Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014

Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies – Proposed Submission Document 2010-2030

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The Cornwall Local Plan – Strategic Completed response forms should be Policies (formerly known as the sent to: Core Strategy) has been subject of three rounds of consultation since Cornwall Council 2011. Unless we make significant Strategic Policy Team further changes this document will Carrick House be the final consultation before it is St Clement Street submitted to the Secretary of State Truro TR1 1EB and the Examination in Public.

You now have the chance to tell us Next steps if the changes made to the Plan are The representations received during the right approach. If you don’t think this formal round of consultation so, you need to support the reasons will be reported to and considered by why it is not on the following the Council. Any significant changes grounds will be considered by the planning - are the changes to the Local Plan inspectorate, who will appoint an justified, effective and consistent inspector to conduct an examination with national policy? in public.

The document must be based on a robust and credible evidence base and contain the most appropriate strategy for managing land use when considered against the reasonable alternatives. The Plan needs to be; • deliverable • flexible; • able to be monitored; and  consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Policy 19 Minerals safeguarding Policy 20 Strategic waste Contents management principles Policy 21 Managing the provision of waste management facilities 5 Foreword Policy 22 Best use of land and existing buildings 6 Introduction Policy 23 Natural environment Policy 24 Historic environment 10 Vision and objectives Policy 25 Green infrastructure Policy 26 Flood risk management 18 General policies and coastal change Policy 27 Transport and accessibility 52 Policy messages for places - Policy 28 Infrastructure local objectives Implementation and monitoring

135 Monitoring framework Foreword 143 Saved policies We all know Cornwall is a 146 Key diagram - policies map special place. We all have a responsibility for its future Schedule of policies and proper planning is a key part of this.

Policy 1 Presumption in favour of To achieve our economic ambitions sustainable development we must provide a set of policies Policy 2 Key targets and spatial that supports the creation of jobs strategy and wealth. Policy 3 Role and function of places Policy 4 Shopping, services and This draft submission document is community facilities our proposed approach to Policy 5 Jobs and skills development and sets out the Policy 6 Housing mix policies we think should guide Policy 7 Housing in the countryside future planning decisions. We’ve Policy 8 Affordable housing heard views from extensive Policy 9 Affordable housing led consultation with and the schemes involvement of the community. Policy 10 Publicly owned sites Policy 11 Managing viability We also need to tackle issues such Policy 12 Gypsies, travellers and as the impact of climate change, the travelling showpeople provision of affordable homes and Policy 13 Design renewable energy and the Policy 14 Development standards management of waste as well as Policy 15 Renewable and low carbon infrastructure while safeguarding the energy environment. We’ve made some Policy 16 Safeguarding renewable tough decisions and made a plan for energy Cornwall that positively and pro- Policy 17 Health and wellbeing actively deals with change in the Policy 18 Minerals – general principles

3 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 most sustainable way over the next 20 years. Posedhek on a-dro dhe’n termyn a dheu mes an dowlen ma, orth hy We are positive about our future but, holon, yw ragowgh hwi ha rag at its heart, this plan is for you and henedhow a dheu, ytho yth yw bysi future generations, so it is important hwi dhe ri dhyn agas tybyansow. that you give us your thoughts. Leverewgh dhyn, mar pleg, erbyn Please let us know by 22nd April dy’Lun an 22ves a vis Hwevrer, 2013; are we doing the right thing, if 2013; a wren ni an dra ewn, mar ny not, what should we do? wren, pandr’a dal dhyn y wul?

Planning Future Raglavar Cornwall

1.1 This part of the Local Plan (the Ni oll a wor bos Kernow tyller Plan) sets out our main planning arbennek. Yma approach and policies for Cornwall. charj dhyn ni oll rag an Further details including allocations are provided by additional Local Plan devedhek anedhi ha and Supplementary Planning towlennans gwiw yw rann a Documents. vri a hemma. Neighbourhood Plans, prepared by city, town and parish councils will be Rag kowlwul agan uhelhwansow part of the statutory whole Plan too. erbysiethek y tal dhyn provia fardel The Plan also sets out how we will a bolicis a skoodh an gwrians a manage development to 2030. sodhow hag a rychys ha puptra a’n keveyl. 1.2 The Plan is intended to help deliver the vision and objectives of An profyans kyns-skrif ma yw agan ‘Future Cornwall’1, our sustainable fordh gynigys dhe dhisplegyans hag community strategy. The underlying y tiskwedh an policis a goodh principles of the strategy seek to kevarwodha, del dybyn, erviransow manage future development to towlenansel y’n termyn a dheu. Ni re ensure all communities in Cornwall glewas gwelvaow wosa kussulyans have an appropriate balance of jobs, efan gans an gemeneth hag services, facilities and homes. omvyskans gensi. Future growth in Cornwall will be Yma edhom dhyn ynwedh a attamya controlled through a ‘plan, monitor maters kepar ha chanj hinek, trevow and manage approach’ ensuring that resnadow, nerth nowedhadow hag the right policies are in place to atal keff rys hag isframweythyow, reflect changing circumstances. To hag yn kettermyn difres an enable this more flexible approach kerhynnedh. the Cornwall Local Plan will be subject to periodic review over the Ni re wrug erviransow kales ha gul Plan period. towlen rag Kernow a dhyght chanj yn posedhek ha ragvewek yn fordh an moyha sostenadow dres an 20 bledhen a dheu.

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Topic based - which will be How to use this plan applicable to most proposals; and

The policies avoid repetition so it Place based - specific for each is important they are all read as community network area setting out a whole. The policies are the the priorities for each area. strategic policies for the purpose of providing context for 1.6 In addition the Plan will be 2 Neighbourhood Plans . supported by other formal

documents, these include: 1.3 These policies set out how we will consider planning applications, Neighbourhood Plans – prepared set targets for growth and the broad by local councils in conformity with distribution of development that national policy and the policies and reflects identified needs. They are proposals of this Plan, also intended to provide sufficient flexibility to respond to opportunities Development Plan Documents – and changing priorities. They give providing further detail for policies scope for our communities to and forming part of the statutory manage the delivery of the Plan framework including site locally. allocations and mineral safeguarding,

1.4 We also intend the Plan to As well as: provide a suitable framework for a range of key service providers and Supplementary Planning Documents stakeholders, whose input and that help guide decisions by giving delivery of services and additional evidence and advice, and; infrastructure will be essential to the successful implementation of the A range of site specific and thematic strategy. plans giving greater detail on how these proposals will be implemented. 1.5 The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Government’s planning policies for Figure 1: Hierarchy of Planning England and how these are expected Documents – no change to pre- to be applied. It provides the submission document framework within which local communities and councils can produce their own distinctive local New diagram – How it all fits and neighbourhood plans. together

The policies are in four groups; Cornwall in context National - developed from the National Planning Policy Framework; 1.7 Cornwall is the most south westerly tip of the United Kingdom, The Cornwall Local Plan: Strategic covering an area of 3,559 sq km. It Policies document sets out policies is the second largest local authority that are: area in the South West. Cornwall is distinctive with a coastline 697km Spatial - setting the overall strategy; long. The sea forms the northern, southern and western boundaries,

5 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 with the River Tamar forming the Cornwall’s distinctiveness and eastern border with Devon and cultural identity. Plymouth, giving it its strong maritime character. 1.12 For many years the Council has sought to promote higher incomes 1.8 Cornwall encompasses a diverse with a more diverse economy and environment and rich economic make Cornwall less dependent on and cultural history; the quality of seasonal employment, based largely which attracts residents, visitors in the tourism sector. With a and businesses alike. Cornwall is an combination of high house prices, area of many contrasts and varied low average incomes aggravated by landscapes with remote rural, coastal high second home and holiday let and environmentally sensitive areas, ownership has lead to a situation interspersed with villages and where many parts of Cornwall historic market towns. Many areas have difficulty in meeting their own are affluent contrasting with some communities’ housing needs. areas being among the most disadvantaged areas in the UK. 1.13 Changes in the population present major challenges, an 1.9 Cornwall is famous the world increase in the proportion of older over for its ‘industrial and mining residents impacts on health facilities heritage’ recognised through its and services, while deprivation World Heritage status. Today we remains a persistent concern in key have a growing reputation in areas. environmental protection and technologies and the arts, alongside Vision and objectives the growing role and reputation of its academic institutions.

1.14 The vision of Future Cornwall 1.10 Cornwall is characterised by a (our adopted sustainable community dispersed settlement pattern. Our strategy) is to: communities are equally diverse having developed strong local identities and traditions - many of “achieve a leading position in which continue today. Nine towns sustainable living” have a population of over 10,000 (five over 20,000) while a further 1.15 The strong and diverse seventeen small towns have character of Cornwall is special. It around 5,000 residents. These sit gives us an important understanding among many other sizable villages of our place in the world. This Plan and hamlets. gives us the opportunity to protect what we know is special while taking 1.11 Being a peninsula means that responsibility to shape future Cornwall does not and cannot rely development positively, for all our heavily on neighbouring areas to residents and visitors. The erosion of supplement many infrastructure this valued character, for example, requirements such as health, by globalisation and ‘standard’ employment and education. While building types must be guarded this geography creates challenges for against. economic growth and accessibility it also provides us with opportunities. 1.16 We have a responsibility to It has helped create some of ensure that change and the new

6 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 places we create meet our current opportunities to improve existing and future needs and can be facilities for better economic designed, in a way that is equally as performance. rich, inclusive and distinctive as the best of what has come before. Theme 2: To enable self sufficient and resilient 1.17 Our overall aim is to support communities. sustainable development. Ultimately this is a balance of decisions around Objective 4: Meet housing need by economic, social and environmental providing for new homes over the issues to meet our present day plan period that provide everyone in needs while not compromising the the community with the opportunity needs of future generations. Our of living in an appropriate home, polices in this Plan give the supported by local community framework for this. facilities.

1.18 To deliver the vision by 2030, Objective 5: Allow people and Future Cornwall identifies four long communities to provide for jobs and term themes. deliver homes locally to meet needs, where they can best support the role and function of local communities as Future Cornwall well as allow for further change and adaptation. themes; the plan’s objectives Objective 6: Ensure that infrastructure is provided that will

enable development to benefit the Theme 1: To support the local community. economy

Theme 3: To promote good Objective 1: Remove unnecessary health and wellbeing for barriers to jobs, business and everyone. investment through a positive policy framework with a focus on sustaining Objective 7: Meet a wide range of a range of local businesses including local needs including housing and for growth sectors promoted by community, cultural, social, retail, Cornwall Council and the Local health, education, religious, and Enterprise Partnership to support recreational facilities, in order to both new business and the improve quality of life and reduce traditional industries of fishing, social exclusion. farming and minerals.

Objective 8: Promote development Objective 2: Enhance the cultural that contributes to a healthy and and tourist offer in Cornwall and to safe population by providing for continue to promote Cornwall as a opportunities for walking and year round destination for tourism cycling and ensuring the appropriate and recreation. levels of open space and the

protection and improvement of air Objective 3: Provide and enhance quality. retail provision with a regional and sub-regional status that adds to Theme 4: To make the most of economic growth and provide our environment.

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We will work with applicants, Objective 9: Make the best use of infrastructure providers and the local our resources by; community to find solutions which mean that proposals will be a. Reducing energy consumption approved wherever possible, and to while increasing renewable and low secure development that improves carbon energy production; the economic, social and environmental conditions in the area. b. Maximising the use of previously used land; and Planning applications that accord with the policies in this Local Plan c. Supporting local food production, and supporting Development Plan and and Supplementary Planning Documents (including, where d. Increasing resilience to climate relevant, with policies change in Neighbourhood Plans) will be regarded as sustainable development Objective 10: Enhance and and be approved, unless material reinforce local natural, landscape considerations indicate otherwise. and historic character and distinctiveness and raise When considering whether a the quality of development through; development proposal is sustainable or not, account will be taken of its a. Respecting the distinctive location, layout, design and use character of Cornwall’s diverse against the three pillars of economic landscapes; development, social development and environmental protection and b. Maintaining and enhancing an improvement. effective network of open space and environmental stewardship for Where there are no policies relevant our ecosystems services network for to the application at the time of food production, flood control and making the decision the Council will wildlife; and grant permission unless material considerations indicate otherwise – c. Excellence in design that manages taking into account whether: change to maintain the distinctive character and quality of Cornwall. a) Any adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, Policy 1 – Presumption in favour when assessed against the policies of sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework taken as a whole; or When considering development proposals the Council will take a b) Specific policies in that positive approach that reflects the Framework indicate that presumption in favour of sustainable development should be restricted. development contained in the National Planning Policy Framework and set out by the policies of this Local Plan.

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the connection between our city, Spatial strategy towns and villages and the rural areas they serve. We promote this 1.19 Our overall aim is to support as a longer term sustainable pattern economic growth in Cornwall by of development which recognises providing a planning policy that many of our smaller places framework that is positive towards could provide better opportunities to Cornwall and the Local Enterprise be more self-contained or work Partnership’s economic strategy and collectively to provide a range supported by an investment strategy of services allowing development of to channel public funds that optimise an appropriate scale to meet their opportunity and private investment. needs. This will happen at different scales and in different types of jobs Additionally, Cornwall’s geography depending on the local situation. creates a significant economic and New business will be crucial to our social relationship with the cities and future but old established business towns of neighbouring authorities. will too. The ability for farming and The intensity of the relationship is fishing to adapt to the future greatest the nearer to these cities demands of more local food supplies communities are. Most notable are will be an important element in this. the relationships of Plymouth and Exeter to Cornwall. This needs 1.20 Settlements vary greatly in size positive and pro-active planning to and are located in a dispersed manage change in a way that pattern throughout Cornwall. The ensures Cornwall’s economy can best plan promotes this as a longer term serve its local community and, sustainable pattern of development particularly in the case of Plymouth, which recognises that many of our can benefit as part of a wider smaller places provide better economic influence. opportunities to be more self- contained or work collectively to Our strategy for the economy of the provide a range of services allowing wider area of south east Cornwall development of an appropriate scale and Plymouth recognises the scale of to meet their needs. Our spatial economic significance of Plymouth strategy aims to support this and and opportunity of south east ensure all communities and their Cornwall to strengthen its local services and facilities remain viable. economic performance.

1.21 However, a number of areas 1.24 The spatial policies establish are crucial to the success of our our priorities for planning decisions. economic infrastructure and economic strategy. These areas are Policy 2 – Key targets and given particular prominence in the Spatial Strategy policy.

