends / family and would like to live independently 25% (7) • Currently renting but would like to buy 21% (6) • Current home is too big 21% (6)

4.3.5. How soon households need to move home

Twenty-eight respondents answered this question with 57% (16) of respondents needing to move home within 2yrs. All but one of the remaining respondents, 39% (11) stated that they need to move within 2-5yrs. 7 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report

4.3.6. Where households would like to live

Twenty-seven respondents answered this question • 59% (16) want to live in St Teath • 41% (11) want to live Delabole • 0% wanted to live outside the Parish

4.3.7. Tenure Type Preferences (multiple answers)

Twenty-seven respondents answered this question. The following trends were noted: a) 70% (19) of households were seeking affordable rented homes; b) 22% (6) of households were seeking Shared Ownership c) 22% (6) of households indicated a preference for an intermediate sale home; d) 18% (5) of households indicated an open market home would suit their needs

4.3.8. Property size

Twenty-seven respondents answered this question. 1 bed 33% (9) 2 beds 52% (14) 3 beds 11% (3) 4 beds 4% (1)

4.3.10. Specific house types required (multiple answers)

Twenty-seven respondents answered this question and they were able to indicate multiple specific requirements. 17 of these respondents (63%) didn’t need any specific requirements. 41% (11) of households stated they required ground floor or older persons accommodation.

4.3.11. Affordable homeownership prices

Twenty-seven respondents answered this question. Respondents were asked to state how much they could afford for housing in the parish:

• 60% (16) stated they do not wish to purchase • 11% (3) could afford to buy under £80,000 • 11% (3) could afford to buy between £81,000 - £100,000 • 4% (1) could afford to buy between £101,000 - £125,000

8 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report • 0% (0) could afford to buy between £126,000 - £155,000 • 11% (3) could afford to buy between £156,000 - £200,000 • 4% (1) could afford to buy in excess of £200,000

4.3.12. Deposits

Of the 16 respondents that were interested in purchasing a home only 10 responded to this question this may indicate that 6 households do not currently have deposits available: • 30% (3) households have access to up to £5,000 for a deposit, • 40% (4) households are able to raise a deposit of £6,000 - £10,000 • 30% (3) households have access to a deposit of £31,000+

Deposits of 10-15% of purchase price are typically required to purchase a Discounted Sale Home.

4.3.13. Affordability of rental costs

21 respondents indicated that they would consider renting a home. The amount these households could afford on monthly rent is outlined in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2 - rental affordability

Answer Choices Number

Do not wish to rent 4 Less than £400 pcm 7 £401 - £500 pcm 11 £501 - £600 pcm 2 £601 - £700 pcm 0 £701 - £800 pcm 0 £801+ pcm 1 Total 41 25

4.3.14. Would you be interested in self-build?

Of the twenty-five respondents 16% (4) respondents were interested in self-build.

9 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report 4.3.15. Are households registered for affordable housing? Twenty-four respondents answered this question. 33% (8) were not registered with Homechoice or Help to Buy SW. 50% (12) of respondents were registered with Homechoice. 16% respondents were registered with Help to Buy South West and or Homechoice. Consequently, the Housing Need Survey has identified 8 ‘hidden households’ that are not counted within the current registered housing need information.

4.4. Thoughts on Affordable Housing & Development

4.4.1. Support for Affordable Housing led development 122 respondents answered this question. 42% (51) said “yes” and a further 24% (29) said “maybe” to affordable housing led development that would help meet the needs of local people with a connection to the parish. 34% (42) stated “no”.

All respondents’ comments to this question can be found in the appendix 1.

4.4.2. Types of supportable development (multiple answers)

Of the 119 respondents answering this question, the following tenure choices were identified, and multiple responses could be given;

• 39% (46) Affordable rented homes • 34% (41) Affordable homes to purchase • 28% (34) None • 26% (31) Self-build homes • 12% (14) Open market homes • 15% (22) All of the above

4.4.3. Number of homes built

118 respondents answered this question regards how many homes they would support being built;

• 33% (39) None • 29% (34) 1-20 homes • 13% (15) 21-30 homes • 7% (8) 31-40 homes • 2% (3) 40+ homes • 16% (19) Don’t mind

10 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report 5. Conclusions and recommendations

5.1. Summary of survey response

5.1.1. Taking into consideration the breadth of the survey, in addition to the range of responses received, the Affordable Housing Team considers that it presents a statistically significant set of data with an overall response rate of 10%.

