St Agnes & Perranporth CNA

Events: Community Network Areas Core Strategy Area Based Discussion Paper

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Abi Yes Not dominated, St Agnes is fairly St Agnes More facilities I think there is a No These comments Messenger Towns / Low, but we have a self-contained, as has a draw in Mount danger of damaging are noted and will Dispersed / close functional is Perranporth from Mount Hawke, no the very thing that be taken into Low relationship with Hawke, village pub! makes St Agnes account in . Function attractive to live - a developing the of the nice environment and preferred strategy. Perranporth/St community spirit. Agnes villages is Too much/poorly described in the planned development 'Planning for the would make the Future of Small village very busy in Settlements traffic and decrease research. community cohesion. Perranporth and Mount Hawke both need more community facilities.

Catherine John M Smith Yes We are commenting We believe that - No Protection of the E only on the section aside from small environment is a Grubb of this document individual sites and key issue for the which relates to our in-fills - open market whole of Cornwall own area, and while housing within St and therefore is we would largely Agnes should be not listed under agree with the local discouraged and Local Spatial spatial priorities none should ever be Priorities – it will which are listed, allowed on greenfield be dealt with in would point out that sites. The focus more detail in the they are mostly of should be on next stage that generalised affordable housing to ‘Preferred aspirational type meet different Approach.’ which could be requirements - for applied to almost single people, not Comments on any other village. just for families with affordable housing There is however a children, and for the are noted and will most surprising elderly. Such be used in omissions from this accommodation, developing the list. It is so especially if using strategy. remarkable that we greenfield sites, can only suppose it should use land as is deliberate. After economically as having listed those possible, and avoid coastal villages' harming its many sites of landscape setting. conservation, Developers who are Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

heritage and prepared to build scientific such housing, for importance earlier lower profits than in this section the their open market Local Spatial profit maximising Priorities fails to brothers should be include anything at sought out and all about their encouraged. The protection and local residents should enhancement. We be properly consulted hope that this will and their views taken be rectified in any into account, On no future document as account should its omission might planners' policies be imply that forced upon them in developers in would a fait accompli that be less impeded if disregards the their plans did not character and true conflict with council requirements of the policy. village. Plans should follow on from consultation.

(nb While low profit building companies are not going to be able to provide the infrastructure benefits of their high profit brethren, it could be argued that these are not always initially required. Many of the present and future occupants of affordable housing within villages are already resident there, in rented or family accommodation; their children attend local schools; they are registered with local medical practices; their cars use the local roads. This is quite different to a large influx of new residents in new Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

open-market housing, putting pressures on the village infrastructure, when major infrastructure provision would need to be made.)

David PCL Planning We would support No Comments noted. Lobban additional residential development in the St Agnes area in order to ensure that the needs of the community are met and also to ensure the existing facilities are maintained and enhanced where possible.

Dr. Councillor Yes The broad priorities A housing approach It is inevitable No Comments noted Charlotte are reasonable, is needed which (1) that some and will be taken MacKensie Truro City including North meets the need for employment, into account when Council Coast secondary local affordable services, and developing the school. homes including larger retail are in Preferred social homes for or adjacent to Approach. rent, and (2) brings towns. But new more existing housing in St properties into all Agnes and year local use. A Perranporth, and clear identification of a local secondary economic school, would regeneration / new help to ensure jobs locations their local centres (option 3) which continue to thrive combined distributed all year round. housing There is a need development (option for Cornwall 2) with better social Council measures use of existing to promote housing stock, a reliable local and lower number of new pedestrian homes (option A), (including elderly) and high Council access to basic planning standards shops and (Code for services where sustainable homes they live. level 6 requirement on all new build), It would be to the Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

would be detriment of St sustainable. Agnes and Live/work units Perranporth CNA should also be if people who included in new commute to work developments. in Truro were instead expected to move their home to where they work.

Ian Cornish Social No Develop a local ‘Steady-state’ There is potential in No The area issues Williams and Economic transport plan that dispersed. this CNA to meet a were developed Research restricts car use proportion of housing individually for Group and promotes need under the each CNA based on alternatives within ‘steady-state’ the priorities the town. Upgrade scenario through the coming out of their public transport transfer of second Parish Plans and links to other homes into the through settlements. residential market. consultation with the Network Maintain and Managers. It is respect the noted that many of environment of the your suggested area, accepting the replacement issues need to include all are the same elements rather between each CNA, than focusing on thus losing the protecting certain local dimension to landscape and other the priorities. designations. However, many of Plan for housing the issues you development to raise will be meet local need, covered in more not for detail at the next unsustainable stage of the Core growth. strategy when we begin to consider Maintain and which policies will enhance local be needed in shops, facilities and implementing the services, with the strategy. Policies aim of providing for should include the the local natural community. environment, the economy, Support and affordable housing develop an ICT etc. infrastructure so that households, Comments on Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

businesses and housing are noted others can carry out and will be taken more activities on into account in line, hence reducing developing the travel. preferred strategy.

Support the needs of communities in the rural hinterland through appropriate local needs development and the maintenance of community facilities.

Promote better quality jobs to create a more balanced economy.