New development should provide 1.22 Underpinning all this is the the most sustainable approach to need to protect the quality of our accommodating growth; making the environment, for its own sake but best use of infrastructure and also as an economic driver. services whilst respecting the natural

and historic character of Cornwall. 1.23 The strategy reflects the Overall, development should seek to: distinctive nature of Cornwall and

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1. Improve conditions for business and Sites of Special Scientific and investment providing for an Interest. overall increase of over 50,000 jobs supporting the provision of better 5. Positively manage new paid full-time employment development in Cornwall through: opportunities. jobs supporting the provision of better paid full-time a. high quality design demonstrating employment opportunities to drive a cultural, physical and aesthetic an increase in the Gross Domestic understanding of its location; Product to rise above 75% of the EU’s average. b. the protection and enhancement of environmental assets, including 2. Provide for 422,400 sq m of mitigation of unavoidable adverse employment floorspace over the plan effects, appropriate and proportional period to help deliver a mix of to their value; and 211,250 sq m of B1a office and 211,150 sq m of B1, B2 and B8 c. wherever possible, adaptation of industrial premises. the development and environmental assets to climate change. 3. Deliver renewable and low carbon energies, increase energy efficiency 6. Maintain the special character of and minimise resource consumption Cornwall, recognising all landscapes through a range of onshore are important, in order to; renewable/low carbon technologies. a. Promote and enhance the special 4. Provide for 42,250 47,500 homes qualities that make up the diverse over the plan period at an average and locally distinctive landscapes of rate of about 2,100 2,300 per year Cornwall ; to 2030 to help deliver sufficient new housing of appropriate types to meet b. Identify the value and sensitivity future requirements in particular off all landscapes, understanding meeting affordable housing and what is important to the character to Gypsy and Traveller needs. allow them to be protected, enhanced and conserved; 5. Positively manage new development in Cornwall through c. Create resilient landscapes and high quality design demonstrating a sensitively accommodate investment cultural, physical and aesthetic and growth within Cornwall’s unique understanding of its location and the landscape qualities, ensuring people protection, enhancement and continue to be drawn to Cornwall to mitigation of environmental assets, visit and for a thriving healthy appropriate and proportional to their population to live and work; value and wherever possible, adaptation to climate change. d. Protect the natural beauty of the AONB and undeveloped coast. 6. Maintain the natural character of the undeveloped coast, protecting 7. Re-enforce the spatial strategy of and enhancing its distinctive a continued dispersed development landscapes and habitats, particularly pattern providing homes and jobs, in in areas defined as Heritage Coast, a proportional manner, where they Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

10 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 can best sustain the role and c) supporting Truro’s wider role as function of local communities in an economic and service centre and towns and villages and that of their grow its role as a retail alternative to catchment as set out in this Plan’s major centres outside of Cornwall; Community Network Area based policies and subsequent d) supporting economic development Neighbourhood Plans. in south east Cornwall meeting the area’s own needs and benefit from 8. Reflect the importance to the its relationship with Plymouth; strength of Cornwall’s economy as a whole, through; e) strengthening the role of Launceston and Saltash as gateways a) supporting the economic to Cornwall through economic regeneration of Camborne and growth along the A30 and A38; Redruth and the emerging retail function of Pool. f) providing for marine businesses and maximise the economic growth b) optimising the economic and the benefits of the proximity to opportunity and maximises existing the linkages in mid-Cornwall by: Combined Universities in Falmouth; i. supporting the role of Bodmin as g) supporting the economic a strategic employment location regeneration of Penzance as a retail, taking advantage of its position on business and leisure centre, and the transport network; travel interchange, including the improvement of Penzance Harbour, ii. allocating mixed use and retention of a main line rail link development to deliver the eco- to Penzance as a strategic link for community at West Carclaze/Baal Cornwall and the UK; and Par Docks; g) h) supporting town centres, iii. supporting the economic housing renewal and regeneration. regeneration of St Austell as a centre for retail, business and leisure with a focus on promoting ‘green’ The role and function industries; of places iii. iv. in supporting the St Austell, St Blazey and China Clay Regeneration 1.25 Our towns and villages are Area small scale exemplar central to our strategy. It is their development will be supported which role and function3, not simply their positively contributes to local size, that should determine the objectives; appropriate level of development to be planned for. iv. v. supporting the Newquay Cornwall Airport and the Aerohub 1.26 In order to maintain and Enterprise Zone through improved enhance these places the Plan takes linkages as an economic catalyst for an approach to growth that the wider Newquay area and beyond. encourages jobs and homes, where they best deliver our strategic priorities and allows for more

11 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 organic development where it 1.31 For the purposes of this policy, supports or enables the provision of the ‘infilling’ of one-two housing appropriate services and facilities units in smaller villages and hamlets locally. is defined as (i) the filling of a small gap in an otherwise continuously 1.27 Specific housing targets will be built up frontage that does not provided for the main towns physically extend the village, hamlet identified in Policy 3 reflecting their or smaller settlement into the open strategic role and function and also countryside (ii) the redevelopment of in the proposed Clay Country eco- an existing previously developed site community. Sites for development in within or adjoining the settlement or these towns will be identified in the (iii) the rounding off of a settlement Cornwall Site Allocations where its edge is defined by a Development Plan Document and, physical feature such as a road. Neighbourhood Plans. The eco- community sites are identified as 1.32 Many frontages however are allocations in this Plan. not continuously built up and have substantial gaps between buildings 1.28 Elsewhere, development would or groups of buildings. These gaps be expected to focus upon meeting provide the setting for the village, local need and supporting the hamlet or small settlement, and add sustainability of smaller to the character of the area. They communities. Development are not appropriate locations for infill should be of a scale and nature development, and the development appropriate to the character, role of such large gaps would not and needs of the local community. therefore be considered as infill under the policies of this Local Plan. 1.29 Housing for settlements other than for the main towns will be 1.33 In smaller villages and hamlets delivered mainly through: in which ‘infill’ sites of one-two i. existing commitments, housing units are allowed, the ii. infill sites within the built form of settlement should have a form and the settlement, shape and clearly definable iii. Neighbourhood Plan allocations, boundaries, not just a low density and straggle of dwellings. It is iv.affordable housing led anticipated that the settlement will developments outside of the built be part of a network of settlements form of existing settlements, (i.e. and/or be in reasonable proximity to exceptions where market housing is a larger village or town with more required to support delivery). significant community facilities, such affordable housing-led schemes and as a primary school. infill developments. Where required additional sites will be identified The re-use of long term empty through Neighbourhood Plans. houses and buildings for residential purposes is encouraged in line with 1.30 There is a distinction between the Council’s Empty Homes Strategy. (i) ‘infill sites in the built-up area of towns and large villages, and (ii) 1.34 We recognise that ‘infill’ sites of one-two housing units sustainability is based on many in smaller villages and hamlets. factors and, we will welcome a wide range of development that helps existing centres to provide a mix of

12 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 uses and continue to be hubs for building rates in these towns could communities, by providing be lower in the early years of the employment, services, retail and plan period This will in turn impact social facilities. on the expected building rates across Cornwall as a whole. 1.35 We aim to provide better opportunities for villages to 1.38 Each 5 year requirement for be more self-contained or to work Cornwall will include a 5% uplift collectively with other settlements to except where there has been a provide a better range of services. historic under delivery, for more than 5 years, in which case a 20% 1.36 To ensure an appropriate uplift will be applied. supply of housing land in the right place and at the right time, we will Policy 3 – Role and Function of seek to ensure there is at least a 5 Places year supply of deliverable sites in Cornwall. This includes meeting the The scale and mix of uses of average annual housing targets set development and investment in out in the following table for each of services and facilities should be the key towns and Community proportionate to the role and Network Areas (adjusted to function of places. New development take into account past completions). 2010-2030 will be accommodated in An over supply in one Community accordance with the following Network Area will not be used to hierarchy: compensate for the lack of supply in another. 1. Delivery of the overall housing The adequacy of the 5 year supply provision as set out in Policy 2 will be assessed on a local authority, alongside larger scale community, Cornwall wide, basis. It will not be cultural, leisure, retail, utility, appropriate to assess 5 year supply employment will be managed below the local authority level for the through a site allocations DPD or purposes of determining whether Neighbourhood Plans for the paragraph 49 of the NPPF applies. following towns and residential However, the adequacy of supply in development will be meeting the needs of a particular accommodated in: CNA or town over the whole plan Camborne with Pool, Illogan and period will be a material Redruth; consideration when making planning Falmouth with Penryn; decisions. Any deficiency in supply Penzance with Newlyn; should be accommodated within the St Austell; CNA with a shortfall and not be Truro with Threemilestone; compensated for by increasing Newquay; supply in other CNA’s where existing Bodmin; supply is sufficient to meet its local Launceston; plan target. Bude with Stratton and Poughill; Helston; 1.37 In Bodmin, Falmouth/Penryn, St Ives with Carbis Bay; Hayle and Truro, in particular, some Saltash; towns key infrastructure may need Hayle; to be in place before the anticipated Liskeard and building rates can be achieved. It is Wadebridge. therefore expected that annual

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until this is produced, the National 2. To promote vibrant local Planning Policy Framework shall communities and support local provide the measure. services, an appropriate level of growth and investment will be 1.41 Community facilities are encouraged in other settlements to essential for local residents. They reinforce their role as providers of also impact on the health and well- employment; community; being of communities. Any growth in leisure; and retail facilities. jobs and homes needs to be supported by adequate infrastructure 3. Outside of the main towns provision, this includes community identified in this policy housing facilities. It is important that these growth will be delivered through facilities and services are accessible identification of sites where required to all. through Neighbourhood Plans, affordable housing led schemes (i.e. 1.42 The definition of community exception schemes where market facilities is wide ranging and includes housing is required to provide cross public services, community centres subsidy) under Policy 9 and infill and public halls, arts and cultural development defined below. facilities, policing, fire and ambulance services, health and Infill for the purposes of residential education facilities, public houses, development should be public toilets, youth centres, proportionate to the scale of the nurseries, libraries, leisure centres, settlement and within its boundaries, allotments, playing fields, social care respect the settlement and facilities including day centres, landscape character of the locality places of worship and services and not physically extend the provided by the community settlement. It must clearly relate to and voluntary sector. part of an established settlement and not isolated dwellings. Particular As part of its supplementary preference will be given to sites on planning guidance the Council will be previously developed land. producing a Design Standards SPD which will include provisions for open Shopping, services and space, sports and recreation and community facilities when published should be used in conjunction with Sport England’s 1.39 Shopping is a key component forthcoming Technical Guide for and function of many places and Assessing Needs & Opportunities forms a major part of successful regarding sport. towns. Town centres remain our focus for retail and community facilities in line with national policy.

1.40 Limits to A sequential test will be required to assess potential edge of centre and out of town retail developments. A threshold for impact testing will be identified for Cornwall’s main towns in the Allocations Development Plan Document and

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Table 1: Broad distribution of new dwellings will be a minimum of: Target Housing Completions since Remaining Location Provision 2010-2030 2010 and commitments requirement Penzance / Newlyn 1,400 2,150 481 561 919 1,589 West Penwith CNA residual 1,100 1,000 469 611 631 389 Hayle 1,300 1,400 997 1,067 303 333 St Ives-Carbis Bay 750 1,000 555 627 195 373 Hayle and St Ives CNA residual 350 192 239 158 111 Helston 900 456 459 444 441 Helston and the Lizard CNA residual 900 1,100 518 623 382 477 CPIR 4,000 4,500 2,723 3,418 1,277 1,082 CPR CNA residual 500 800 366 402 134 398 Falmouth-Penryn 3,200 2,600 809 1,477 2,391 1,123 Falmouth and Penryn CNA residual 800 500 302 161 498 339 Truro-Threemilestone- Shortlanesend 2,200 3,000 626 2,789 1,574 211 Truro and Roseland CNA residual 800 900 403 564 397 336 St Agnes and Perranporth CNA 1,100 290 490 810 610 Newquay 3,000 3,550 2,008 2,017 992 1,533 Newquay and St Columb CNA residual 600 198 213 402 387 Eco-Community 2,300 0 2,300 St Austell 1,700 2,000 1,554 1,760 146 240 St Austell CNA residual 300 134 129 166 171 St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel CNA 800 394 441 406 359 China Clay CNA 1,400 1,500 910 1,044 490 456 Wadebridge 800 1,000 253 291 547 709 Wadebridge and Padstow CNA residual 900 1,000 522 495 378 505 Bodmin 3,000 536 865 2,464 2,135 Bodmin CNA residual 200 43 50 157 150 Camelford CNA 900 1,200 386 514 814 Bude-Stratton-Poughill 800 900 567 554 233 346 Bude CNA residual 450 600 151 186 299 414 Launceston 1,100 1,500 744 988 356 512 Launceston CNA residual 400 238 257 162 143 Liskeard 1,000 1,250 320 813 680 437 Liskeard and Looe CNA residual 1,000 1,400 649 668 351 732 Caradon CNA 1,000 466 496 534 504 Saltash 750 1,000 163 165 587 835 Torpoint 300 350 13 10 287 340 Cornwall Gateway CNA residual 250 350 98 95 152 255 TOTAL: 42,250 47,500 19,534 25,411 22,716 22,089

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Policy 4 – Shopping, services and framework, which supports jobs, community facilities business and investment with a focus on sustaining a range of local 1. Development should will be businesses. It sets a framework to permitted where it supports the encourage both large and small scale vitality and viability of town centres opportunities throughout Cornwall in and maintains and enhances a good appropriate locations. Proposals and appropriate range of shops, should support and protect the services and community facilities. sustainability and expansion of Retail and commercial existing businesses and the growth development other town centre uses of new sectors to strengthen the outside existing centres defined town economy particularly where this centres (with the exception of small provides full time jobs and, wherever scale rural development) must show possible, leads to a rise in the there is a need and no significant average wage in Cornwall. significant harm adverse impact on the viability and vitality of the 2.2 To do this we need a flexible existing centre, and demonstrate the approach that ensures sufficient sites application of a sequential approach and premises of the right type are to site selection or demonstrate available in the right places at the an overriding strategic role for the right time. economic and social sustainability of Cornwall. Residential development, 2.3 In particular this plan provides such as accommodation for the policies to support the Cornwall and elderly is supported in town centres IOS LEP, of which the council is a where it supports the vitality and key member, as it delivers its viability of town centres; strategies for economic growth in Cornwall. It also underwrites 2. Community facilities and local Plymouth’s significant role in relation shops should, wherever possible, be to Cornwall, particularly in terms of retained and new ones supported. employment and retail provision. Our Loss of provision will only be emphasis will be on supporting; acceptable where the proposal shows: • Knowledge based industries, to a. no need for the facility or service; exploit super fast broadband; b. it is not viable; or c. adequate facilities or services exist • Infrastructure delivery including or are being re- provided that are improvements, to the rail and road similarly accessible by walking, network (particularly the trunk road cycling or public transport. network), capacity of the electricity grid, access to schools; and continued improvement to higher education and industries developing General policies from these improvements;

• Indigenous business including Jobs and skills agriculture, fishing and mining;

2.1 In order to make the economy • Creative industries to utilise the competitive it is important to remove graduate output from the Combined unnecessary barriers. The Plan seeks Universities in Cornwall along with to provide a positive policy other higher education facilities;