5.1.2. The survey data has indicated that, as well as the 46 applicants currently on the Homechoice Housing Register, who are looking for an affordable home for rent, and those registered with Help to Buy South West (as at the 3.12.2019) seeking to buy an affordable home in the parish, there are an additional 8 “hidden” households who would like an affordable home but are not currently registered with the Council.

5.2.6. In terms of “demand” for eligible households wishing to live in the parish. The survey identified 100% of households seeking affordable housing wish to live in the parish. With regards the Homechoice register, 26 (56%) of the 46 eligible local households stated a preference for living in the Parish.

5.2.7. The surveyed and registered local housing need demonstrates with confidence that there is an identified local housing need and demand for affordable housing in the parish. The survey indicates that the local need profile is greater than the Homechoice and Help to Buy South West registers indicated alone.

5.2. Key statistical findings

5.2.1. The survey identifies 31 respondents who are potentially in need of affordable housing and that the local need profile is greater than the Homechoice and Help to Buy South West registers indicated alone.

5.2.2. It shows that, of those who consider themselves in housing need and answered the question (27), 100% of respondents wish to live in the parish. The size of property needed shows the highest proportion is for 2 bed homes (14) (52%).

5.2.3. The survey shows that, the main reasons why a move is required are (a) to move to a more affordable home and living with friends / family and would like to live independently – (7) respondents for each, (15 in total) (50%) and (b) current home too small or currently renting and would like to buy – 6 respondents for each, (12 in total) (43%). Possible related is a significant proportion of respondents 13 (43%) currently living in private rented accommodation. It is also to be noted that security of tenure for several of these households was of a real concern. 11 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report

Of interest is that 2 respondent requires a home to wheelchair standards, 2 respondents require ground floor accommodation and a further 6 required older person’s accommodation.

5.2.4. Of those who say they are interested in an affordable home to buy, only 4 could afford a home of £156,000 or over, despite question 19 showing 5 respondents felt open market housing would be suitable to meet their household need. Given high property values in the parish it is unlikely that they would be able to afford an open market home at this time. Current average lowest quartile prices for the parish is £157,500. The lower quartile house price to income ratio in St Teath and St. Breward ED is 9:12

5.2.5. There is urgency in respondents’ need to move home, with 57% stating that they would need to move within 2 years.

5.2.6. In conclusion the survey data has indicated that, as well as the 46 applicants currently on the Homechoice Housing Register, who are looking for an affordable home for rent, and those registered with Help to Buy South West seeking to buy an affordable home in the parish, there are an additional 8 “hidden” households who would like an affordable home but are not currently registered with the Council or Help to Buy South. The survey indicates that the local need profile is greater than the Homechoice and Help to Buy South registers indicated alone.

5.2.7. It should be noted that households are not eligible to bid on affordable homes until they are registered on either the Homechoice or Help to Buy South registers.

5.2.8. There are a number of recommendations to consider through the ongoing development of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP);

• With 65% of respondents supporting or may support affordable housing led development and an identified registered and surveyed housing need, requiring to be met, the Parish Council may wish to review any current planning applications, extant permissions to consider if a site finding exercise is required to meet any residual un met need.

2 Source of data Hometrack Housing Intelligence System March 2020 12 St Teath Parish Housing Need Survey Report • Affordable housing delivery should cater for both affordable rent and intermediate homes for sale, reflecting the results of this survey and the registered local housing need.

• Finally, the survey identified support for self-build – this could be explored further to understand the context and need; perhaps investigating not only self-build but other forms of community lead development including Community Land Trust delivery.

13 6. Appendix 1 ‐ Individual comments to questions.

6.1 Question 18 – Why does the household need to move?

Rented house being sold

Landlord is selling the House

The property my partner and I rent is family owned and will be sold when owner I'd deceased.

Can’t save any money with rent prices

6.2 Question ‐ 21 What type of home do you live in?

Other (please specify)

I own the complete building but rent out two flats which are attached to the main building.

