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Wave Project, Beach School - Surf Therapy Centre Pre-Application March 2021 LAVIGNE LONSDALE MASTER PLANNING | ARCHITECTURE | URBAN DESIGN | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Wave Project, Beach School - Surf Therapy Centre Pre-Application March 2021 LAVIGNE LONSDALE MASTER PLANNING | ARCHITECTURE | URBAN DESIGN | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 22 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS First Floor Stable Block Newton St Loe Bath, Revision : - BA2 9BR Date : 30 March 2021 www.lavignelonsdale.co.uk | tel: 01872 273118 | 01225 421539 Prepared : Andrew Walker COPYRIGHT - The contents of this document must not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of Lavigne Lonsdale. CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Background Information 3.0 Initial Stakeholder Engagement 4.0 Planning Background 5.0 Baseline - Planning Policy Background 6.0 Scheme Proposal 1.0 | Introduction Gwithian Introduction Towans Lavigne Lonsdale have been appointed by Joe Taylor, founder and CEO of the Wave project. The Wave project is a charity and is the world’s first P R ‘surf therapy’ course for young people funded by a government health O S P service. Path E R H Path I The scheme is to provide much needed facilities in close proximity to L L Gwithian beach to enable the charity to continue its services to the community. Godrevy Cottage A pre-app (PA20/01012/PREAPP) was submitted in 2020 on a preliminary scheme and a response was provided on the 2nd July 2020 from Cornwall Council. Path This pre-app explores the feedback from the council and looks to Car Park demonstrate that a suitable scheme can be provided in this location without adverse effects on the highways, landscape or visual effects to the local and wider area. Godrevy Park Path Path Dunes The Wave Project 4 Pre-Application Document 2.0 | Background Information What is the Beach School & why is it needed? Mental health disorders among young people are now reaching critical Beach School is an evidence-based intervention that combines outdoor levels, with the problem getting worse each year. According to the NHS, learning and surfing with innovative schemes of work that help children one in six children had a diagnosed mental health issue in July 2020, to re-engage with the idea of learning. Children usually come to beach compared with one in nine in 2017. According to a BBC report in February school for one full day per week in normal school time. This gives children a 2021, ten children aged 9 to 12 are being admitted to hospital every break from school, and helps them to reset their thinking about learning. week with an injury caused by self harm, and this figure has doubled in six years. In 2019-20, there were 4,962 hospital admissions for children with At Beach School, children spend most of the day in their wetsuits and learn eating disorders – an increase of 19% on the previous year, according to outside, on the beach and in the sea. Lessons are devised to incorporate The Guardian. The effects of the pandemic are predicted to make these the natural environment in the pupils’ learning. For example, the Speed figures worse. Demons lesson uses bodyboarding to teach primary children about maths and physics. In Cornwall, there are more children with a social, emotional and mental health needs than across England as a whole, according to Cornwall The Beach School facility at Gwithian would enable the course to be Council’s Joint Needs Assessment (2019). This includes both primary (2.63%) delivered to up to 75 children each week (15 per day). The design has and secondary (2.73%) school children. Since 2013, rates of self-harm have been developed thoughtfully to give children the sense of being outdoors increased by 321% in the 10-14 age group, and 50% in the 15 to 19 age all the time, whilst keeping them safe. It would be the first facility of its type group. anywhere in the world. Children with poorer mental health are far more likely to struggle at school, and some may end up being permanently excluded. There were 90 permanent exclusions from schools in Cornwall in 2019/20, and 92 in 2018/19. The long term cost of each of these children to public services is estimated at £370,000 each – which means a total cost of £33m per year in Cornwall alone. It is against this backdrop that Beach School is being proposed. The Wave Project Pre-Application Document 5 3.0 | Initial Stakeholder Engagement In advance of the pre-app, the first phase of stakeholder engagement General conclusions: took place through January and early February. Conversations were had either in person or virtually with those identified through a mapping • Constructive, positive and open dialogue with a community who process as key stakeholders. The sessions were used to explain the project are looking to ensure their environment is not developed in a way concept, its location and early thinking around the design and to garner that detracts or degrades