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• Low carbon energy production and related industries to exploit the 2.6 Tourism: The quality of opportunity in Cornwall of marine, Cornwall’s landscapes, seascapes, wind, hydro, solar and geo thermal towns and cultural heritage, enables assets; tourism to play This is a major element part of in our the economic, • More industrial workspace and social and environmental well being, homes to support the workforce; of Cornwall, it generates significant revenues, provides thousands of jobs • The quality of Cornwall’s and supports communities. Our key environment, through protection and challenge is to realise this enhancement, as an economic opportunity in better wages driver; through improved quality and a longer season. • The expansion of existing businesses; 2.7 Maritime: Cornwall’s marine sector accounts for almost one in • The provision of work hubs, seven of the UK’s marine jobs and working from home and live/work 8% of the UK’s marine industry units; and turnover. Overall it is estimated that Cornwall’s marine industry sector • Skills development. contributes more than £130M to the gross domestic product of Cornwall, 2.4 Skills development is central to supporting 14,000 jobs. Realising our economic strategy and proposals the development potential of that would provide for higher Cornwall’s maritime sector will be education, training and skills critical to the region’s future, long development will be encouraged. term prosperity. Where appropriate detailed policy provision such as site identification 2.8 With stakeholders, Cornwall will be provided with a particular Council has produced a Maritime focus supporting the growth Strategy. This covers the period from Cornwall’s colleges and the 2011-2030 and provides a unifying Combined University of Cornwall in policy framework for the planning of close association with local economic Cornwall’s land, sea and coast4. opportunity. 2.9 Aerohub: Newquay Airport has 2.5 To support the delivery of over secured Enterprise Zone status 50,000 jobs over the plan period the which aims to create new jobs target of 422,400 sq m of and growth through facilitating employment floorspace has been private sector investment within the provided to help support a mix of aerospace sector by creating a new industrial and office provision aviation/aerospace hub that will capable of providing over deliver high value, highly skilled 16,000 jobs. A further 7,000 jobs permanent jobs underpinned by the are expected from non-industrial development of an aviation skills sectors including retail, tourism, centre. Four development zones leisure, health, construction and each with its own Local Development transport. Order have been identified. Whilst Cornwall’s Enterprise Zone is based at the Aerohub, the impacts of this

17 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 will be wide ranging - providing 3. Support the Enterprise Zone benefits for the economy of Aerohub at Newquay Airport through Newquay, Cornwall and the Isles of improved linkages as an economic Scilly and beyond. This will support catalyst for the wider Newquay area. the economic growth of Newquay and create a stronger connection 4. Provide education facilities that with the Clay Country eco- improve the training and skills base communities and and encourage knowledge based St Austell5. businesses and creative industries associated with Cornwall’s colleges 2.10 Where there is a clear need and the Combined U universities of for employment facilities but building Cornwall particularly where this them is not viable, we will consider enables graduate retention. proposals that include uses that provide cross subsidy. Such Existing and potential strategic proposals should expect to be bound employment land and buildings along to phasing conditions and obligations with sites considered locally so that the viable uses are broadly important will be safeguarded. In all phased to coincide with the delivery other cases existing employment of the employment opportunities. land and buildings will be safeguarded where they are viable. Such land and buildings will only be Employment Floorspace considered for alternative uses Requirements – Table same as pre- where this does not result in the loss submission document of economic performance i.e. through the redevelopment for a mix of uses. Policy 5 - Jobs and Skills Employment proposals should be To stimulate new jobs and economic located either: growth development proposals will be supported where they contribute a. within or well integrated to our to any of the following: city, towns and villages; or

1. The enhancement of the quality b. on existing employment (uses B1, and range of tourism facilities B2 and B8) locations where re- through the provision of high quality location would be impractical or not sustainable tourism facilities, viable ;or attractions, accommodation and the upgrading of existing facilities in c. within areas that are well served sustainable locations. by public transport and communications infrastructure; or 2 Support growth in the marine sector in ports and harbours d. in the countryside and smaller ensuring marine related rural settlements where it is of a employment, leisure and community scale appropriate to its location or sites are protected from where the use can show an alternative uses that do not require overriding business need for its water side locations. location.

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Exceptional proposals with significant current economic downturn a slower economic benefit will be supported. rate of economic housing growth is anticipated in the earlier period of the plan with recovery in later years. However this is not an exact science. Housing Therefore it will be necessary to have a clear understanding 2.11 We must plan for the housing of the rates of delivery and monitor needs of our future communities. progress closely and amend our plan Failing to do this will undermine the when necessary over the plan period economic strategy, place excessive to respond to changes in the pressure on an already straining economy. This will involve a ‘plan, housing market and restrict our monitor and manage’ approach to ability to secure affordable housing the future growth of Cornwall. to meet the very acute needs of many in Cornwall. 2.15 Good quality housing is vital for the physical and mental wellbeing of 2.12 There is no precise measure to individuals and the wider predict what level of housing we community. It is important that our need to plan for. Our target is a housing market is appropriate to judgement based on a range of meet the needs of the community. indicators; These needs include • Supporting economic growth; not only those of affordability but • Delivering affordable housing; also meeting the challenges • Meeting housing need and presented by our aging population. demographic change; and This involves both the consideration • Ability to build the homes. of design and layout of new the best available demographic dwellings for the future needs of projections to identify the level of particular groups but also the growth. We accept however that this provision of specialist housing such is an issue that needs close as extra care accommodation where monitoring and will be reviewed needed. Major developments should within 5 years. consider these needs in developing their proposals. 2.13 From this the Plan sets out a framework to identify the likely need 2.16 Meeting high levels of housing and demand for a 20 year target of needs, evidenced through the about 42,250 47,500 homes. This Strategic Housing Market includes sites already committed Assessment and the Cornwall which at April 2012 2013 totalled Housing Register, particularly around 15,500 15,520 with planning needs for affordable housing, is a permission or under construction and key objective for the Council. around 4,500 6,714 completions. Delivery of the new housing development of the right quantity 2.14 The pace that homes are built and type is fundamental to achieving will vary depending on the economy sustainable communities. and viability. Migration rates, a This will involve ensuring a range of major component in housing need, tenures and dwelling types in new are closely linked to levels of developments. economic growth and influence demand for housing in the wider housing market. During the

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Policy 6 – Housing Mix exceptions where an element of market housing is allowed to support New housing developments will be their delivery). The focus is upon required to include a mix of house local needs and reflecting and size, type, price and tenure to respecting the character of address identified needs and market Cornwall’s settlements. demand and to support mixed Neighbourhood Plans may if they feel communities, based on the following it appropriate look to identify specific principles: settlement boundaries consistent with this approach. 1. Proposals of 10 or more dwellings should seek to provide a range of 2.18 We The Plan seeks to protect housing type and tenure. the open countryside from inappropriate development. However 2. Where there is evidence of it is recognised that there will be a significant identified unmet need in need for some housing in existing the local area, major new residential settlements not listed. We seek to developments should seek to provide a focus on efficient use of incorporate an element of housing existing properties and buildings to provision to meet special care or meet needs and set out other shelter needs or contribute exceptions to development in the towards an appropriate alternative countryside. site. To achieve this mix development should aim to: 2.19 Development particularly  Address affordable housing need providing homes and employment and housing demand; that meets needs arising from these  Contribute to the diversity of rural communities are encouraged. housing in the local area and help to redress any housing imbalance that exists; Policy 7 – Housing in the  Respond to the requirements of Countryside a changing population; and  Employ imaginative design Additional accommodation to meet solutions. needs in the open countryside will be focused on the use of existing buildings through: 2.17 Housing in the Countryside: The plan seeks to address the needs 1. Replacement dwellings (excluding of rural areas, looking in particular at caravans and chalets) of an shared solutions to the provision of appropriate scale and character or services and facilities locally as well subdivision of existing residential as options for improving access to dwellings. larger centres. It is important that these rural areas can continue to 2. Reuse suitably constructed thrive both economically and redundant or disused buildings which socially. The Plan will not be defining are considered appropriate to retain settlement boundaries around towns and would lead to an enhancement and villages but development should to the immediate setting. however be limited to infill within the built area, not physically extending In addition: these settlements or through affordable housing led schemes (i.e.

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3. Accommodation, of a construction the discount that would be required. suitable for its purpose and duration, It is anticipated that this would be for workers (including seasonal between 45% and 80% of market migrant workers) and where no value for any area. More detail on other suitable accommodation is affordability and the detailed available, to support established and operation of the discounting viable rural businesses; and will be provided and updated through the production of a 4. Dwellings for full time agricultural supplementary planning document. and forestry and other rural occupation workers will be allowed 2.23 Affordable homes for rent where appropriate for these needs must be provided at a level at which and supported by an up-to-date a qualifying household can access evidence of need. financial assistance. Whilst social rented homes, affordable rented homes and intermediate rented homes are considered as appropriate Affordable housing to meet the needs of local households, rents must 2.20 The National Planning Policy not exceed the level at which the Framework (NPPF) sets out key Local Housing Allowance (or any elements of policy to both provide other benefit or welfare payment strategic guidance and highlight the which replaces it) shall be paid. All scope for local interpretation. The these rents should include any NPPF defines affordable housing in relevant service charges. the planning context. 2.24 Homes that do not meet the 2.21 To inform our affordable above definition of affordable housing policies and negotiations, as housing, such as “low cost market” well as the Community Infrastructure housing; will not be considered as Levy, we use our viability study. It affordable housing for planning defines different value and viability purposes. areas. The map gives a broad indication of the areas for housing. 2.25 Our approach is consistent More detailed information will be with national policy. It also sets out included in a supplementary planning the local balance to be achieved document and will be reviewed between tenures sought on specific annually periodically reflecting the developments and affordability limits importance of changes in issues such which ensure that affordable homes as house prices, both upwards and are provided at a price an average downwards, to deliverability. household can afford.

2.22 Our assessment of the 2.26 Contributions to affordable purchasing power of a typical housing are not limited to housing household based on local incomes development, where viable and will be used to define the appropriate, non-residential affordability of intermediate housing development must contribute. Some products for sale. These prices will mixed use developments will also be be based upon a discount from expected to contribute to the market values which will vary in the provision of affordable housing. This different house price areas. The may be limited, but major value zone areas are the basis for development for employment or an

21 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 institutional use (hospital or likely that public subsidy will be educational establishments required if these targets are to for example) could have a significant become a reality. impact on the local housing market and require mitigation through on or 2.29 Given the relatively small size off site provision. Where occupancy and characteristics of most housing conditions are lifted on holiday proposals in Cornwall and the high accommodation we will seek level of housing need, we will seek community benefits such as an element of affordable housing affordable housing and infrastructure from most housing proposals. improvements to ensure consistency However we recognise that there are with residential use. specific challenges and constraints on smaller sites. For this reason, the 2.27 The need for affordable Council will apply affordable housing housing occurs throughout Cornwall. requirements more flexibly on these. It is recognised that delivery of this is dependent upon the viability of developments coming forward. The Plan’s policies therefore have three two broad targets, one for the Policy 8 – Affordable Housing higher house price areas, which have a particular focus in coastal All new housing schemes within the locations, and a second broader plan, including mixed use schemes, target for other strong market areas on sites where there is a net and a third for less strong areas for increase of two units or more or 0.1 the remainder of Cornwall. This 0.2 of a hectare developments (not target includes a range of places including replacement dwellings) with different markets and the policy must contribute towards meeting will therefore require a degree of affordable housing need. flexibility in its operation. This is also The site should Developments will directly related to the levels of aim to provide the Community Infrastructure Levy to be target levels of affordable housing applied in the different value zones as set out below. This will be based and ensure that the policy can adjust Contributions will be in accordance often to very local prevailing market with the requirements set out in the conditions. Affordable Housing SPD. The SPD provides guidance on viability and 2.28 Within the more viable areas defined in supplementary guidance identified in our strategic viability which will also set out the assessment it is anticipated that a circumstances under which target provision is typically based on contributions may they will be varied the tenure split of 70% affordable or reviewed. rent and 30% intermediate housing should normally be viable. Elsewhere The following provision on site will be it is anticipated that the mix of sought: housing may need to vary to achieve this level of affordable housing or 50% in Zone 1 and 2 including the that the level will be less than the town of St Ives ; target of 30 40% depending upon the viability of each site. In the 40% in Zones 3, 4 and 5 including towns identified as having the most the towns of Falmouth/Penryn; challenges in terms of viability, it is Truro; Bodmin; Bude; Saltash;

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Hayle; Launceston; St Austell; The Council may in some Wadebridge; Penzance; Camborne/ circumstances, subject to viability, Pool/ /Redruth; Helston and also seek a contribution towards Liskeard. affordable housing from a non- housing development judged to have The mix of affordable housing a significant and demonstrable products will vary through impact on the local housing market. negotiation and shall be provided taking into account the Council’s A financial or other contribution will evidence of housing need and any be sought from proposals to remove viability constraints identified, holiday occupancy restrictions on reflecting the different markets in existing dwellings where there different value zones. However, is evidence of need and where the target provision will is typically development would otherwise have be in the following tenure been provided on site for community proportions: infrastructure including affordable housing. 70% rented homes owned and or managed by a bone fide affordable 2.30 We recognise that communities housing provider, provided that need housing to meet their local the initial rent level (inclusive of any housing requirements. This need relevant service charges) does not occurs in all our communities exceed the local housing allowance including our smaller towns, villages and hamlets. In many of these 30% intermediate housing for communities, housing can only be rent or sale, provided that the delivered on an appropriate scale on homes are available at first and sites outside the existing built up subsequent occupation at a price area, traditionally a way in which which is affordable to a typical local the settlement patterns have household, taking into account the evolved. The provision of local needs estimated purchasing power in such housing on the edge of our smaller households. towns, and villages remains one of the key ways to deliver rural Planning obligations will be used affordable housing which to ensure that affordable housing is cannot be met through infill and provided and retained for eligible windfall sites within the existing local households. fabric of the settlement.

There may be some circumstances, 2.31 The justification for this is particularly on sites of 5 dwellings local need for homes which cannot or less, where it is more economic realistically be met in other ways. or sustainable to seek a financial Proposals satisfy a number of contribution towards the provision of criteria, including their relationship affordable housing on an alternative with the rest of the village or hamlet site. and in terms of character, appearance and landscape Any off site contributions will be setting, and to facilities and broadly equivalent in value to on site amenities. provision and secured to support the delivery of affordable housing 2.32 Normally we would expect through a planning obligation. proposals that come forward as

23 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 affordable housing led schemes (commonly described as exception schemes where market housing is Policy 9 – Affordable Housing required to support delivery) all led schemes restricted for occupation as local needs housing in perpetuity. Schemes, Development proposals on However we accept that limited sites outside of existing built up public subsidy and the need to areas in smaller towns, villages and provide a wider range of homes in hamlets, whose primary purpose is some communities can provide to provide affordable housing to justification for an element of meet local needs will be supported normal market housing to be where well related to the settlement included in proposals to deliver the and appropriate in scale, character required mix of housing for local and appearance. needs. Proposals should be developed in 2.33 We will, therefore consider accordance with guidance provided proposals to include an element of in the Affordable Housing SPD. The market housing on these type of number, type, size and tenure split sites where it can be shown to the for each development should vary to Council’s satisfaction that a mixed reflect identified local needs as tenure scheme is essential to the evidenced through the Cornwall delivery of the affordable housing. housing register or any specific local surveys completed using an 2.34 Inclusion of market housing approved methodology, as detailed may also remove the need for all or in the SPD. significant levels of public subsidy and ensuring affordable homes for While the purpose of such sale are delivered at the lowest developments should be to provide possible price. affordable local needs housing, the inclusion of market housing in such 2.35 However, the Council would proposals will be supported where; also need to be satisfied that the development had community support i) It can demonstrate it meets a local and reflected local need in terms of need for housing; and scale, dwelling type and tenure mix. ii) The Council is satisfied it is 2.36 It is further recognised that essential for the successful delivery within the smallest rural of the development. (For example to communities (e.g. hamlets), where it fund abnormal development costs or would not normally be appropriate to to deliver a balanced, sustainable develop because of a lack of community); and immediate access to key facilities and services, there may be iii) It has the support of the local circumstances where the provision of community measured by the level housing to meet a local need of support received from the local outweighs these factors. Such cases parish council, a positive outcome would be rare and require a strong from a local referendum or where justification of why the need is best there is evidence that it is a met in a specific community rather community led proposal; and than in a more sustainable nearby settlement.

