Maker-with-Rame Parish Plan 2004 Maker-with-Rame Parish Plan Contents

Page 1 Introduction 1 2 Community Services & Facilities 2 3 Employment 8 4 Environment 9 5Housing 17 6 Recreation & Leisure 20 7 Traffic & Transportation 22 8 Acknowledgements & Addendum 24 1 Introduction Parish Plan

The Parish The Community The parish of Maker-with-Rame lies at the tip of The current population is 1070, of which 91% live in the south-eastern corner of , guarding the the villages of , and . The western approaches to . It is almost parish also includes the hamlets of Forder, Lower encircled by the waters of Millbrook Lake, the Anderton and Rame, and the residential units at Fort , and the English Picklecombe. Channel; to the north-west it is bounded by the 60% of the population has lived in the parish for parishes of St John and Millbrook. more than 15 years, with 26% having been born here.

The Appraisal In the spring of 2000, the Parish Council decided to carry out a parish appraisal to provide a better understanding of issues of concern to the community that needed to be incorporated into the Parish Plan. Funding for the appraisal was obtained from District Council and via a grant from the Countryside Agency. Each club or organisation in the parish was invited to put forward a representative to form a working group, with three parish councillors. A list of those organisations that participated is included at the end of the document. Following the return of the appraisal questionnaires and the analysis of the findings, carried out by local statistician, Denis Allom, a public consultation was held on the findings and to seek the community’s views on additional suggestions made by respondents. All topics that received 56% or greater support have been included in the Parish Plan, and are the basis for the various actions and policies. This document represents the democratic views of the community and has been adopted by the Parish Council (11 March 2004).

1 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.1 Village Stores & Post Office

Background The Issues Ten years ago there were two grocery shops, a bakery, a The Post Office is recognised as an essential bank and a post office in the parish. This has now been service for the parish, with 60% of appraisal reduced to one grocer (the Village Stores), the Post respondents using it at least once a week. 88% use Office and a shop selling a restricted range of groceries the banking services currently offered, 45% the (The Shop in Cawsand Square). bill payment services, 41% for pensions/family allowances and only 3% the postal services. The Village Stores is held in similar regard and is used by 73% once a week or more. 93% supported the proposal that the parish plan include a policy to resist the closure of essential shops and services in the village. 62% considered subsidies should be used as an incentive in this respect.

Policy PCS1 The Parish Council will resist the closure of the Village Stores and the Post Office, and will actively support measures to ensure the continued existence of these essential community services.

2 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.2 The Community Hall Background There are three halls in the parish open to public use: the Community Hall, the Maker- with-Rame Institute and the Congregational Church Hall. The last has only recently been brought back into use and this was reflected in the usage indicated in the survey.

The Issues The Community Hall and the Institute are both used by 75% of respondents, with 25% using one or other of them at least once a month. Policy PCS2 An extension to the Community Hall, to cater The Parish Council will support in principle for additional uses, is to be built on part of the measures to provide additional facilities and site of the old Youth Club building. Among the services for the community, as the needs arise. suggestions for use of the remaining land, a village garden received by far the greatest support (61%). Action ACS1 Potential Partners Provide a 21st Century Community Hall Management Garden within the grounds Committee of the old Youth Club. Parish Council

3 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.3 Churches & Chapels

Background The parish has four churches, the Congregational Church and the Church of Churches of Maker, Rame and St Andrews. The Congregational Church currently holds concerts etc., and St Andrews Church is raising funds to provide disabled access and toilets to enable it to cater for greater public use. The Issues 68% of respondents supported the suggestion that greater use be made of local churches/ chapels for concerts, lectures etc.

Policy PCS3 Measures to enable the churches in the parish to provide additional services for the community will be supported.

4 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.4 Village Newspaper

Action ACS2 Background Since the appraisal was carried out, the Courier has been made available on sale at the Post The parish does not have its own newspaper; Office and the Village Stores. however, the Anglican Church produces a monthly church magazine, the Courier, which contains other items of general local interest, including a diary of events and listings of all Policy PCS4 clubs and organisations in the parish. The Parish Council will support in principle the continued existence of the Courier, or an equivalent parish magazine, should the Courier The Issues cease to exist. The need for a parish magazine is recognised, but the Courier already fulfils this function for many residents. 69% of respondents indicated that they would read the Courier if it were extended to a parish newspaper and it were more readily available.