[A better public transport network should be provided but it should not be based on the premise of additional housing development]

J Christie Equal consideration None of the 9 Future development No Sustainable should be given to options work best for must be sustainable; development social, economic the area as the scale ensuring social requires the and environmental for each is too high prosperity and the consideration of issues. to deliver continued provision social, sustainable of quality environmental and Add ‘Ensure development. Should environmental goods economic issues location, scale and the number of and services. (the role of the design of new proposed dwellings sustainability development be reduced then the appraisal is to minimises impact preferred option ensure that all on the natural would be either the aspects are environment and Cornwall Towns or considered.) ecosystem goods Economy led option Failure to provide and services depending on the sufficient housing (including at coast environmental to meet population and nearshore features of specific requirements waters). Ensure sites. would not be development sustainable. includes adequate measures for Policy to minimise Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

environmental impact on the protection, natural enhancement, environment will be mitigation and developed in the compensation’. next, ‘preferred approach’ stage. It Add ‘Address higher is an overarching than average principle, not only occurrence of related to this CNA. second and empty homes (8.4% compared to 7.6%).’

Kathryn Clerk Yes Issue 3: should Economy-Led St. East Yes, Truro & Yes, St. Agnes & Only to a Yes, No These comments Rees read 'protect and / Medium Parish Council Perranporth lesser improved are noted and will St. Newlyn ensure prefers option 3 degree. transport influence the East Parish sustainability of because services will links & access development of the Council rural shops & be targeting where to health preferred businesses) they are needed, services. approach. transport links to Issue 4: St. Newlyn major towns will be East Parish Council improved giving are unclear of the better access jobs meaning of this. thus meaning that local people will be able to stay in their communities rather than having to move away to find a job.

M Calder The National The Trust supports Cornwall In principle the Trust No Protection of the Trust prioritising Towns favours the ‘Cornwall undeveloped coast ‘effective coastal Towns’ distribution will be issues management’ in for the reasons set across all relation to coastal out earlier in this Community change, but this response. The Trust Network Areas needs to be has concerns over which contain extended to the ‘dispersed them. They are protecting and option’ for growth, therefore not listed enhancing the not just on climate specifically for this unspoilt character factors, but as it is CNA, but this does and appearance of likely to have the not mean they will the undeveloped most visual impact not be taken into coast, especially as along the coast (SA, account. a large section of page 19), and an undeveloped coast extremely negative Noted – the in this area is not effect on the historic comments on covered by the environment with distribution have AONB designation. the greatest visual been made on all Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

impact of all the the CNA papers. options (SA, page 20). The dispersed option will also have a negative effect on Tourism with the ‘most potential to jeopardise the attractiveness of much of Cornwall’s more rural and coastal communities’ (SA, page 34), which should be accorded significant weight, given the importance of tourism to the (Tourism Issues Paper; 1.7) as well as to its ‘social, cultural and environmental wellbeing’ (Tourism Issues Paper; Summary 1.1).

P C I live and work at St No Comments noted Thomas Agnes Cornwall and and will be taken what we need most into account when is spending on developing the growth at sea side Preferred resorts and small Approach. businesses as this is what attracts people here, we want to see the ability to make business in St Agnes not Truro or the larger place. Until planning restrictions are relaxed places like St Agnes will die away as the older generation become more prominent. The problem is there are a vocal few nimbys in my village that are bored enough to go to parish council Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

meetings its lunacy to not allow development in my village how can i employ people if i can't get planning permission for things as simple as a pony walking service. We need to attract people from outside to come and influence our developments in a prosperous way in short relax planning, promote development, and it will pay for itself thank you for your time.

Richard Planning Page 83, Local Low CPRE Cornwall Yes Protection of the Ward Development Spatial Priorities – favours the low environment is an Manager CPRE Cornwall housing growth overarching issue suggests that the options combined whereas these are Campaign to need to protect the with a mix of local spatial Protect Rural environment of the distributions based priorities which England area is an issue on CPRE Cornwall’s have come from (CPRE) worthy of adding to response to the main Parish plans and the list Core Strategy. local consultation.

Please see attached letter for further detail.

S Herman Clerk Yes Would add:- Economy Led Economy led Truro and St Agnes Mount More No large No The comments on / Low distribution was Hawke and integrated developments should level / location of St Agnes Provision for youth; supported by the Porthtowan transport be allowed along the development, and Parish Council majority of network. North Coast, as over infrastructure Provision of a new Councillors, however development of this (school) primary school on concern was area and, specifically, requirements and the North Coast. expressed about the the coastal villages of the desire to continued expansion St Agnes and remove of Truro and fears Porthtowan would development were raised that ruin what should be boundaries are surrounding preserved. noted and will be settlements on the used to inform the north side of the city Expansion of Mithian preferred such as would drastically approach. Threemilestone, alter the character of Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

Penstaze and the village and A meeting has Blackwater could should be avoided. been set up to become suburbs of discuss the city Further development Neighbourhood within the Parish Plans. should be focused on Blackwater due to the fact it is away from the Heritage Coast, the AONB and the SSSI. It is already supported by good access and infrastructure and has room for development.

There should be provision of a secondary school to service the CNA.

There should be an additional primary school, most likely within the Porthtowan area.

Green energy developments along the North Coast, Heritage Coast, Article 4, AONB and SSSI areas should be strongly controlled.

Development boundaries should be removed.

Flexibility should be built into the LDF.

We are very interested in developing Neighbourhood Plans and applying Neighbourhood Development Orders, Full Organisation AP1 - AP1 - Are there AP2 - AP2 - Please let us AP3 - a) One or AP3 - b) Self- AP3 - c) AP3 - d) AP4 – Other Attachment(s)? Officer Name Details Do you any issues that Option 1 – know why or an two key towns contained Groups of Would you comments on the Comments agree should be added, Distribution alternative dominate? villages? smaller change the CNA that removed or / Growth suggestion for villages way these these changed? distribution. that share settlements are the facilities? work? priority issues?

which we would like the Planning Department to provide advice and assistance for.