24 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 iv) Market housing does not housing to a target of 50% of the represent more than 50% of the development. homes or 60% of the land take, excluding infrastructure and 2.38 Managing Viability. We services. expect that those buying and selling residential land will take into account The Council will secure the first and affordable housing requirements and future occupation of the affordable other planning obligations in homes to those with a housing valuations. However, we also need and local connection to the recognise that it is not always settlement or parish in line with the possible to deliver the full quota Councils adopted local connection of affordable housing because of site policies. specific constraints.

2.37 National housing policy seeks to 2.39 We are fully committed to make far greater use of publicly ensuring that sites come forward and owned land to meet social and homes are delivered to meet housing community objectives, including the needs without planning obligations delivery of affordable housing. In imposing an unrealistic burden on addition, many public land owners the developer. have either a direct or indirect 2.40 We have carried out the interest in ensuring their viability study to ensure that as far communities and workers are well as possible affordable housing housed. Finally, land assets of public requirements are achievable across sector organisations were acquired the broadest range of sites. This for public purpose and there is also shows the level of affordable scope for public land owners to housing in the ratios proposed can dispose of land assets at less than be delivered without recourse to best consideration in the realisation public subsidy in some cases. of wider community objectives. Cornwall is however a large and Where land is being released for diverse area and while the Council development from public sector wishes to maximise affordable ownership, the Council will expect a housing delivery it is accepted the higher proportion of affordable targets cannot anticipate all housing provision than would situations and the diversity of otherwise be required, subject to the markets. Therefore more detail on characteristics of the individual site, how the viability will be assessed viability considerations and local and considered will be contained in housing need. the affordable housing supplementary planning document. Policy 10 - Publicly Owned Sites will also adopt a proactive approach

to managing viability on a site On sites within the ownership of the specific basis. public sector or sites which were previously owned by the public sector (but have been disposed of Policy 11 – Managing Viability for the purpose of redevelopment) but which had a public sector use or Where the Council is satisfied ownership immediately prior to through the submission of disposal, the Council will seek to appropriate evidence that the negotiate an element of affordable proposal cannot deliver the full quota

25 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 of affordable housing without travelling communities. This should affecting the viability of the scheme be done in a way that preserves to such an extent that it cannot their traditional lifestyle, improves proceed, it will adopt the following access to health, employment and sequential approach with the aim of education facilities and maintains securing the maximum contribution good community relations.6 to affordable housing achievable; 2.42 Gypsies, Travellers and 1. The alteration of the housing mix Travelling Showpeople have similar and design of the scheme to reduce site requirements, so the locational scheme costs. requirements are addressed in the same policy. 2. Securing public subsidy or other commuted sums, recognising that 2.43 We aim to accommodate two this may result in further changes types of provision; to scheme mix and the delivery timescales • ‘residential’, i.e. where there is no limit on the length of stay typically 3. The alteration of the affordable for at least three caravans to housing tenure mix within the accommodate households within a development single extended family; and

4. Consideration of an off -site • ‘transit’ sites designed for contribution for improved number or temporary use while travelling. range of affordable housing. 2.44 Our pitch requirements are If after considering the above based on best available information7 options only very limited or no but recognise the urgent need to affordable housing can be secured update this evidence through our due to market conditions at a emerging Strategic Housing Market particular moment in the economic Assessment. We will update and cycle, the Council will seek other where necessary review the target mechanisms within a planning figures as new evidence becomes obligation to secure planning gain. available. This target includes sites These can include (but not be limited already with planning permission to) re-phasing, deferment of which at April 2012 totalled 91 affordable housing obligations, residential, 2 transit Gypsy and options to reappraise the scheme at Traveller and 2 Travelling future phases or at commencement Showpeople pitches. The residential to allow viability to be re-assessed. pitch requirements are based on the and the inclusion of claw back 2014 needs assessment (part of the mechanisms. Strategic Housing Market Needs Assessment (SHMNA). Transit and 2.41 Gypsies, Travellers and showpeople requirements are based Travelling Showpeople: Cornwall on the best available data which is has a shortage of approved and provided by the Draft Revised authorised sites and a high number Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) of sites without planning permission 2008 (Incorporating The Secretary This is a housing issue that we must Of State’s Changes). address. We are proactively seeking to deliver improved provision to 2.45 We support government advice meet the accommodation needs of

26 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 on the design of sites as set out in iii. Be located so as to ensure DCLG Guidance “Designing Gypsy reasonable access to services and Traveller sites.8 including GP and other health care provision, education facilities, shops Policy 12 – Gypsies, Travellers and public transport. and Travelling Showpeople iv. Provide suitable road access and The Council will protect existing sufficient space within the site for authorised Gypsy and Traveller sites. parking and turning of vehicles as well as the storage of equipment. Additional pitches for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople A Travelling Communities Site will be supported to meet the Allocations Development Plan following identified needs:- Document will identify and manage the delivery of a network of Provision 2006-2020 (pitches) sufficient, suitable and appropriately located sites to meet the Residential pitches 237 accommodation requirements of the travelling communities (Gypsies and Transit pitches (with good access to Travellers and Travelling Show the trunk road network) 52 People.

Travelling showpeople 9 2.46 Quality of development. All development, whether large or Pitch Type Pitch Plan Period small, has an impact on our Requirement environment. The quality of this can be important to our health and the Residential 105 2013-2027* quality of our lives as residents, Transit 64 2006-2027 employees and visitors. How Showpeople 11 2006-2027 development responds to and respects the diverse character of our * All 105 to be delivered in first five landscapes is central. years i.e. 2013-2017. No further residential pitches are required in 2.47 Good quality design is about years 2018-2027 as it is estimated more than just how an individual that turnover (natural vacation of building may look, it helps shape the sites) will exceed formation of new way places work. It can; improve households social wellbeing and quality of life by increasing opportunities for exercise; Proposals for new sites both reduce crime; help in finding residential and transit should meet solutions to public health and the following criteria: transport issues, respond to climate change and assist in its mitigation i. Be of appropriate size to meet the and adaptation and can improve identified need and be proportionate local environments. to any nearby settled community 2.48 Cornwall’s distinctiveness and ii. Take account of the particular and character must be carefully treated differing needs of different groups of through the planning process. We Gypsies and Travellers expect proposals to demonstrate how local distinctiveness and the

27 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 landscape character assessment design and layout of buildings and process has been utilised in the places demonstrating a process that design. Buildings and places should has clearly considered the existing be well built, aesthetically pleasing context, and contributes to social, and meet local needs and economic and environmental requirements. sustainability.

2.49 Design should be dealt with at 1. As part of a comprehensive place- an early stage to avoid issues during shaping approach proposals will be the planning process. We welcome judged against fundamental design the use of masterplanning on larger principles of: schemes to avoid a piecemeal approach and early engagement with a. character – creating places with local communities in the design their own identity and promoting process. local distinctiveness through use of materials while not preventing or 2.50 The Commission for discouraging appropriate innovation. Architecture and Built Environment Being of an appropriate scale, (now part of the Design Council) in density, layout, height and mass association with the Home Builders with a clear understanding and Federation produced building for life response to its landscape, seascape principles that promote design and townscape setting. excellence and celebrate best practice in the house building b. layout – provide continuity with industry by providing nationally the existing built form and respect recognised standards are applicable and work with the natural to all development. These will be environment; good high quality safe used to help provide a more private and public spaces; and objective assessment of the design improve perceptions of safety by process and quality of development. overlooking of public space.

2.51 The Council has produced a c. movement – creating a network of Design Guide as a supplementary safe well connected routes which are planning document to support easy to read and navigate by the the implementation of this policy. use of landmarks, spaces, views and Developers will be expected to intersections. demonstrate how the development addresses the guidance by d. adaptability, inclusiveness, submitting a statement which follows resilience and diversity – building the sustainability checklist included structures can be easily altered, in the Guide. particularly internally, to respond to both climate change and changing Policy 13 - Design social and economic conditions and provide a mix and pattern of uses. The Council is committed to achieving high quality safe, e. process – undertaking community sustainable and inclusive design in engagement, involvement and all developments buildings and consultation in the design process places across Cornwall and ensuring proportionate to the scheme. its distinctive character is maintained and enhanced retained. Development 2. In addition development proposals proposals must show high quality

28 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 should protect individuals and 2016 building regulations. The property from: definition of zero carbon has been agreed, but some of the detail will a. overlooking and unreasonable loss evolve as we get closer to of privacy , 2016/2019. We support this objective and recognise the need to b. overshadowing and overbearing implement it. impacts, Policy 14 – Development c. unreasonable noise and Standards disturbance. All new development will be 3. For larger developments a balance expected to achieve the provision of needs to be achieved between the following; private, semi-private and public open space which includes allotments, 1. Provide open space on-site and sports facilities, children’s play area in proportion to the scale of the provision and natural open space development. Where there is access provision. The Council will seek the to alternative facilities contributions provision of larger areas of to the ongoing maintenance and multifunctional green space management of these alternative rather than multiple smaller areas as facilities may be required. appropriate in larger developments. 2. Provide an appropriate level of off 2.52 Development Standards: It street parking and cycle parking is essential that new schemes are taking into account the accessibility built to appropriate design and of the location in terms of public layout standards. This will protect transport and proximity to facilities and enhance the quality and value of and services. the built environment. Suitable treatment of natural assets and 3. Demonstrate sufficient and amenity on and around the convenient space for storage for development site will also support domestic activities and recreation as our health and wellbeing agenda well as collection of waste, recycling through better access to open and compostables. space and opportunity for exercise. 4. Avoid adverse impacts, either 2.53 The Cornwall housing individually or cumulatively, resulting standards supplementary planning from noise, dust, odour, vibration, document linked to the Design Guide waste, pollution and visual effects. will address issues of accessiblity, Such adverse impacts should be health, space standards, energy avoided during the construction, efficiency including other specific operation or restoration stage of issues, for example, the provision of development. fire sprinklers to mitigate the higher than average distance from 5. Include measures to reduce emergency services for much of pollution within Air Quality Cornwall’s housing. Management Areas and meet air quality objectives, that are proposed 2.54 Zero Carbon is the term used by the Local Transport Plan and any by the Government to describe the Air Quality Action Plans.

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2.58 As part of its supplementary 6. Take advantage of any planning guidance, the Council shall opportunities to minimise energy explore more widely the issue of consumption, with an emphasis on noise including the impact of lower the fabric of buildings, for example frequency noise and aerodynamic achieving high levels of insulation, intermodulation and their effect on use of natural lighting, ventilation, people. heating and orientation. This should achieve at least Zero 2.59 Policies in the Local Plan are Carbon new builds from 2016 for designed to promote renewable and domestic buildings and from 2019 low carbon energy resource for non-domestic buildings. development while ensuring that Additionally, the development of adverse impacts are addressed decentralised low carbon heat satisfactorily, including those of networks is particularly encouraged noise, and cumulative landscape and to connect or be designed to visual impacts. In that context, facilitate future connection to an policies 14, 15 and 23 are existing or planned heat network. particularly relevant. Planning guidance giving further advice on how impacts arising from renewable Renewable and low energy developments could be carbon energy addressed is currently being prepared and will be progressed 2.55 We are committed9 to formally as a Supplementary achieving at least 20% of our energy Planning Document to accompany consumption from renewable and the Local Plan. low carbon sources by 2020. The UK is committed to an 80% cut in 2.60 In the case of wind and solar greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 photovoltaic development, landscape (Climate Change Act 2008). character is seen as a key driver in determining the appropriate scale 2.56 Given our aim to be a green and density of development. A peninsula, resilient to rising energy broad landscape strategy informs the costs and with a low carbon decision process. The strategy seeks economy, a strong and achievable to; response to our climate change obligations is needed. This must  Maintain diversity of landscapes; strike a balance between wider sustainability and economic  Retain areas of undeveloped objectives, energy use and landscapes especially the coast; efficiency. and r Renewable energy generation is a critical part of this.  Allow breaks of undeveloped landscapes along transport routes; 2.57 Renewable energy occurs naturally and repeatedly in the  Maintain the natural beauty of the environment. Low carbon AONB; and technologies are those that significantly reduce emissions  Minimise impact by maximising (compared to the conventional use efficiency of fossil fuels). 2.61 In this context guidance has been prepared on the level of

30 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 development likely to be appropriate c. in the case of wind turbines they within each of Cornwall’s 40 avoid, or adequately mitigate, Landscape Character Areas (‘An unacceptable shadow flicker and assessment of the landscape adverse impact on air traffic sensitivity to on-shore wind energy & operations, radar and air large scale photovoltaic development navigational installations, in Cornwall’ 2011). The guidance indicates that a pattern of occasional d. do not have an overshadowing or wind or solar development is likely to overbearing effect on nearby be acceptable for many of Cornwall’s habitations. Landscape Character Areas although some areas should remain free of 2. Particular support will be given to such development (such as un- renewable and low carbon energy enclosed moorland and areas of generation developments that: rugged un-developed coastline). In Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty a. are lead by, or meet the needs of (AONBs) wind and solar local communities; and development should generally be very small scale in order that the b. create opportunities for co- natural beauty of these areas may location of energy producers with be conserved. energy users, in particular heat, and facilitate renewable and low carbon 2.62 In addition, it is also clear that energy innovation. there are other significant constraints, such as grid capacity 3. When considering such proposals, and the need to ensure compliance regard will be given to the wider with the requirements around air benefits of providing energy from traffic control and radar. In reality renewable sources, as well as the the opportunities for renewables in potential effects on the local the form of wind and solar are not environment; including any unlimited. cumulative impact of these proposals.