feedback. • Broad support for The Wave Project as an initiative, an understanding of the needs it serves and an appreciation of why Gwithian Parish Council had already received a presentation in The Beach School is needed as a permanent home, near the beach November, 2018 so were not included in this round of conversations. We • Every stakeholder mentioned the need to minimise visual impact of will however be presenting again to them 26th April. The Beach School through creative and sympathetic design, fitting with location. Reassurance asked for that we would look to mitigate Who we have spoken to in phase 1: the impact of the building on views from the AONB, the SSSI, the coast and the road, were raised, but constructive ideas were also • Dick Goodere; Chair, Towans Partnership. Dick in turn liased with suggested Martin Rule – Towans Ranger. We present to the Towans Partnership • The majority indicated that local ecology, wildlife and landscape 21st April are very important and that this must be born in mind in the design, • George Eustice MP not just of the buildings but also the open spaces • Vanessa Luckwell; CC Community Link Officer • Every conversation touched on access and carparking, but this was • Lord Matthew Taylor not a showstopper for anyone provided the access proposed is safe • The Thomas’ family via Fred and Martin Thomas (long time and the volume of cars in and out is not high landowners in the area) • Most mentioned the underlying concern about ‘development • Bill Makin; The National Trust creep’ and the potential for the development of this site to unlock • Andrew George (ex MP) others in the area. The guarantee that there will be no residential • Tyson Greenaway; Gwithian Academy of Surfing accommodation on site was reassuring to all • Andy Nelson; Cornwall Wildlife Trust • Ollie Shilston; RNLI The Wave Project 6 Pre-Application Document 4.0 | Planning Background A pre-app was submitted in summer 2020 and a response by Adam reach of the surfing beach at Gwithian Towans. It would also be easily Carlyon was provided by CC on the 2nd July 2020. accessible by public transport” The main comments were: 5. Impact on Landscape & Visual Effects: The case officer stated that: 1. Highways: Concern regarding visibility splays. These have been “the site occupies a distinctly rural, open and windswept location which addressed by our highways consultant (Jon Pearson)- refer to page is devoid of significant built development and is clearly visible from 19, and also his Transport Advisory Note submitted as part of this pre- several parts of the public domain. A development of the proposed application. scale in this location would therefore struggle to comply with the policy requirement to respect the character of the countryside and 2. CLP Policy 5 and NPPF paragraph 83: regarding employment in be sensitive to its surrounding, with the sites location adjacenet to, but rural areas. This pre-app response includes the findings of our initial clearly visible from the “Upton Towans Area of Great Landscape Value landscape & visual appraisal (LVA) which demonstrates that the exacerbating this impact.” scheme is an appropriate scale, design and is in an appropriate location for a “surf school”. The need for the Beach School to be We have explored the landscape & visual effects related to the scheme located close to the coast, within easy access of a beach, is an and can demonstrate that: overriding locational and business need for this development. This was a key consideration in the search for potential development sites, as was i. the scheme is appropriate in this location, the price and availability of land in coastal locations ii. that the study area is not a purely a “distinctive rural area” but does have a significant amount of tourism, leisure and recreation 3. NPPF para 84: The scheme is located outside of a settlement boundary facilities in it; due to the fact that it needs to be in a location that is close to the iii. that this scheme does not have a significant visual effect, beach and the sea at Gwithian. Our transport consultant will provide iv. this scheme responds well to the character of the local area. evidence to show that it is an appropriate location and layout. 6. Ecology: The case officer was concerned that the July 2020 pre-app 4. CLP Policy 4 & NPPF para 92: In relation to the provision of community was not accompanied with a Phase 1 ecological survey, given its facilities, the previous response was that: proximity to the Gwithian to Mexico Towans SSSI and the Gwithian Towans Local nature reserve. A phase 1 survey had been carried out in “The proposal would undoubtedly comply with elements of the above January 2020 and further surveys are currently underway. This pre-app policy guidance, being for a local, charitable surfing organization will identify the initial findings of that assessment which does not identify supporting young people but also providing community facilities, in any potential issues.
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