Dormer Bungalow

Private rental

Semi‐detached bungalow

6.3 Question 23 – Does anyone in the household have specific housing requirements?

Bungalow Large garden ideally ground floor property as staircases can be an issue due to ME sufferer

14 6.4 Question 30 – Your thoughts on affordable housing led development.

Please provide reasons for your response

IF RENTABLE HOUSES ONLY

Provided it was affordable rental

Delabole has had than enough affordable housing in the 10years to meet the needs of our village

There is sufficent affordable housing / housing in the parish already.Also where are all the children going to go to school?this year my son is due to satrt school and i know that there are insufficent spaces for all the children that are in his year at St Teath School.

Infrastructure totally inadequate ‐ History tells us that ''pormises'' of additional provision will not be followed through!

It's needed

No more holiday lets, it is destroying the village. It also is not capable of providing parking for locals and becomes jammed with all the extra cars from holiday lets.

I have an 88 year old mother living in the midlands and I am desperate to get her nearer to me. She lives in a housing association home and we are looking for a suitable flat/bungalow.

There are a lot of young families in our village who in years to come will require affordable housing

We need more rented accommodation

Concerns relating to the lack of infrastructure to support a population increase. Lack of public transport, schooling, medical facilities etc.

Need parking off road near the school as north road is dangerous for pedestrians at school times especially where no pavement between the school and the square

there is already affordable housing within the village. The village infrastructure and roads struggle to cope with traffic already.

due to there not being sufficient resources in the parishes to support a growth in housing i.e ‐ schools, shops, doctors, parking, conveniences and emergency services etc and roads through the villages are not sufficient to cope with the influx in traffic caused by such developments and i also feel that such developments never go to just local people.

15 Affordable housing tends to be poor quality with limited storage and vehicle space which can often cause developments to become neglected

There is already ample affordable housing. not required and would not be "affordable" to locals

Only if more council home built.

Cornwall is blighted with second home ownership, pushing up prices and depriving local people from having access to affordable housing.

Need more affordable housing

There are two other development projects recently been sold, so awaiting for them to build. Yet another development in the village will only overwhelm the limited resources we already have. The school is full, no GP surgery, traffic is horrendous at times and limited transport links. Improve the infrastructure before building more homes!

Because there has been more than enough affordable homes built in the last few years.

I would support small schemes. I have lived all my life in Delabole and would like small schemes as the School is full. The local medical services are full and there is a lack of Dental services, my sister who I share the house with has to go to . There is a lack of Social Care and Treliske can not coipe so no large developements until the infrastructure is in place.

There is no infrastucture to support large housing developments in these villages and frankly we dont want them because the reason we live here is not to be close to densely populated developments

More housing for single people is required as well as families

The new owner of Palnet Prk wants to put 26 holiday homes as an addition where ther could be another 10+ residential park homes to help older local residents downsize and open up homes for local younger residents.

It is impossible for locals to get on housing ladder

Need elderly parents to live with us the village has enough housing new and old which is affordable

16 There needs to be provision for people who cannot afford to purchase a property. should not have sold the council owned property that was already available.

Because thee is a distinct lack of affordable housing in the area

Would help daughter to have a home of her own. as long as the infastructure is upgraded at the time

There are at least 6 affordable housing sites provided already. The school cannot accomodate more children.The riad vonditions and upkeep of the roads are horrendous.Therevus very limited parking in and around the village more housing would only contribute to this problem. The village is being over developed. Housing shojld be considered in towns where there are jobs available and transport links.Lical health authorities and dentusts cannit vooe with the volume of people already here. providing the affordable houses ACTUALLY get built instead of being used as bait to gain planning permission and then the number reduced in favour of non affordable housing. Affordable housing development should be entirely affordable or not at all

No because the school is over subscribed, there has already been planning passed for development and nothing has been started yet, the village overpopulated, the local GP surgeries/dentists and hospitals are oversubscribed, the roads are in a state of disrepair

Too much good farm land being used for any buildings

As long as any new build is for local residents onlyand is not part of a general new build estate or subject to developer undertaking other local improvements such as road schemes etc. all new homes must also be energy efficient

New housing would need to be accompanied by infrastructure development. Bus services from St Teath are poor, and so volunteers currently organise a community bus to plug the transport gap. New housing should be provided for the community of St Teath not speculators.