Policy 15 - Renewable and Low 4. In and adjacent Areas of Carbon Energy Outstanding Natural Beauty and undeveloped coast developments 1. To increase use and production of would not be allowed except in renewable and low carbon energy exceptional circumstances and generation development proposals should generally be very small scale will be supported that: in order that the natural beauty of these areas may be conserved. a. maximise the use of the available resource by deploying installations 5. When assessing proposals for with the greatest energy output wind turbines on the outskirts of practicable taking into account the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, provisions of this Plan; the status of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty shall be taken into b. make use, or offer genuine account when assessing landscape potential for use, of any waste heat impact. produced; and 2.63 Renewable and low carbon electricity and heat generation is

31 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 reliant on continued access to, and the availability of, natural resources in order to help meet our energy needs. In the case of renewable energy, such as wind, solar, hydro Policy 17 – Health and wellbeing and geothermal performance relies on an uninterrupted flow of energy To improve the health and wellbeing to the energy generating installation. of Cornwall’s communities, residents, Careful management is necessary to workers and visitors, development ensure that new developments do should seek to: not harm the operation of existing renewable energy installations by, 1. Protect, and alleviate risk to, for example, significantly people and the environment from interrupting access to the wind unsafe, unhealthy and polluted resource, or harming the integrity of environments through by avoiding or deep geothermal reservoirs. mitigating against harmful impacts and health risks such as air and Policy 16 – Safeguarding noise pollution and water and land Renewable Energy contamination and potential hazards afforded from future climate change New development, where impacts. appropriate, should show that it does not significantly harm the 2. Maximise the opportunity for performance of any existing facility physical activity through the use of and the potential for optimisation of open space indoor and outdoor strategic renewable energy sports and leisure facilities and travel installations, or the availability networks supporting walking, riding of their resource (where the and cycling. operation is dependent on uninterrupted flow of energy to the 3. Provide, where possible, dwellings installation). which have easy, safe and secure storage for cycles and other recreational equipment. Health and wellbeing 4. Encourage provision for growing 2.64 Health and wellbeing: The local food such as allotments or way we perceive and interact with private gardens which are large the physical environment – built and enough to accommodate vegetable natural – has a significant impact on growing or greenhouses. individual and community wellbeing. The impact of planning decisions has 5. Provide flexible community spaces a bearing on this and can help that can be adapted to the health people interact and access goods, needs of the community and services and facilities easier. encourage social interaction.

2.65 This can have a positive 6. Maximise positive health impacts influence on the health and wellbeing and ensure the mitigation of not only of individuals but also of the negative health impacts through the communities in which we all live and use of Health Impact Assessment for provide greater opportunities for us significant major development to have active and healthy proposals. lifestyles10.

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confidentiality

2.68 China clay (also known as kaolin) resources are mainly confined to the western and central Minerals part of the Hensbarrow (St Austell) granite. The china clay industry

currently employs about 1,000 2.66 Cornwall’s wealth of mineral people directly and contributes resources has the potential to significantly to the economy of mid continue to contribute significantly to Cornwall. The British Geological its economy over the plan period and Survey estimates reserves exceeding beyond. There is great potential for 60 million tonnes which will provide adding value to the raw products, supply for almost 60 years. and for generating employment within the industry and the 2.69 Aggregates are used by companies and organisations which industry in the construction of serve it, including the education and buildings and transport skills sector. There is a need to infrastructure. The Local Aggregates maintain a sufficient supply of Assessment estimates that permitted minerals needed for a variety of reserves of primary crushed rock uses. aggregate amounts to over 130 million tonnes. These reserves are spread throughout the County. Specific Minerals Reserves of primary hard rock aggregates in Cornwall are plentiful 2.67 Cornwall has a wealth of and capable of meeting demand well mineral resources Table 2 illustrates beyond the plan period. Therefore production of the main mineral types there is no need to allocate further during 2011 2012 (2010 2011 for sites or areas for mainstream china clay) primary aggregate extraction. There is a shortage of High Specification Table 2: Mineral Production in Aggregates (HSA) used for Cornwall skid resistant road surfaces, Mineral Year Production resulting in much material being Group imported from outside Cornwall. The Primary 2011 1.3 million allocation safeguarding of land for aggregate 2012 tonnes HSA extraction will be considered in Secondary 2011 1.23 1.2 the Cornwall Minerals Safeguarding aggregate 2012 million Development Plan Document. tonnes China clay1 2010 1.00 1.29 2.70 There are no major natural 2011 million non-marine deposits of primary sand tonnes and gravel aggregates in Cornwall. Building 2011 10,900 In addition, given the commercially stone 2012 15,563 competitive and plentiful secondary13 tonnes sand and gravel reserves arising Metal Unable to report due to from china clay extraction, it is not commercial necessary to allocate land for further planning permissions for primary 1 China clay production figure is for the UK as a sand and gravel extraction in whole due to commercial confidentiality and is a Cornwall. BGS estimate for 2011 (BGS Minerals Yearbook).

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minerals will be maintained to 2.71 There is potential for greater achieve sustainable and economic exploitation of china clay by- growth, whilst encouraging the use products for secondary aggregates of recycled and secondary materials, as well as an estimated 120 million particularly secondary aggregates tonnes of usable secondary from china clay (kaolin) production, aggregate resources embedded in to minimise the requirement for new china clay waste tips in the St Austell extraction. China Clay Area. The Council has produced a Local Aggregates 3. New mineral development, of a Assessment, which forms part of the scale sensitive to any its landscape evidence base for the Local Plan and designations, will be supported in the provides detailed evidence on how following areas: Cornwall will meet its aggregate needs over the plan period. a. China clay (kaolin) and secondary aggregate extraction in the St Austell 2.72 Building stone: Cornwall has (Hensbarrow) China Clay Area; a great variety of building and roofing stones reflecting its diverse b. throughout Cornwall for: hard rock geology. There are several quarries which mainly supply local i. Building, roofing, heritage and markets for specialist heritage and ornamental stone, new build projects. Local supply minimises transport costs and ii. Metal and industrial minerals, carbon emissions. iii. Primary aggregate development 2.73 Metals (and minerals other for particular grades of material than china clay): Most of not provided for by other permitted Cornwall’s metal deposits are found reserves. in veins or lodes which are linked closely to the surface/underground 4. Mineral recycling and recovery granite bodies. Despite decline in the facilities will be supported where industry there is potential for new they fall within well screened areas development during the plan period at currently operational quarries and to meet growing world demand landfill sites. and provide security of supply in the UK and Europe. 5. Mineral development should have no adverse impact from on: slope stability, differential settlement Policy 18 – Minerals – General of quarry backfilling, and mining Principles subsidence.

1. Support will be given to maintain 6. All mineral development should and grow a world class, thriving enable progressive and effective and sustainable minerals industry reclamation at the earliest in Cornwall which meets local opportunity for appropriate needs as well as exporting minerals, and beneficial after-uses that: predominantly by rail and sea, to serve regional, national and i. Contribute to and enhance the international markets. natural and local environment including, ecosystem services and 2. A sufficient supply of indigenous networks, and

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1. Important mineral resources and ii. Conserve and enhance heritage reserves and associated bulk assets and protect and enhance transport, storage, handling and valued landscapes, geological processing facilities and sites shall be conservation interests and soils, safeguarded from sterilisation by and other forms of development. iii. Have the potential for wider 2. Mineral Safeguarding Areas will be community benefits. identified for the following minerals resources and reserves; The Cornwall Minerals Plan will develop policy, and identify sites, a. aggregates (both primary and where appropriate, for the potential secondary), development safeguarding of specific minerals, associated processing b. china clay, facilities and facilities required for bulk mineral transport. c. building and ornamental stone (including roofing and heritage materials) and 2.74 There is need to an economic and resource need to maintain a d. metals. sufficient supply of minerals and prevent the sterilisation of resources. 3. Mineral Safeguarding Areas will be National Policy requires Mineral identified for the following mineral Safeguarding Areas to be defined for infrastructure; minerals resources of local and national importance. However, in a. key concrete batching and other identifying these there is no products and roadstone coating, presumption in favour of mineral working within those areas. b. for handling, processing and distribution of substitute, recycled 2.75 The Cornwall Minerals Plan will and secondary aggregate, develop detailed policy and identify sites for safeguarding minerals: c. for the bulk transport of minerals mineral resources and associated by rail, sea (ports) or haul roads. facilities for transport, storage, handling and processing for onward The Cornwall Minerals Safeguarding transport by rail or sea. Key sites Development Plan will develop used for the batching/manufacture of detailed policy and identify sites for concrete products and coated safeguarding minerals, mineral materials will also be identified for resources and associated facilities for safeguarding as well sites for transport, storage, handling and processing and distribution of processing for onward transport by substitute recycled and secondary rail or sea. Key sites used for the aggregate materials. Policy will also batching/manufacture of concrete be developed to encourage prior products and coated materials will extraction where appropriate. also be identified for safeguarding as well as sites for processing and the distribution of substitute recycled Policy 19 – Minerals and secondary aggregate materials. Safeguarding Policy will also be developed to

35 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 encourage prior extraction where 2.79 Projected waste arisings14 appropriate. indicate that Council collected waste will increase annually by approximately 30,000 tonnes to a total of 335,000 tonnes per year by Waste 2030. There will be no additional requirement for new strategic 2.76 The Government is committed recycling or recovery provision, to working towards a position where because planning permission has no waste is sent to landfill, and been granted for the Cornwall resources are properly valued by Energy Recovery Centre (CERC) with business and individuals. This sufficient capacity to meet the approach is supported by the recovery needs of the municipal European Waste Development waste stream. Framework (Directive 2008/98/EC), which encourages the application of 2.80 There will be an additional the waste hierarchy. requirement for around 340,000m³ of landfill void space (once planning 2.77 National Policy (NPPF) does not permission at the existing Connon currently contain specific waste Bridge landfill site expires at the end policies and is clear that Planning of 2018). This includes space to Policy Statement 10 (Sustainable dispose of the residual bottom ash Waste Management) will remain in that cannot be recovered from the place until the National Waste CERC. Provision to meet this Management Plan is published in additional need will be addressed 2013. although draft planning policy through a separate Cornwall Waste on waste has been published for Plan. The locations of the existing consultation (July 2013) . Planning municipal waste management Policy Statement 10 (Sustainable facilities are shown in Figure 2. Waste Management) will remain in place until draft national waste Figure 2: Main facilities receiving planning policy is adopted. Cornwall’s municipal waste – no change to pre-submission document 2.78 In line with this national policy we follow the waste hierarchy; by Commercial and Industrial (C&I) seeking to minimise the volume of waste generated, addressing waste 2.81 Future levels of Commercial as a resource and by looking to and Industrial waste are expected disposal as the last option, but one to increase by approximately 80,000 which must be adequately catered tonnes to a total of approximately for. 435,000 tonnes per annum in 2030.

2.82 Cornwall has sufficient Waste management permitted recycling/re-use and energy recovery capacity to meet requirements the additional requirements. No additional landfill capacity will be Local Authority Collected Waste needed up to 2030. The locations of (LACW). the existing facilities for the management of Commercial and Industrial waste are shown in Figure 3.

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is expected to arise from the CERC. The vast majority of this is from Landfill for Local Authority waste oil, however there are already Collected Waste and Commercial large facilities for dealing with this in and Industrial Waste Falmouth and Saltash. In light of this existing capacity there will be no It is estimated that sufficient need for additional hazardous waste permitted capacity exists to recycling/re-use facilities. It is accommodate the vast majority of projected that there will be a landfill residual Local Authority Collected requirement for just under 540,000 Waste as well as that generated by m³ of landfill capacity by 2030. industry and commerce over the However, hazardous landfill facilities Plan period. Anticipated inputs from are currently provided at the adjoining authority areas have been national and regional rather than the taken into account in undertaking local level, due to the costs of setting this assessment. up such facilities and the need to attract sufficient throughput to Construction & Demolition support the operation. It is therefore Waste. considered inappropriate to make any additional provision in Cornwall 2.83 The Construction, Demolition before 2030 unless specific and Excavation industries in Cornwall significant demand can be identified are expected to increase waste that cannot be met economically at production by approximately the regional level. 230,000 tonnes up to a total of just below 1.18 million tonnes per annum 2.85 Table 3 summarises the in 2030. Provision is needed for an requirement for strategic waste additional 377,000 tonnes of management infrastructure over the recycling/re-use capacity annually plan period. and approximately 659,000 m³ of landfill provision (in total). The Local Table 3: Future waste management Plan seeks to support recycling and infrastructure requirements. provide a policy framework for landfill to meet this need. The Waste Recycling Energy Landfill Stream /re-use recovery location of the existing facilities (including for the management of Construction, composting) Demolition and Excavation Waste are Local None None Approx shown in the map above Figure 3. Authority 340,000 Collected 200,000 Waste and m3 Figure 3: Main facilities receiving Commercial Cornwall’s commercial, construction & Industrial Waste and demolition waste – no change to Construction Approx None Approx pre-submission document Excavation 377,000 659,000 and tonnes/ m3 Demolition year Hazardous Waste Waste

2.84 It is expected that approximately 73,000 tonnes of The ‘waste hierarchy’. hazardous waste will be produced annually by 2030. This includes Waste prevention which offers the provision for fly ash that best outcome for the environment, is

37 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 at the top of the priority order, their discarded waste materials, will followed by preparation for re-use, be supported where they comply recycling, other recovery and with other policies within this plan. disposal, in descending order of preference.

Policy 21 - Managing the

Provision of Waste Management Policy 20 – Strategic Waste Facilities Management Principles 1. New or changes to existing energy 1. Proposals must show best solution recovery facilities should make use having regard to the ‘waste of a significant proportion of any hierarchy’. The Council will support heat produced by the recovery energy recovery facilities where process to meet locally identifiable options higher up the waste needs. hierarchy cannot reasonably be realised. 2. Particular support will be given to proposals for recycling and/or re-use 2. New or extensions to existing and recovery facilities that: landfill facilities (with the exception of Connon Bridge landfill site which a. are located in close proximity to will close on 31 December 2018) will the location from which the majority only be supported where: of the waste arises; and/or a. In the case of Local Authority b. involve the re-use of previously Collected Waste proposals contribute developed land, suitable industrial towards meeting a shortfall in estates or waste management capacity; facilities; and/or b. In the case of Construction, c. in the case of construction, Demolition and Excavation waste, demolition and excavation waste they contribute to meeting a recycling facilities, are located within shortfall in capacity and, wherever well screened areas at currently possible, make use of the material operational quarries and landfill for restoration of former mineral sites; and/or workings where restoration is needed and appropriate; or d. in the case of construction, demolition and excavation waste, c. In exceptional cases and where it contribute to restoration of sites can be demonstrated that the facility formerly worked for mineral is required to meet an identifiable extraction where restoration is need to manage waste arising in needed and appropriate; and/or Cornwall that cannot reasonably be moved up the waste hierarchy. e. involve co-location with an existing operation of a similar or 3. Proposals for development that complimentary nature; and/or facilitates markets for recycled/recovered materials, in f. incorporate alternatives to the particular initiatives to assist transport of waste by road; and/or businesses and communities in Cornwall to re-use/recycle/compost

38 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 g. incorporate added value services contaminated land provided that it is that benefit the community, such as not of high environmental value; apprenticeships and opportunities for volunteering and community c. the subdivision of properties, the involvement; and/or reuse or conversion of existing vacant properties and building h. maximise use of local supply density that will ensure an efficient chains in the use of land; and sourcing/reuse/recycling of waste. d. the safeguarding of Grade 1, 2 3. Landfill development shall enable and 3a agricultural land for food effective site reclamation at the production and where reasonable earliest opportunity for appropriate alternatives for development can be end uses. identified, the safeguarding of grade 3b agricultural land.