5 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.5 Youth Facilities

Background The Issues The old parish Youth Club building has been demolished, after being declared unsafe. 81% of respondents support the current proposal to create a new shared facility for the The Youth Club is currently in negotiation for young people on the site of the Scout Hall, shared use of the 1st Mount Edgcumbe Scout & catering for the scouts/cubs and the Youth Cub’s premises at Watergate. Club. The Youth Club has a membership of over 80 young people, with a regular attendance of about 40 every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Action ACS3 Potential Partners Secure tenure for, and Youth Club provide a combined 1st Mt Edgcumbe Scouts youth facility at, Parish Council Watergate. Caradon District Council

Policy PCS5 The Parish Council will support the Youth Club in its efforts to obtain shared use of the facilities at Watergate with the 1st Mount Edgcumbe Scouts.

6 2 Community Services & Facilities 2.6 Policing

Background The Issues The crime records of the and Cornwall Police statistics show a low recorded level of Constabulary would indicate that the level of crime. However, 77% of respondents consider crime in the parish is relatively low (40 crimes there is a need for a greater police presence in were recorded in 2000 compared with 744 in the parish. the area). There is also strong support for the There is also an active Neighbourhood Watch reintroduction of a police surgery in the parish. scheme in the parish, which covers the area between Port Wrinkle and Cremyll operated by two senior officers and some 50 co-ordinators. Policy PCS6 There has been a notable reduction in crime in The establishment of a more prominent police the area since its formation and it is presence in the parish, including the current recognised as being one of the most effective proposal to provide a community police officer, in the rural areas of the South West. will be actively encouraged.

Action ACS4 Potential Partners Reintroduce a regular Devon & Cornwall Constabulary police surgery in the Parish Council parish. Rural Initiative Forum

7 3 Employment 3.1 Opportunities

Background The Issues 51% of respondents were retired. Of those in The survey recorded only 1% as unemployed, employment almost 50% are self-employed and with a similar small percentage claiming to be 66% of those work in the parish. seeking work. Of those in employment 43% work in the However, 74% of respondents consider there parish, 32% in Plymouth and 22% in either should be more jobs provided in the parish, with or Torpoint. a preference for craft workshops and small The two main employers in the parish in recent business units. years have been Mashford’s Boatyard at Cremyll and Mt Edgcumbe Country Park. New workshop units were constructed in the adjoining parish of Millbrook in 2002.

Policy PEM1 Proposals for additional employment space in the parish will be encouraged on suitable sites, provided this is supported by an appropriate level of demand.

8 4 Environment 4.1 Coastal Erosion

Background The Issues Much of the is suffering coastal The survey recorded that 67% believe more erosion in varying degrees. effort should be made to protect the peninsula’s coastline against erosion. Caradon District Council has advised us that where protection measures exist, the landowner Current national policy is to protect the coast- is responsible. line only where life and property are at risk. Where no protection currently exists, the District Council can pay for protection but only where life and property are at risk.

Action AENV1 Potential Partners Further investigate this Parish Council issue and liaise with Caradon District Council those affected. Environment Agency

9 4 Environment 4.2 Beach Management

Background The parish has four main beaches to which the general The Issues public has access: The Seaside Award acknowledges those Cawsand Beach beaches with good management which are Girt Beach clean, safe and display up-to-date information. Kingsand Beach 71% of respondents were in support of making Sandways the necessary improvements so that Cawsand Of these, only Cawsand Beach, which is owned by the Beach could apply for the Rural Beach award. Mt Edgcumbe Joint Committee and the Galleon, has any 72% and 62%, respectively, considered it form of management. important to provide additional life safety The Parish Council has been actively involved in trying equipment and an emergency phone on the to improve the management of Cawsand Beach. beach.