Not sure of local need

Too many houses in this area already, meant to be a village, not enough facilities for more people... health care, education etc

I would support a development for older persons as there is a lack of ground floor accomodation that offers quieter aspects and greater privacy. Older persons bungalows would be a better solution for this having less impact on other infrastructure such as schools and roads. It would be nice to see

17 better quality accomodation offered to older persons as privacy and affordability is key when ensuring people finally get to enjoy a quality home as it may be the last chance older people may ever get. facilities like shops would be needed

Traffic, doctor, dentist, education needs

Delabole provide supposedly affordable homes which were not taken up by the target market. And I believe didn't sell easily.

Rents other than affordable lead to despair.

Local people should have priority over incomers social housing would be better as affordable is not always that only if this was at the same location of let builds. its completely unfair that they get prime locations to sit empty

There has been enough building development within the parish as it is. I would support a policy that prevents selling of property to people outside Cornwall

Only IF local people benefit from policy, not incomers and that road issues, schools and utilities are enhanced to support population increase

We have had a large amount of affordable housing in the parish over the last few years to accommodate our local people.

There are all ready affordable houses in the village that can’t be sold, there are also affordable schemes around that are in the same situation where they can not fill

There are already enough affordable new homes in st teath for the minute. Maybe in another 10 years there may be a need again. The homes are not neccessarily being filled by st teath families, many are from other parishes, they should have affordable homes in their own parishes. St teath school is already full and has a waiting list, there isn't enough parking for the school, there is congestion on the road leading to school, more houses mean more traffic, children and requires more amenities..

These houses that have already been built in the parish,and have been sold to the council who have placed undesirable people in them and these houses have brought the value of our houses down

18 because the people who live in the council houses do nothing to keep them looking clean and tidy.

Nearly all the young couples have their own homes in St Teath, or would be willing to move to another parish for a house. Why build more, when others are empty in other parishes, like ?

If it was for local people, not for exchanging.

Don't need any more houses . Village getting spoilt . School has no more capacity to take extra children . there's no work in this village services can't sustain influx camelford is more suited to development

We have already had many affordable home developments in St Teath

Traffic, congestion and pollution

Only on the basis it was the Parish of St Teath and not surrounding areas as if we do not need them then why should St Teath parish erect more than enough houses

Enough already

Depends where they are built

If it was a small, mixed age development. council housing needed

To help local people get on the housing ladder, but only build what is needed and not built then cannot fill the houses with LOCAL people

The current infrastructure is barely coping with the amount of housing already. i have two children in the mid twenties who would like to live near family

Only if they are genuinely local . In order yo keep local families close together to strengthen their support network

There are plenty of houses in St Teath and the school and other services are already full and over stretched

19 Enough houses already

If this survey shows a need, in principle I would support a small development of 4 to 8 affordable homes that do not have an adverse impact on existing parish infrastructure (as St Teath CP school and local medical services are already at capacity). I would be concerned about the effects of a larger development on traffic/parking and on road safety for pedestrians, so would not be supportive of that.

I want to live in a thriving community

If it is affordable,and I MEAN AFFORDABLE.

Housing at capacity for infrastructure

Desperate need for council housing NOT holiday homes or private lets.

It depends on where it is, the size of the development, who is building them, what the affordable clauses are and what would happen to the properties if they are not sold. Fed up with local housing being given to people from out of the area just because they are in housing need.

The village is far to overcrowded already , the infrastructure is already overstretched :ie doctors, school ect

I would like to stay in St Teath as all my friends who are my support network live here also I have anxiety challenges with me and my fibromyalgia infrastructure (school, roads...) does not support more housing. existing properties should be sufficient. lots of holiday homes that are empty for most of the year are a waste of housing and could be used by local families.

6.5 Question 32 – What types of development would you support? as previous answer

My answer to would I support affordable led development was "maybe" so I cannot give a definitive answer without knowing the detail

Only council to be built

No more building before the infrastructure is improved!

20 sheltered housing

Residential Mobile Homes.

Council funded or Housing Association funded rental properties.

Affordable land only available to locals

There are plenty already

If open market housing is NOT bought by the council, then I would support it.

Roads cannot cope with traffic now during school hours. No council car park in the village, not enough GP's in the area. School at it's maximum now.

Council houses should be built for people to rent.

It depends on who is going to live there.