2.86 Safeguarding Land: Land is a e. the safeguarding of land to make valuable resource. In providing for space for water at times of flood. our needs we need to make best use of land, this must be achieved as 2.88 Cornwall’s natural and efficiently as possible and where historic environment is at the appropriate we need to safeguard it. heart of our culture and past, it must be at the heart of our future 2.87 It will support our ability to distinctiveness. It is the quality and respond to longer term global character of the environment as a changes. It will also strengthen a whole which is a key contributor to range of objectives; the protection the economy and quality of life. It of our environment from flooding can be a competitive advantage for and through flood alleviation; aim for Cornwall in terms of attracting and self sufficiency in energy and retaining investment. food and export markets; support and increase biodiversity; as well as 2.89 While other parts of the UK the effective treatment of waste and may be more readily accessible, it is the sustainable use of minerals. The the quality of life that is a key achievement of these objectives will attractor to, and retainer of, in turn help to deliver economic investment in Cornwall. The objectives and benefits. historic, built and natural environments and landscapes, coast Policy 22 - Best use of land and and seascape of Cornwall, is a key existing buildings strength and the rich environments and heritage will be managed to act To ensure the best use of land as a catalyst for the realisation of development proposals should give this strategy and not a barrier to it. priority to: This means the careful stewardship of our environmental assets so that a. previously developed land and growth is complimentary and does buildings provided that they are not not erode the very qualities that of high environmental value; make Cornwall so attractive in the first place. b. despoiled, degraded, derelict and 2.90 The policies in this plan set out

39 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 an approach to achieve this so that the aims to attract investment and 2.95 However, all landscapes caring for our environments are matter15, not just those with national mutually compatible. Without designations which is why attention carefully managed growth many of to distinctiveness and character of the opportunities to safeguard and the whole of Cornwall is so strengthen our environmental assets important. This is reflected by the will be lost. Council’s Landscape Character Assessment. A range of evidence will 2.91 The quality of Cornwall’s inform decisions about the impact on environment is reflected in the many landscape including our well statutory responsibilities and duties documented Areas of Great to safeguard the environment Landscape Value and through the through legislation. saved policies for these from previous Local and Structure Plans. 2.92 These include Areas of We will undertake reassessment of Outstanding Natural Beauty which the descriptions and extent of each covers 26% of Cornwall including Area of Great Landscape Value to Bodmin Moor, the Camel Estuary and inform and produce strong revised the Tamar Valley,-17 Special Areas statements of these local of Conservation, 2 Special Protection designations of landscape value. Area,144 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Listed Buildings, 2.96 Considerable guidance and Conservation Areas, Scheduled evidence is set out in the Landscape Ancient Monuments, Special Character Assessment, the Area of Protection Areas, Protected Species, Outstanding Natural Beauty and Conservation Areas and international World Heritage Site management agreements such as listed or plans and the Historic Environment proposed RAMSAR sites or the record in particular. All of these World Heritage Site2 which has been provide important information and designated in recognition of should be used alongside this Cornwall’s Mining Heritage and the document in making planning European Landscape Convention3. decisions.

2.93 We will undertake surveys to 2.97 The plan seeks to meet the provide the basis for monitoring the development needs of Cornwall. The future impact of planned coast, particularly the undeveloped development, on international sites parts, will seldom be the most for nature conservation. This will be appropriate location. Given both used to inform the measures that the physical and policy constraints are necessary to avoid adverse in most parts of the undeveloped impact of additional use on these coast, it should not be expected to sites. Any proposals with potential accommodate new development that direct impacts will be assessed under could be located inland or in existing the Habitats Regulations. developed areas.

2.94 There are also about 400 2.98 Planning applications which Cornwall Wildlife Sites of significant have the potential to impact on value covering approximately 10% biodiversity will need to be of Cornwall’s land area, all of which accompanied by ecological surveys contribute to environmental quality which incorporate a biodiversity and sense of place. impact assessment, describing the

40 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 biodiversity interest of the site, and In areas of undeveloped coast, the nature and extent of any impact outside main towns, only of the proposed development. They development requiring a coastal should outline any mitigation location, and that cannot be measures and the steps to be taken achieved elsewhere, will be to retain, incorporate, protect, acceptable. enhance and where appropriate manage the biodiversity interest, as 2. The Cornwall and Tamar Valley part of the proposals. Proposals near Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or affecting a SAC also require a Habitats Regulations Assessment. Ensuring that any proposals within the AONB or affecting its setting, conserves and enhances the natural Figure 4: Environmental designations beauty and special qualities of the map – no change to pre-submission AONB; is appropriately located to document address the AONB’s sensitivity and capacity and delivers the objectives of the Cornwall and Tamar Valley Policy 23 - Natural Environment AONB Management Plans including the interests of those who live Development proposals will need to and/or work in them. sustain local distinctiveness and character and protect and enhance 3. Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Cornwall’s natural environment and and Geodiversity assets according to their international, national and local Specifically ensuring that with direct significance through the following and cumulative impact; measures; a. international, national and locally 1. Cornish Landscapes designated sites for nature conservation are safeguarded Development should be of an from inappropriate development appropriate scale, mass and design including appropriate buffer areas which recognises and respects the and provision made for their distinctive and diverse, landscape management based on up-to-date character. Development must take evidence and management plans. into account and respect and coastline as being vital to Cornwall’s b. features of biological or geological economy. Development should have interest (including Biodiversity regard for the sensitivity and Action Plan habitats and species, and capacity of the landscape asset, soils), are conserved, protected and considering the potential for enhanced and there is provision for cumulative impact and the wish to their appropriate management. maintain dark skies and tranquillity in areas that are relatively c. there is no net loss of existing undisturbed, using guidance from as biodiversity and enable a net set out in the Cornwall Landscape gain in biodiversity by designing Character Assessment and supported in biodiversity, and ensuring by the descriptions of Areas of Great any unavoidable impacts are Landscape Value. appropriately mitigated and/or compensated for.

41 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 d. the importance of habitats assessment which should outline any identified in the South West Regional mitigation measures and the steps to Nature Map and the creation of a be taken to record, retain, local and regional biodiversity incorporate, protect, enhance network of wildlife corridors and local and where appropriate manage the wildlife sites, helping to deliver the archaeological interest, as part of the actions set out in the Cornwall proposals. Biodiversity Action Plan are recognised. 2.102 The designation of the Devon and Cornwall Mining World Heritage Mitigation Site is a strong reflection of the importance of our mining past. The Where development will result in National Planning Policy Framework Loss adverse impact, the council will (NPPF, 2012) states that loss of seek require appropriate and Outstanding Universal Value in a proportionate mitigation and/or World Heritage Site is to be ‘…wholly compensation such as replacement exceptional…’, however where habitats. development will result in loss, the council will seek appropriate and proportionate mitigation and/or Figure 5: South West nature map – compensation based on appropriate no change to pre-submission archaeological assessment.” document

Policy 24 - Historic Environment 2.99 We recognise the historic environment as a non-renewable, Development proposals will need to outstanding and distinctive resource sustain Cornwall’s local that contributes to Cornwall’s distinctiveness and character and economy, tourism, education, and protect or and enhance Cornwall’s culture and community identity. historic environment and

assets according to their 2.100 Listed Buildings and international, national and local Scheduled Ancient Monuments are significance through the following protected by legislation and English measures: Heritage keep an up to date register of all listed buildings and scheduled a. Protect, conserve and enhance the ancient monuments and those at historic environment of designated risk. Alongside these exist a and undesignated heritage assets number of designated heritage and their settings, including historic assets including Registered Parks landscapes, settlements, and Gardens, Conservation Areas Conservation Areas, marine and other areas of historic interest environments, archaeological sites, that are protected through the parks and gardens and historic planning process. buildings.

2.101 Proposals for development b. Protect, enhance and promote the should be informed by and respond outstanding universal value of the to the historic environment. World Heritage Site and its setting; Applications which have the potential supporting the adopted management to impact on archaeological remains plan. will need to be accompanied by

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Assessment and mitigation fields and play space are clearly beneficial to health. Development and management proposals should be informed by 2.106 The Council has produced a proportionate historic environment strategic framework which provides assessments and evaluations. Where a clear plan to guide the future the balance of a decision in favour of planning and delivery of Green development results in the loss or Infrastructure16 for Cornwall. significant damage of a heritage asset, the council will seek require Policy 25 - Green Infrastructure appropriate and proportionate mitigation by using planning To protect and enhance a diverse, conditions, management agreements connected and functional network and obligations. of open spaces and waterscapes development proposals should: 2.103 Green infrastructure is an integrated network of multi- 1. Demonstrate that all the functional spaces within and linking functional environmental urban and rural environments which infrastructure and connections have collectively have significant been taken into account including; environmental, social and economic ecosystem services; biodiversity; benefits. It is a vital element of coastal processes; and recreation sustainable communities. within and near to the application Networks of green spaces and site and show how this corridors provide opportunities for understanding has positively recreation, walking and cycling and influenced the proposal. also benefit wildlife by conserving and enhancing habitats, and 2. Retain and enhance the providing buffers from development most important environmental to important wildlife sites and infrastructure assets and connections watercourses. which contribute to our Strategic Environmental Infrastructure 2.104 Therefore good quality well network in their existing location. planned and appropriately located green infrastructure is critical to 3. Provide appropriate buffers to Cornwall’s future. Not only does it high value natural spaces. help us to live more sustainably and self sufficiently, it helps to increase 4. Restore or enhance connectivity resilience and adaptation to climate for nature and people through the change and supports ecosystems site and linking to adjacent sites. services providing for food production, flood control and 5. Provide good quality and wildlife and their component parts: accessible open and coastal space. water, soil, nutrients and organisms. 6. In exceptional circumstances 2.105 Green infrastructure can where the need for the retention of enhance the townscape and visual the most important environmental amenity, promote a sense of place infrastructure assets and connections and community identity, and is outweighed by the benefits arising improve the health and sense of from the development proposals, well-being of people. Parks, sports mitigation against the loss of such

43 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 green infrastructure should be equal to or above its current value and 2.110 Policies will seek to ensure quality resulting from the proposed development does not add to the development would be replaced by flooding of existing communities equivalent or better provision in and new development is located to terms of quantity and quality in a minimise its risk of flooding. suitable location. Policy 26 - Flood risk 7. Provide clear arrangements for management and coastal change the long-term maintenance and management that supports the 1. Development should take account green infrastructure and for of any adopted strategic and local transport routes. flood and coastal management strategies. 2.107 Flood risk management and coastal change: Many of the 2. Development should be sited, existing settlements in Cornwall are designed, of a type and where built beside rivers and coastal areas, necessary relocated in a manner some of which will be the focus for that; growth. Approximately 10,000 properties are already at risk of a. increases flood resilience of the flooding and of these nearly 4,000 area taking account of the area’s residential and 1,500 commercial vulnerability to the impacts of properties have a significant risk of climate change and coastal change; flooding. b. minimises or reduces flood risk on 2.108 Cornwall is characterised by site and in the area; relatively short steep river valleys where floods are often short-lived c. enables/replicates natural water and intense, caused by relatively flows and decreases surface water short periods of intense rainfall. runoff , particularly in Critical Cornwall also has a long coastline Drainage Areas, through sustainable including a number of significant urban drainage systems (SUDS) of estuaries. Tidal flooding occurs surface water, utilising green characteristically during high spring infrastructure where possible and as tides, combined with low guided by local standards, including atmospheric pressure, and strong Cornwall drainage guidance; wind that surges seawater into the Cornish estuaries and other low-lying d. is consistent with the policies and land. actions in the Shoreline Management Plan and Catchment Flood 2.109 Flood and Coastal Management Plans for Cornwall and Management Strategies identify local the South West River Basin opportunities to reduce flooding and Management Plan the national its impact on local communities, Marine Policy Statement is the zone land to enable flood and coastal framework for taking decisions change management and identify affecting the marine environment opportunities for relocation of and the planned South West Marine development in response to Inshore and Offshore Plans will vulnerability to flooding and coastal augment this; change. f. supports community-led local

44 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 solutions to managing flood risk and less need to travel our communities coastal change; and will be more resilient and healthier. g. does not create avoidable future 2.114 However, it puts considerable liability for maintenance for public importance on finding viable bodies and communities. solutions to service provision and transport, especially public transport 3. Development proposals of 10 and management of the network as dwellings or more or over 0.1 0.5 ha well as other infrastructure. should provide a long term water management plan, which includes maintenance of surface water Policy 27 – Transport and drainage systems, measures to Accessibility improve the network of surface water drainage systems on To ensure a resilient and reliable and around the site (e.g. culverts transport system for people, goods etc) and identifies opportunities for and services development proposals future enhancement. should :

1. Be consistent with and contribute Transport and to the delivery of Connecting Cornwall 2030, Cornwall’s local Accessibility: transport plan or any subsequent LTPs; 2.111 Access to what we need each day is crucial to our future 2. Locate development and/or sustainability. Reducing our need to incorporate a mix of uses so that the travel is central to our longer term need to travel will be minimised and strategy. But, infrastructure and the use of sustainable transport services to enable movement will still modes can be maximised by be required, especially to improve prioritising safe access by walking, the economic prospects for Cornwall. cycling and public transport and We will maintain our key transport providing new facilities and services network and associated to minimise car travel. infrastructure for; walking; train; bus; car, cycle, air and sea transport 3. Locate developments which as well as safeguarding future attract a proportionally larger opportunity for improvements and to number of people in the city and maintain links with the Isles of Scilly main towns or locations which are and other parts of the UK. highly accessible by public transport or areas which will be 2.112 The way the public sector made highly accessible by the provides services will also be development. Any proposals which reviewed to complement this do not accord with this will require strategy. significant justification and provide clear transport benefits; 2.113 The plan reflects our existing communities and their potential to 4. Be designed to provide convenient be more sustainable as the ability to accessible and appropriate cycle and travel is restricted due to cost and pedestrian routes, public transport other factors. By having the and road routes within and in the opportunity to live more locally with immediate vicinity of the

45 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 development. The inclusion of this impact involves protecting electric vehicle charging existing infrastructure and securing infrastructure and real time the timely investment of new passenger information/journey infrastructure. planning will be considered favourably. 2.116 Infrastructure is fundamental to the success of the strategy. Its 5. Be accompanied with effective timely delivery through traditional or travel plans to mitigate the impact of innovative ways to meet our needs development; must overcome challenges and enable development. The council will 6. Not significantly adversely impact work in partnership with internal and on the local or strategic road external infrastructure providers; network that cannot be managed or neighbouring authorities; and the mitigated; Local Enterprise Partnership to ensure that new or improved 7. Safeguard strategic transport infrastructure, including that opportunities including land listed in the infrastructure needs around existing facilities to allow assessment schedules, is delivered for expansion and use for future prior to, or in conjunction with, new sustainable modes of travel e.g. development. closed branch rail lines and links to the Isles of Scilly; and 2.117 It is proposed that a charge will be made, subject to viability 8. Provide public transport solutions (established through the strategic including park and ride where viability assessment), on new there is evidence that it will remove development 19 to provide gap traffic from the highway network, is funding to deliver specified priorities. economically viable and that which This is crucial for our social and accord with the appropriate transport economic success and should strategy for the area. support major projects that benefit all of Cornwall as well as local ones.