Action AENV2 Potential Partners Assess the possibility Mt Edgcumbe Joint Cte Policy PENV1 Hotel of gaining Rural Beach Measures to improve the quality of Cawsand Parish Council status for Cawsand Beach, to reach the level required for Rural Caradon District Council Beach. Beach status, will be supported, as will the ENCAMS provision of safety equipment on beaches. Gig Club Sailing Club Rame Peninsula Protection Soc

10 4 Environment 4.3 Waste Disposal

Background Rubbish from holiday homes is often left in the street or put in or adjacent to the rubbish bins on the sea front, generally making the area look unsightly. Holiday homes which are rented out are classified as commercial premises and their waste as commercial waste. Commercial waste sacks are available from Caradon District Council (approximate price £1 per bag). The District Council has advised that if these are put out on a Saturday, they will be collected and put in the disposal area at Victoria Park, for collection in the normal way. Action AENV3 Potential Partners Undertake further research Parish Council into the current position, Caradon District Council The Issues inform holiday-let owners and seek to achieve a cost- 83% of respondents consider a separate effective system that collection or bin/storage area is required for minimises the time rubbish visitors’ rubbish. bags remain in the street.

11 4 Environment 4.4 Recycling

Background Caradon District Council, in conjunction with the Cornwall Paper Company, is currently running a recycling service in many parts of Kingsand and Cawsand. The door-step collection is due to be extended to all dwellings in Caradon District.

The Issues 92% of the respondents indicated that they Policy PENV2 would support a recycling initiative if separate The Parish Council will continue to support the parish bags were provided. in its efforts to reduce waste and maximise recycling.

12 4 Environment 4.5 Local Produce

Background The Issues There is a growing interest in local produce 70% or respondents supported the idea of which has resulted in a number of local markets introducing an award for serving the Real being established. Caradon District Council can Rame Breakfast to local hostelries which use assist and provide advice in the setting up of a only ingredients produced within a 25 mile local market. radius of the peninsula. The aim is to reduce the food miles and support local producers and has been successfully tried in other places Action AENV4 Potential Partners such as Bath. To determine the Rame Traders Association Following further research it was found that demand for local WI Marketeers there was no suitable organisation in the produce. Parish Council parish willing to organise such a scheme. Caradon District Council However there were also several suggestions that more local produce be made available in Policy PENV3 the parish and one for a local market. If suitable demand exists, to support measures to make local produce more readily available within the parish, such as a monthly market in the parish for local crafts and produce.

13 4 Environment 4.6 Dog Fouling Background It is currently illegal to allow your dog to foul Action AENV5 Potential Partners public walking places, parks, the public highway and Provide additional dog Parish Council beaches frequently used by large numbers of the bins and undertake an Caradon District Council public. advertising campaign to Mt Edgcumbe Joint Cte The Dog (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 allows local educate dog owners. ENCAMS authorities to designate any land in their area as poop-scoop areas, where dog owners must clean up Action AENV6 after their pets. The penalty for not clearing up is £1000. Monitor the cleanliness of Kingsand and Girt Poop-scoop bags are freely available through the beaches, and seek Rame Traders Association at the Post Office. further public opinion about access by dogs. The Issues 56% of respondents would like to see a summer- time dog ban – as operates on Cawsand Beach – applied on Girt Beach. 59% think a similar ban should exist on Kingsand Beach as well, although 85% consider the cleanliness of that beach to be acceptable or good. 70% want more bins to be provided for dogs’ waste.

14 4 Environment 4.7 Power Supplies

Background Action AENV7 Potential Partners Although some cables have already been put Continue to review the Parish Council underground in Garrett Street, some of the possibility of getting more of Western Power streets in the villages are still festooned with the cables put underground British Telecom overhead cables. and for the provision of a Transco mains gas supply. Caradon District Council It is possible to get Western Power to bury existing cables at a cost of around £70 per metre.

Policy PENV4 The Issues The Parish Council will seek to ensure that 72% of respondents would like to see the any new cabling installed in the parish should power and phone cables put underground. be underground, and will support the burial 63% would like connection to mains gas. of existing overhead cables. The environmental improvements proposed for Policy PENV5 Cremyll by the Mt Edgcumbe Joint Committee include some burial of cables, which will be paid The Parish Council will support appropriate for by the project. attempts to provide a mains gas supply.