6.6 Question 33 If there were future housing development in the parish, where would you prefer to see it?

On land that is within the parish boundary and within one of the village boundarys

The village does need or require medium or large scale development so I wouldn’t prefer to see it anywhere in the village centre

Without road widening everywhere apart from trevilly road.

No objections but there is a lot of land adjoining the village along Treligga Downs Road which from a "ready made" access point of view would avoid major disruption to the actual village. at this moment not sure

See previous comments.

Inside the 30 mph zone where there are pavements

Away from centre of the village. n/a

Delabole

21 Nowhere nowhere

On the outer side of town. But schools and doctors surgery must be updated and funded

On land that will not spoil or detract from existing residents' views.

East Delabole

Don’t really mind we have lived here since 2010 renting private my husband and I are both over 60 and are unable to retired due to the high rent we are caught we are using the last of our savings now as we are both have time off due to illness

The ideal site for a first time buyers development would have been Trehannick, which would have taken some of the traffic out of the village centre and away from the school. However, this still does not solve the problem of the limited resources available in the village. Will the school be extended? One would think that affordable housing would be aimed at young families, so it makes sense to improve the infrastructure before building yet another development. i dont know

There is too much development already. Stop the second home sinario and everything will be fine.

Around the quarry area

Within Delabole but with road improvements and traffic management.

I wouldn't want to see a housing development in the village , the planning authorities need to learn and understand why people choose to live in these villages , once the environment is spoiled by development there is no going back , Cornwall will not be the place that current holiday makers love it for .

West Downs road. Treligga downs road. Continuation of Penmead towards Medrose. between St Teat and Delabole but not in either village within the village boundaries.

On the outskirts of St. Teath but it would have to be dependant on suitable access, traffic management and an upgrade to the sewage system. not on farm land

In a pleasant location and each property having a reasonable amount of space so as not to be overcrowded.

In st Teath village to potentially balance the average age, although services in the parish are already overloaded and there is very little scope for any further development, especially mixed social/

22 private housing which in my opinion does not work due to ethics and culture. No homes to be built under 3 bedrooms as the ladder is broken and does not work anymore.

Such as Planet Park, room for 10 more affordable homes.

In the field just past the pre‐school and football pitch on the way towards Delabole.

Four sites at trewenen hill and 24 near trehanick close are due to be developed but not yet started...... this is enough! delabole or st .teath as infill not as spur development, also with an understanding of how traffic affects existing roadways.

It's not needed in this village, as a small village could easily be over populated and turned into a town.

But, if there were to be, I would prefer to see it on sites that have already been granted planning permission not future applications.

In general there is too many houses being built in parish & surrounding areas at this time. We may regret building these houses, as may need this ground to grow food for us & animals don't mind

Depends on if infrastructure is also provided and school places

First, On any brown field site available within the parish Second within the boundaries of the two villages providing they are built with constderation for the environment and not as can be seen across Cornwall as an extension of the Urban Sprawl which appears to be happening currently

Wherever new housing is built, the road network needs to be improved so that there isn’t a significant increase in traffic going through the village.

In small cul‐de‐sac.Not large estate

Not!!

9n sites that have already got planning permission bug not yet developed!

Off Treligga Downs Road, where recent proposals for other types of accommodation as well as bungalows have already been submitted and reviewed. In the interest of sustainable housing any proposed bungalows should in my opinion benefit from the solar gains offered in their locations and solar PV systems installed on roofs combined with ground source heat pumps systems to maximise efficiency and reduce any carbon footprints with as many properties benefiting from south western facing rear garden aspects as possible on the site when planning or adjusting any proposals for developments. All modern day new build properties should I feel be designed to allow for full

23 wheelchair access whether for resident or visitor. It would also be nice to see that any proposals offer a more private feel to any estate with greater privacy aspects and ideally some off street accessible parking incorporated into the property design for the benefit of those with greater mobility needs and for ease of carer aid, friends or family visits. The carers, the friends and families of today will all have needs of their own tomorrow so why not reduce the impact on everyone and reduce the costs in the future by building properties that also help reduce the impact on any services for everyone. Just building new housing isn't enough anymore, developers and designers should start building 'real homes' that provide quality environments for people and not just propose to fit as many properties as they can on the space for short term financial reward, its time we started building homes that create better communities and lifestyle for all and not just the residents, why can't we discourage hardship, ailments or anti‐social behaviour through design? I'm sure all our public services would benefit in the long run. Developers who 'Design For People' ‐ And not just for financial reward, would certainly get my rubber stamp of approval! between Delabole & St Teath

I believe the village is already too busy with traffic, most of which travels too quickly as well. I would like to see all villages/towns with a 20mph limit in built up zones ‐ sorry off topic I know but one thing relies on many other issues. alongside other relatively new developments not sure on the land along the road past the Football pitch as it would continue existing developement and road access would be better

Not between Delabole and the sea

Near Polzeath. The second home owners shouldn’t be allowed to build any more holiday homes there!