Infrastructure 2.118 Priorities for investment will be established through a robust 2.115 An appropriate and balanced process informed by the mix of new development is essential infrastructure needs assessment for the long term prosperity of schedule preparation and will include Cornwall. The Local Plan shapes the opportunity for investment in where new development should be local projects too, by the allocation located and also manages the of a meaningful proportion of the pressures relating to speculative charge to local areas. The list of proposals through policy. It will infrastructure that the Council facilitate in new jobs, homes, intends to spend the Community services and thereby support Infrastructure Levy on is contained social, economic and environmental in the Regulation 123 list. objectives. The impact of development on local communities Policy 28 Infrastructure and the fabric of the existing built and natural environment is an 1. New development must be important consideration. Managing supported by appropriate infrastructure provided in a timely

46 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 manner. The Council will continue to work in partnership with infrastructure providers and other delivery agencies to keep an up to date infrastructure delivery plan that will enable proposals, in accordance with the spatial objectives, to be brought forward.

2. Developer contributions, as a Community Infrastructure Levy and based on the strategic viability assessment, will be sought to ensure that the necessary physical, social, economic and green infrastructure is in place to deliver development. Contributions will be used to mitigate the adverse impacts of development (including any cumulative impact). provide or enhance local infrastructure that is adversely affected by the development of a site but which will not be delivered on that site.

3. Developers will, in addition, be required to provide on-site mitigation measures or make financial contributions for site specific infrastructure provision not in the Regulation 123 list, including maintenance and management contributions, to be negotiated on a site-by-site basis.

4. Unless it can be demonstrated that it is not feasible to do so, the Council will seek to ensure all ‘allowable solutions’ or ‘biodiversity off setting’ payments are invested in projects within Cornwall with priority given to projects which achieve multiple benefits.

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St Austell and the regeneration Local objectives priority for the area with the implementation and transformational projects initiative. This requires a broader approach monitoring unconstrained by artificial boundaries and is the subject 3.0 Community network areas of a Regeneration Plan (rather than a (CNAs) have been established to act town framework). as a local focus for debate and engagement. These provide the basis for the place based element of 3.3 Framework for our policy framework. Many local Localism objectives are reflected in the overall approach to the plan, such as 3.4 The Local Plan gives affordable housing and have less communities a solid framework emphasis in this section. Other more within which appropriate community- locally specific issues form the area led planning policy documents, wide basis of these CNA policies and including neighbourhood plans can provide the context for managing be brought forward and communities development in a way that achieves themselves can decide how best to local objectives without plan locally. unreasonably limiting future opportunity. 3.5 Under the government’s Localism Act, parish and town 3.1 For the main towns, town councils are able to prepare frameworks were developed Neighbourhood Plans that can be providing advice on objectives and adopted as part of the statutory opportunities for growth. The targets planning framework. These plans will set out in this plan use these as a have to be assessed by an basis for policy where appropriate, independent examiner and must but have been moderated to ensure have regard to national policy and the delivery of the wider strategy. other national legislation and also be These frameworks will form much of in general conformity with these the basis of a Cornwall allocations Local Plan – Strategic Policies. document which will, where required, identify major sites. Town 3.6 Neighbourhood development frameworks have been prepared for; plans can choose to focus on a few Bodmin; Bude; Camborne-Pool- issues or cover a wide range. These Redruth; Falmouth & Penryn; Hayle; could include allocation of land for Launceston; Liskeard; Newquay; housing and economic development Penzance & Newlyn; Saltash; St or be development management Austell and Clay Country policies covering issues such as (regeneration plan); St Ives & Carbis design and the identification and Bay; Truro & Threemilestone; and protection of community green Wadebridge. spaces and local historic assets.

3.2 The exception to the proposed 3.7 Under the same legislation, policy framework is the China Clay, neighbourhood development orders St Austell and St Blazey, Fowey can extend development rights to & Lostwithiel CNAs. These have permit a specific type of been grouped to enable the better development within a designated management of the growth needs of

48 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 area – whether a change of use or type of built development. They Community Network can also be used to masterplan and Areas give consent for the development of a designated site. P1 West 3.8 We will support local communities in developing their own Penwith plans for their areas. While these are being prepared we will retain and use adopted local policies as a Community material consideration in planning decisions, where they are in Network Area conformity with this Plan. In order to be adopted by the Council, neighbourhood plans need to meet Introduction the prescribed tests. 4.0 The West Penwith Community 3.9 The aim of this plan is to focus Network Area is at the far south west on those issues that need to have of Cornwall and includes the Lands strategic guidance, allowing End peninsula. The Community communities the ability to shape Network Area contains the 15 their local areas in more detail. parishes of Ludgvan, Madron, Where higher levels of growth Marazion, Morvah, Paul, Penzance, are sought by local communities to Perranuthnoe, Sancreed, Sennen, St deliver additional local objectives, Buryan, St Hilary, St Just, St Levan, we would seek to work with them to St Michael’s Mount and Zennor. understand how the development will be managed to reflect an organic and appropriate growth. Key facts: Population 2007: 39,300 3.10 The NPPF is clear that Dwellings 2010: 20,663 (8.1% authorities need to define the extent Cornwall) of town centres and primary Past house build rates 1991-2010: shopping areas, based on a clear 2,867 definition of primary frontages in Housing need (preferred area) 2012: designated centres. These 906 (Bands A-D) plus 1,228 (Band are provided in the C.N.A policies. E) equates to 7.9% and 8.4% of Cornwall total respectively Existing housing commitments 2010- Figure 5: Community Network Areas 2012: 950 Map – no change to pre-submission Penzance employees estimate document (2011): Full time: 4,916 Part-time:

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Objectives

4.1 Specific objectives to be addressed in planning for the West Penwith Community Network Area include:

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respect of health care and Objective 1 – Housing community services. To meet the local housing needs of the area. Objective 5 – Environment To promote and enhance the area’s Objective 2 – Economy coastline and natural assets and To broaden and diversify the local ensure development is sensitive to economy, fostering a culture of the outstanding natural, built and economic growth and innovation historic environment of the area – particularly through developing including the AONB and World and promoting opportunities and Heritage Site, historic landscapes, employment prospects within primary agricultural land, giving the marine and rural economies; careful consideration to the location, developing and expanding the scale and design of new existing entrepreneurial culture, development and responding to creative industries, and local skills climate change to create a more base; promoting and developing high sustainable future. Maintain the end tourism and the area’s natural separate identities between assets. Developing Penzance as West Penzance, Newlyn, Heamoor, Cornwall’s retail centre, tourism hub Gulval and Longrock. and a strategy for the harbours and waterfront of Penzance and Newlyn; Figure 6: West Penwith Community and where appropriate providing a Network Areas Map – no change to more diverse range of property to pre-submission document meet the local needs and conditions for micro-businesses and opportunities 4.2 Penzance (including Newlyn) is that arise. the main settlement within this area andacts as the service centre to the Objective 3 – Travel many surrounding smaller To manage traffic impacts, to settlements. support and develop more sustainable travel and freight 4.3 While all communities will solutions. Consider Support in require some development to meet principle the long term future of the their needs in line with the more mainline rail network as a strategic dispersed approach advocated in the operation for Cornwall and the UK, strategy, larger scale development and the provision of air and sea should be focussed on Penzance. routes to the Isles of Scilly and This is based upon its role as the public transport provision in the far area’s major service centre and to west. meet significant local housing need and support its role as an economic Objective 4 – Infrastructure focus. To ensure that the appropriate levels of strategic and social infrastructure 4.4 The Strategy for Penzance and requirements are delivered and Newlyn is to focus on their existing maintained. This includes economic and natural assets and maintaining the current level of maximise the opportunities that they hospital provision; minimising the generate. The harbours at Penzance vulnerability of key infrastructure to and Newlyn are of strategic flooding and consideration of the importance - one being the primary needs of the rural communities in fishing port in Cornwall the other

50 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 providing the only freight and local further and higher education passenger ferry link to the Isles of opportunities, young people Scilly. However both have graduating from apprenticeships; significant opportunities to diversify high end tourism; and the their marine related activities to infrastructure required to support maximise the unique opportunities of these activities. the wider Mount’s Bay. 4.7 Strategic employment growth 4.5 The area acts a major service opportunities revolve primarily hub for the community network around Penzance harbour and town area, playing an important role in centre which combined with the providing employment, leisure, rationalisation of existing space at education and tourism functions that Newlyn harbour could support support its hinterland. Penzance also existing industries and trigger provides a wider strategic shopping significant employment growth in the centre for west Cornwall although it marine leisure related industries. needs investment and retail growth Investment in these harbours could to ensure it maintains its role in also act as catalysts for other relation to Truro and alongside appropriate marine leisure developing destinations such as developments to come forward Falmouth, St Austell and Camborne, within the wider Mount’s Bay area. Pool & Redruth. Penzance also provides a strategic rail terminus and 4.8 Longrock will continue to provide service facility that ensures Cornwall the major opportunity for industrial as a whole benefits from mainline related growth. This growth will be rail connection direct to London and supported by other employment other destinations. Development opportunities, including regeneration opportunities to enhance this service and expansion of existing are supported in principle. employment areas and appropriate properties and uses within new neighbourhood extensions and other Employment larger housing developments.

4.6 The towns of Penzance and 4.9 The economic ambitions for Newlyn are committed to ensuring Penzance and Newlyn also trigger that they are well placed to meet the the need to train and re-train the economic demands for the local workforce to ensure their skills forthcoming years. In particular the match the employment needs communities are keen to promote maximising their opportunities for and secure investment in key the towns younger people to remain elements that will ensure economic in the area and live and work locally. success, such as: diversification in maritime assets to promote marine 4.10 The Council will seek to leisure related activities and develop the potential to maximise capitalise on their unique location; a the opportunities for educational and more diverse range of business skills delivery in a range of properties and new technologies to technologies and areas of expertise. support the number of micro Delivering opportunities for businesses and other traditional improving education and skill levels small businesses that exist within locally will help spin off employment the communities; artisan and opportunities and will help to drive creative based industries; expanding economic well being through

51 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 improved skills and labour new development. Consequently, it generation facilitating employment will be necessary to consider and business creation. redevelopment on land immediately adjacent to the town 4.11 The delivery of appropriate centre. start up and grow on space in the towns to support the areas growing 4.16 The opportunities to strengthen entrepreneurial, artisan, creative the town and provide new industries and other micro comparison retail offers may businesses will help to secure the surround include one or more of the longer term success of new and following sites: growing business in the area. This • Harbour Car Park; will support new opportunities, • Clarence Street Car Park; encourage economic diversity and add to the economic well 4.17 In seeking to deliver being of the towns. opportunity sites for retail growth the Council does not propose 4.12 Opportunities to maintain developing on all of the car park enhance and expand the provisions sites. Car parking provision and of the Penwith College should quality links to the town centre will consequently be supported and be an essential element of any future maximised. retail development. Consequently, the Council will promote a car parking strategy to deliver and Retail maintain appropriate car parking for the existing and future requirements 4.13 Penzance is an important local for the town. retail centre of strategic importance within the County, attracting a wide It is estimated that there is capacity catchment from the surrounding for the provision of an additional rural towns and villages. 2,400sqm of convenience and 13,150sqm of comparison A1 net 4.14 It provides a primary sales floorspace in the centre, edge- supporting role and until recently of-centre and out-of-centre locations was only second in the County to the of the town up to 2030). This data main retail centre at Truro. However will be updated on a regular basis to despite recent retail developments in ensure it provides an up to date other towns that have seen this reflection of market conditions and position change, the town the health of individual centres. remains part of the main retail hierarchy for the County, along with Figure 7: Penzance Town Centre Falmouth and St Austell. Boundary Map – no change to pre-

submission document 4.15 The town is keen to maintain its strategic function but recognises that it needs to revise the nature of Housing its retail space offer to maintain this function. Unfortunately, due to its 4.18 In delivering the housing target topography, constrained nature and for the Penzance and Newlyn diverse range of land ownerships, Framework area priority should be there are limited opportunities within given to the utilisation of brownfield the existing centre to accommodate and urban sites. However, it is

52 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 acknowledged that the urban walking and cycling routes, capacity within the towns and ecological corridors, etc. settlements covered by the Deliver new and improved public framework is limited due to the open space and green links as part constrained nature of the towns. of new developments to provide an enhance range of recreational 4.19 Consequently, growth will need facilities, linking the town with the to be provided on Greenfield sites; Coast and the countryside and also the identification of appropriate help to deliver some of the Greenfield options will be established sustainable transport within the Cornwall town’s allocation objectives. document developed from the framework plan for the area. • Transportation - The enhancement and promotion of 4.20 In delivering the housing sustainable transport options forms growth for the towns, focus should the heart of Penzance’s be given to delivering an appropriate transportation strategy. mix of housing type and tenure to Consequently developments to address local housing need. proposals which improve the quality and frequency of bus and rail services and facilities for cycling Infrastructure will be encouraged. However, it is recognised that highway 4.21 Fundamental to the delivery of improvements will also be required the strategy will be the enhancement at key junctions along the A30 and of Penzance and Newlyn’s along key routes linking Penzance infrastructure, including: and Newlyn to address local congestion hotspots, and improve • Healthcare - Improved healthcare capacity and safety concerns. services to provide for the larger, Support in principle the long term and aging, population. future of a main line rail link to Penzance, as a strategic operation • Education - Improved school for Cornwall and the UK; and support and academic facilities to provide the provision of links to the Isles of for increasing demand, as well as Scilly and public transport provision maximise the opportunities arising in the far west. from the Penwith College campus.  Flooding and coastal erosion – • Utilities and Drainage - Strategic Sustainable measures should be and localised investment in the sought to improve the long term area’s utilities and drainage resilience of the local community and infrastructure to cater for the key infrastructure to coastal erosion demand from the additional housing and flooding. and economic growth. Housing requirements • Green Infrastructure – Maintain / enhance existing strategic green 4.22 The Community Network Area corridors to help preserve the should plan for around 2,500 3,150 identities of the communities that dwellings (about 125 158 dwellings they separate; whilst also providing per year) over the period between 2010 and 2030.