15 4 Environment 4.8 Development

Background Action AENV8 To review what areas are candidates for designation as Cremyll and the older parts of Kingsand and green/open spaces. Cawsand are designated Conservation Areas, to protect their character. Much of the parish is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Action AENV9 additional conservation designations apply to To obtain accurate data on, and local opinion about, the various areas. In such sensitive areas, the Caradon quantity, quality and type of holiday accommodation, in Local Plan indicates that new housing will only be order to guide policies on tourism development. permitted where it is infill or represents affordable housing. Policy PENV6 To support planning applications for new housing only where The Issues it represents suitable infill or affordable housing. 57% of respondents to the survey did not wish to Policy PENV7 see more housing development in the parish. To oppose the erection of mobile phone masts in the parish. 64% wished to see areas designated as permanent green/open spaces. Such areas were not defined. Policy PENV8 56% are against the erection of mobile phone To support measures that preserve a suitable balance masts in the parish. between holiday accommodation and permanent residences. 57% think visitor numbers are either about right or too high. 76% think holiday accommodation in Policy PENV9 the parish is adequate/appropriate. To attempt to maintain about the same level of tourism.

16 5 Housing 5.1 Availability

Background The Issues The external demand for properties in the two In the survey 6% of respondents were villages is pushing prices up beyond the means identified as currently seeking accommodation, of local prospective buyers. with a further 18% likely to be requiring it There is a limited number of properties to rent within the next five years. in the parish, provided by Caradon District Of these, 56% would be seeking rented Council and three private bodies. The total accommodation. With the limited number of number of rented properties currently rented properties currently available, it is available is estimated to be somewhere likely that this may cause further migration out between 20 and 30. of the parish. The survey also recorded a need for affordable housing.

Policy PH1 Every effort will be made to ensure that Action AH1 Potential Partners the current level of available rented Investigate the availability Caradon District Council housing stock for use as main dwellings is of rented accommodation, Mount Edgcumbe Estate not diminished. The provision of additional and the implications of Devon & Cornwall Housing Assocn rented accommodation within the existing providing affordable Rame Traders Association housing stock, where possible, will also be housing in the parish. Parish Council supported.

17 5 Housing 5.2 Second Homes

Background The Issues About one third of the houses in Cawsand and 91% of respondents consider that second-home Kingsand are holiday homes or second homes. owners should pay at least the full rate of council tax. There was also strong support that this Until recently second home owners were eligible additional revenue should be reinvested in the parish. for a dispensation of 50% on Council tax. However the legislation has recently changed 66% supported a change in planning regulations such and local authorities can now reduce the that if a residential dwelling is used as a holiday let discount to a minimum of 10% (which Caradon for more than six months of the year it requires District Council has implemented). Any change-of-use planning approval. additional monies thus raised will be retained by the local authority in question. Action AH2 Potential Partners Local authorities will be able to decide how best Establish the implications of the to spend this money to improve local public Parish Council recent changes in the relevant services such as affordable housing, transport Caradon District Council legislation with regard to or policing. implementing the above issues.

18 5 Housing 5.3 Residential Nursing

Background The Issues At present there is no residential home in the parish. 68% of respondents consider there is a need for such a home within the parish, so that elderly locals do not have to move away.

Policy PH2 Suitable proposals for a residential nursing home within the parish will be supported, subject to planning issues.

19 6 Recreation & Leisure 6.1 Youth Facilities

Background The provision of a Youth Club is discussed in Section 2.5. Activities for younger children are accommodated in the play area at Coombe Park. However, facilities for older age groups are limited and, in particular, there is currently nowhere in the parish where skateboarders can safely play and there are serious safety issues around the current practice of skateboarding in the street.

Action ARL1 Potential Partners The Issues Provide a dedicated Youth Club Although the senior residents were divided about the skateboard facility Parish Council proposal to provide a dedicated skateboard area (with within the parish. Caradon District Council 42% for and 43% against), the young people’s survey recorded 77% in support of the proposal. This was further supported by a large number of questionnaires Policy PRL1 filled out by the young at the consultation event. The need for better facilities for young people in 100% of respondents in the 13-16 years-old group the parish is recognised. Support will be given for requested the provision of a youth café, with 67% appropriate additional and supplementary facilities prepared to assist in the running of such a facility. where supported by a demonstrable level of need.