Split between Delabole and St.Teath.

Delabole

Delabole

I think there are more than enough affordable properties and with so many properties being purchased for second homes the village lacks mid range properties.

I would not want see any further development, you cannot get doctors appointments or hospital appointments. I believe that some council members will not be happy until Cornwall is just another huge urban conurbation, I have witnessed this happening with family and friends in different parts of the UK

Either south side of Pengelly or East side of main road, between post office and quarry. Parking is a must for houses.

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Housing development in Delabole at either ends of village at West Downs or Rockhead near the reservoir, or on land‐banked land already sat upon by land investment company on Rockhead Street. Wherever, the road infrastructure issues, school place provision and other utilities MUST be resolved to take into account the inevitable significant increase in traffic and demand for services resulting from such an increased population

At the ends of the village

I would rather there was no more housing estates built. This is a good sized village that has increased largely over the last few years. We would like it too retain its present numbers of housing. We have accommodated many young families that have increased school. umbers which is brilliant ‐ there are the right amount of all ages. No more housing estates please ‐ we just do not have the infrastructure for it.

Brown field site

I don't want to see any more of st teath spoilt by housing estates. The criteria needs to be limited to actual families/connections to st teath only. Not other parishes. St teath people should have the final say on how it's developed, and should be listened to.

Well outside the two villages and there must be roads provided for thwm. The Council houses have already caused terrible traffic problems for the village because no roads were added.

In a parish where the infrastructure is already there for it. Our School is full, few jobs available, one shop!! Limited Drs appointments. Need I say more.

St Teath or Delabole, on the outskirts of either village.

Delabole successfully got theirs turned down St teath is a lovely village and everyone wants to live here. 1 bed bungalow 187,000 to buy ‐ that's how popular it is.

St Trudy and st breward recently had new builds ‐ they didn't get filled with local connection to the parish first

There is already development passed to build but hasn't been built on. WHY TO WE WANT MORE camelford

Private accommodation

I don't mind. However, North Road, with no pavement is already a risk to pedestrians and any increased traffic in this road will cause a serious hazard to the children attending St Teath School in North Road

Towards

25 No Room in the Village for any more houses

Along the main road the same side as the school

Unsure?? More importantly... upgrade of sewage system, car parking, doctor’s and education availability.

In an area the village supports, but not cramming in as many houses as possible on a piece of land

On the outer parts of the village because the main areas are already built up

Don t Known on the outskirts of the village as there is no room in the actual village

West Down, St Kew Highway i feel we need afordable housing in Delabole St Teath and Port Issac

None needed village will become too big and be a town instead of a village, the facilities, transport links, services etc cannot cope.

Not needed in St Teath too many new houses built recently already

St.Teath

Away from the centre of the village, eg on Trehannick Rd (road leading down to A39 opposite Trehannick Saw Mills).

Delabole

Not in treligga

With in the village boundry

I would not support further housing as it is at capacity for the present infrastructure.

Not sure really, but where it can be fitted in with suitable parking and amenities. Don't want to see more homes built that are unaffordable for locals and bought up by private landlords to rent out and make a profit. We should have Council homes built for rent the way they used to be, for local people.

The parish infrastructure needs to be sorted before any more houses are built. Schools, doctors, jobs, drainage etc. The planners just see the £ notes. No thought is given to the existing residents or the impact any more housing will have on the surroundings.

None

Inside the 30 mph zone

Wherever possible. I think similar developments in the village have proved to be successful and

26 haven't been detrimental practically or aesthetically to the village and we allowed people with young families to stay in the village. in the village ‐ there is one piece of land already being considered for it. i would not like to see any building on greenfield sites

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