20 6 Recreation & Leisure 6.2 Activities & Events

Background Access to the countryside is provided by an extensive network of public rights of way, including the nationally important South West Coastal Footpath. Adult educational provision is limited on the Rame Peninsula, although within Caradon District there are several centres offering evening classes. The parish used to host a regular raft race off Cawsand Beach but this ceased some years ago.

The Issues Action ARL2 Potential Partners 89% of respondents were satisfied with the condition The Parish Council will Rame Gig Club of public rights of way. support the organisation Caradon District Council of an annual raft race. The current provision of adult education and availability of transport to the venues are perceived to be adequate by a majority of respondents. Policy PRL2 Potential Partners 71% supported the idea of reinstating the annual raft Seek to maintain the Parish Council race that used to be held in Cawsand. The Gig Club has present extent and Caradon District Council volunteered to organise the event, however they have condition of public rights Cornwall County Council found difficulty in obtaining suitable insurance cover. of way. Local land owners

21 7 Traffic & Transportation 7.1 Traffic Calming & Speed Limits

Background The Parish Council has discussed the question of speed limits with the County Council. As a result, a speed limit has been introduced in the vicinity of Fourlanesend School. 72% supported the idea of introducing a 40 mph speed limit throughout the peninsula.

The Issues Action ATR1 Potential Partners Traffic issues, together with second homes and dog fouling, are a major concern to most Investigate the outcome Parish Council residents. However traffic calming measures of the traffic calming Cornwall County Council do not have a lot of support, with the exception measures introduced in of New Road, which has over 50% support. and St John. At least 60% of respondents wish for limited vehicle access along Garrett St and Fore St, Action ATR2 Potential Partners and additional speed restrictions in Cawsand/ Review the possibility of Parish Council Kingsand. 62% supported the idea of a one-way introducing a peninsula- Cornwall County Council system involving an exit through Skinner’s Car wide speed limit with the Devon & Cornwall Police Park. County Council.

22 7 Traffic & Transportation 7.2 Car Parking & Public Transport

Background Caradon District Council is responsible for Cawsand Car Park and considers its charges are in line with Government thinking and documents published by the Audit Commission. Residents’ parking permits are available at a charge of about £55 per year, which equates to just over £1 per week. The District Council has also considered designating areas for residents only, but believe it would be difficult to enforce. Action ATR3 Potential Partners The Mt Edgcumbe Joint Committee is responsible for Parish Council Cremyll car park, where residents’ permits are Periodically review the Caradon District Council available at a charge of £15 per year. possibility of free car parking for residents. A community bus has been available since 2003. Action ATR4 Potential Partners Monitor parking Parish Council The Issues provision in general and Caradon District Council 75% of respondents wished to see free car parking its impact on congestion. for residents in Cawsand and Cremyll car parks. 73% consider public transport provision is adequate.

23 8 Acknowledgements & Addendum

8.1 Acknowledgements Drawings and photographs were kindly donated by: the children of Fourlanesend School; Joyce Smith; Steve The Parish Council are grateful to members of the Killops; Peter Mildenhall; Paddy Turpitt; Rame Gig Club. following organisations for making the Parish Above all, thanks are extended to the community of Appraisal possible: this Parish for responding to the appraisal Badminton & Table-Tennis Clubs questionnaire and providing the feedback essential for Bell Ringers the development of this document - your Parish Plan. Bowling Club Community Hall Management Committee The project was funded by: Congregational Church Hall Committee Focus 1st Mount Edgcumbe Scout & Cub’s Group Neighbourhood Watch Parochial Church Council Rame Gig Club Rame Peninsula Protection Society 8.2 Addendum Rame Traders Association Royal National Lifeboat Institute Since the Parish Appraisal was undertaken, the Sailing Club Torpoint & Rame Peninsula area has been accepted into Twinning Association the Market & Coastal Towns Initiative (MCTI). This Wine Circle Parish Plan will form part of the MCTI Plan for the Women’s Institute future of the Torpoint and Rame Peninsula, and it will Youth Club also be included in the targets of the regional Community Strategy Partnership. Further needs and Apologies are extended to any organisations services may be identified as part of the involvement inadvertently overlooked. of our parish in the MCTI.

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