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identified. This has the potential 4.23 As the existing main settlement of accommodating 1,000 jobs in and primary service centre in the the CNA over the plan period and Community Network Area, with provides a guide for potential scale good employment and transport of growth; provision, Penzance will be required to accommodate the majority of d. Supporting the diversification those dwellings. Within the rural and growth of the local economy, area a number of towns and villages particularly the creative, marine, act as local service centres leisure, tourism and agricultural supporting a network of smaller sectors plus support for the villages and hamlets. As a diversification of the rural economy; consequence co-ordination will be needed amongst the parishes e. Supporting the provision of within the rural area of the CNA to around 1,400 2,150 dwellings in the ensure that local employment and period up to 2030 with a focus upon housing needs are met elsewhere. meeting housing for local needs; The Council will support the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans f. Supporting the provision and as a way of planning for the needs of maintenance of air and sea routes to those areas. the Isles of Scilly and public transport provision in/to the local area; Policy PP1 – West Penwith CNA g. Support coastal defence improvements in critical areas along 1. Development will be permitted Mounts Bay to safeguard the existing where it can be demonstrated community and mainline railway that the following priorities for from coastal erosion; Penzance can be satisfied: e. Supporting the delivery and a. The protection of the vitality and maintenance of key infrastructure viability of Penzance town centre and facilities for the community. through the promotion of retail, office and leisure uses. Proposals 2. In the remainder of the for change of use or redevelopment Community Network Area will only be permitted within development will be permitted the Primary Shopping Area if the where it supports proposal adds to the attractiveness the following priorities: of the centre and does not reduce the predominance of A1 retail use; a. The provision of around 1,100 1,000 dwellings in the period up to b. Supporting the provision of new 2030. Additional housing and town centre retail capacity to employment growth should be of a strengthen the role of the town size, nature and scale appropriate to centre; the needs, character, role and services available of the settlement; c. Supporting the provision of around 12,650 sqm of B1a office b. Development should help accommodation and 12,650 sqm rebalance the communities by of Industrial space has been providing facilities, economic development or housing for local

54 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and reduces the need to travel; Objectives c. Development supports either by 5.1 Specific objectives to be the direct provision of, or addressed in planning for the Hayle contributions towards: the retention and St Ives Community Network and/or delivery of community Area include: facilities; the appropriate improvement or provision of Objective 1 – Employment facilities, service and infrastructure Support new employment schemes to maintain the sustainability of the both in the towns and in the rural local community. areas. Emphasis should be given to quality, permanent work opportunities which break the cycle of seasonal labour. High speed broadband should be encouraged in PP2 Hayle and all areas to meet modern working requirements. This should ensure prosperous town centres in Hayle St Ives and St Ives particularly supporting flexible workspace, arts and tourism in St Ives and providing a continued Community delivery of the regeneration of Hayle through waterfront development Network Area associated with Marine Renewables and development of employment Introduction land to the south of Hayle.

Objective 2 – Housing 5.0 The Hayle and St Ives To deliver a mix of housing, of the Community Network Area (CNA) size, type and tenure required to covers the five parishes of Gwinear- meet current and future housing Gwithian, Hayle, St. Erth, St Ives needs, prioritising affordable and and Towednack. specialist accommodation.

Key facts: Objective 3 – Community Population 2007: 25,700 Infrastructure Dwellings 2010: 13,173 (5.2% Encourage investment in healthcare Cornwall) and GP coverage, education, Past housing build rates 1991-2010: neighbourhood centres, leisure 2,273 facilities and open space provision Housing need (preferred area) 2012: and protect current levels of 672 (Bands A-D) plus 954 (Band E) provision. Create better linkages equates to 5.8% and 6.5% of between Hayle and its surrounding Cornwall total respectively beaches, and improved and Existing housing commitments 2010- sustainable movement in St Ives. 2012: 1,744 Hayle employees estimate (2011): Full time: 1,597 Part-time: 1,333 St Ives employees estimate (2011): Objective 4 – Environment Full time: 2,271 Part-time: 2,179

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Ensure development is sensitive to number of new homes in a high the outstanding natural, built and quality masterplanned and expanded historic environment of the area, community; ensuring that access, particularly sensitive to the World movement, quality open spaces and Heritage Site status of Hayle and the other community infrastructure is historic harbour of St Ives, giving delivered in a comprehensive and careful consideration to the location, coordinated manner. scale and design of all new development. Retail

Figure 6: Hayle and St Ives CNA Map In Hayle it is estimated that there is – no change to pre-submission capacity for the provision of an document additional 650sqm of convenience and 1,950sqm of comparison A1 net sales floorspace in the centre, edge- Development Strategy of-centre and out-of-centre locations of the town up to 2030. This data will be updated on a regular basis to Hayle ensure it provides an up to date reflection of market conditions and 5.2 The strategy for Hayle is to build the health of individual centres. on the regeneration of the town that has already begun. The Hayle 5.5 Hayle has potential to improve harbour proposals are fundamental its retail offer to provide for existing to the future opportunities for the and additional demand arising from town; delivering high quality uses the growing population: and coordinating these opportunities and projects together with the future • Copperhouse – there are limited southern expansion of the town is a opportunities for any expansion of key objective, ensuring that a the existing town centre area so the strategy works for the whole town focus is on enhancing, marketing in terms of access and movement and strengthening the existing offer. and necessary community infrastructure for the short and long • Foundry – the proximity to South term. Quay retail proposals will strengthen the town centre and there may be 5.3 The strategy aims to deliver high future opportunities for new retail quality employment opportunities uses on edge of the Foundry centre if building on the Marine Renewables sites become available. Business Park on North Quay and the wave hub facility. Visitor, leisure • West Cornwall Retail Park – any and retail offer will be enhanced future provision of further larger by development opportunities on format stores would only be North and South Quay linking to and considered once town centre or strengthening both the Copperhouse edge of centre opportunities are and Foundry town centre. delivered and if proposals do not impact on other town centre retail 5.4 The large area to the south of and regeneration objectives in west the town up to the A30 provides the Cornwall. opportunity for future expansion of the town, delivering a significant

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Hayle Town Centre Boundary Map – • Transportation - The no change to pre-submission enhancement and promotion of document sustainable transport options forms the heart of Hayle’s transportation strategy. It is also recognised that Employment highway improvements will also be required e.g. at Loggans Moor, St 5.6 New employment opportunities Erth, Carwin Rise, Foundry Square, may arise for reuse of historic Tolroy and the Causeway. buildings in Hayle. On the edges of the town the Marsh Lane area may  Flooding – A long term solution to provide further employment or coastal flooding should be sought to commercial opportunities over the support the sustainable regeneration longer term as Hayle grows. The St of Hayle town centre. Erth industrial area may also offer opportunities for employment uses related to its A30 location or the St Ives and Carbis Bay west Cornwall public transport interchange. 5.8 The strategy for St Ives and Carbis Bay is to support and enhance its role as a key tourist destination, Infrastructure based on its unique setting and environment and its arts and cultural 5.7 In delivering the strategy Hayle’s attractions, shops and restaurants. A infrastructure will need to be further key element of the strategy enhanced, including improvements is to assist in diversifying the local to: economic base through technology and flexible working. New homes • Healthcare - Improved healthcare with a focus on being affordable services to provide for a larger, and for local need along with enhanced aging, population. and better access to community facilities particularly for residents in • Education - an expansion of Carbis Bay are also key elements of Penpol Primary school in the short the strategy. term. Longer term expansion at Bodriggy, and review of Secondary 5.9 St Ives has a vibrant and capacity; healthy town centre based on its retail offer and many restaurants. • Utilities - Localised investment in The lack of physical opportunities to the area’s utilities to cater for the expand the Town Centre along with demand from the additional housing its success means the strategy for and economic growth; retail is to maintain, support and enhance retail uses within the • Green Infrastructure – Maintain existing Town Centre area. There are /enhance strategic green corridors; some limited neighbourhood facilities provision of enhanced walking at Carbis Bay; these should be and cycling routes, and ecological enhanced and strengthened where corridors. New and improved public possible to enable better access for open space and green links will help the community. provide much needed recreational facilities in the south of the town;

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St Ives Town Centre Boundary Map – • Transportation - The no change to pre-submission enhancement and promotion of document sustainable transport options including promotion of the West Cornwall Transport Interchange at St Employment Erth. Better signage and an improved parking strategy. It is also 5.10 In St Ives and Carbis Bay there recognised that some minor highway is a lack of opportunities and suitable improvements will also be required sites for any significant larger scale at certain key junctions. employment uses, however many local jobs are over reliant on seasonal tourism related activity, Housing requirements therefore reuse of existing sites for smaller flexible workspace for 5.13 The Community Network Area businesses and home working should should plan for around 2,400 2,750 be encouraged. dwellings (about 120 138 dwellings per year) over the period between 2010 and 2030. Infrastructure 5.14 As the main settlements with 5.11 Improving access, movement, good employment and transport and parking issues particularly provision, Hayle and St Ives will be through the busy summer months is required to accommodate the a key aim of the sustainable majority of those dwellings. The transport strategy for the area. overall level of housing proposed for Hayle will require a step change in 5.12 In delivering the strategy for building rates and the provision of St Ives and Carbis Bay infrastructure significant infrastructure will need to be enhanced, including improvements. As a result it is improvements to: envisaged that taking into account completions since 2010 and current • Healthcare - Improved healthcare infrastructure constraints an annual services to provide for a larger, and building rate between 2013 and aging, population, including better 2018 of 60 per annum rising to 75 provision and access at Carbis Bay; 87 per annum for the remaining 12 years to 2030 is an appropriate • Education – enhance primary target. school facilities. Secondary school facilities are under review; 5.15 Co-ordination will be needed amongst the remaining parishes • Utilities - Localised investment in within the CNA to ensure that the area’s utilities to cater for the housing needs are met. The Council demand from the additional housing. will support the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of • Green Infrastructure – Maintain planning for the needs of /enhance strategic green corridors; those areas. provision of enhanced walking and cycling routes, and ecological corridors. New and improved public open spaces and green links; and

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mainly on the Hayle Harbour Policy PP2 – area and the development of Hayle and St Ives the wavehub and associated employment development; CNA g. Support the sustainable 1. Development will be permitted regeneration of Hayle town centre by where it can be demonstrated delivering coastal defence that the following priorities for improvements; Hayle and St Ives can be satisfied: h. Support for St Ives Bay as a key tourist destination. Proposals should a. The protection of the vitality and support sustainable tourism which viability of St Ives and Hayle town will enhance the tourism offer and centres through the promotion deliver year round employment of retail, office and leisure uses. opportunities. Proposals for change of use or redevelopment will only be permitted 2. In the remainder of the within the Primary Shopping Community Network Area Area if the proposal adds to the development will be permitted attractiveness of the centre and does where it supports not reduce the predominance of A1 the following priorities: retail use; a. The provision of around 350 b. The provision of around 8,450sqm dwellings in the period up to 2030. of B1a office accommodation and Additional housing and employment 8.450sqm of Industrial space has growth should be of a size, nature been identified. This has the and scale appropriate to the needs, potential of accommodating 650 jobs character, role and services available in the CNA over the plan period; of the settlement; c. Support new employment b. Development should help schemes both in the towns and in rebalance the communities by the rural areas. Emphasis should be providing facilities, economic given to quality, permanent work development or housing for local opportunities which break the cycle needs of a scale that is appropriate of seasonal labour. High speed to the settlement and reduces the broadband should be encouraged need to travel; in all areas to meet modern working requirements; c. Development should deliver community benefits in the form of d. The provision of around 1,300 affordable housing for local people 1,400 dwellings in Hayle in the and contributions to requirements period up to 2030 to be phased in for facilities, services and relation to infrastructure infrastructure identified locally. requirements; e. The provision of around 750 1,000 dwellings in St Ives in the period up PP3 Helston to 2030; and the Lizard f. The regeneration of Hayle focusing

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and the Lizard Community Network Community Area include:

Objective 1 – Housing Network Area To provide good quality housing, in doing so providing for the affordable Introduction housing requirements of the local community. Address high house 6.0 The Helston and The Lizard prices, lack of affordable housing Community Network Area is a wide and lack of elderly and special needs geographical area covering the 18 accommodation. parishes of Breage, Crowan, Cury, Germoe, Grade-Ruan, Gunwalloe, Objective 2 – Rural Travel Gweek, Helston,Landewednack, Reduce rural isolation, particularly in Manaccan, Mawgan-in-Meneage, the remote villages and hamlets, by Mullion, Porthleven, Sithney, St encouraging regular public transport Anthony in-Meneage, St Keverne, St for residents to access services, work Martin-in-Meneage and Wendron.s. and education. Helston is the main town within this area, and therefore acts as the local Objective 3 – Community service centre to the numerous Services smaller settlements surrounding it. Encourage improvements to The only other town in the area is community services, health care and Porthleven. education provision and enhance current levels of provision where possible. Consideration should also Key Facts: be given to mobile services. To Population 2007: 32,500 deliver community facilities that are Dwellings 2010: 15,242 (6.0% thriving and well used, providing a Cornwall) range of activities for all ages. Past housing build rates 1991-2010: 2,156 (16% CNA increase, 5% Objective 4 – Businesses Cornwall) To maintain and enhance Helston as Housing need (preferred area) 2012: a high quality service and retail 490 (Bands A-D) plus 676 (Band E) centre for its local residents and its equates to 4.3% and 4.6% of surrounding parishes. To provide Cornwall total respectively more employment opportunities Existing housing commitments 2010- within Helston, in doing so reducing 2012: 974 the reliance on Culdrose as the Helston employees estimate (2011): primary employer, whilst still Full time: 2,379 Part-time: 2,091 continuing to support its continued Porthleven employees estimate operation. Enable the provision of (2011): Full time: 291 Part-time: rural workspace and encourage 323 business mentoring and support.

Objectives Objective 5 – Environment Ensure development is sensitive to 6.1 Specific obectives to be the outstanding natural, built, addressed in planning for the Helston historic and maritime environment of the area. To deliver growth

60 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 sensitively, in doing so ensuring centre opportunities to expand its surrounding settlements/ hamlets do comparison retail offer. Whilst site not loose their separate identities. options are limited, opportunities should be explored. Objective 6 – Recreation To protect Helston’s most important It is estimated that there is capacity ‘green assets’ whilst improving / for the provision of an additional increasing the provision of open 100sqm of convenience and space and green links for the 2,450sqm of comparison A1 net existing and expanding population. sales floorspace in the centre, edge- Boost access to recreational of-centre and out-of-centre locations opportunities for young people. of the town up to 2030. This data will be updated on a regular basis to Objective 7 – Shops and Services ensure it provides an up to date Maintain Helston’s role as the main reflection of market conditions and retail and service centre in the area the health of individual centres. and enhance the attractiveness and viability of the town centre. Helston Town Centre Boundary Map – no change to pre-submission Figure 7: Helston and Lizard CNA document Map – no change to pre-submission document Employment

Development Strategy 6.5 Helston’s economic well-being is dominated by Cornwall’s largest 6.2 As a result of its relatively single site employer, Culdrose. peripheral location, Helston Whilst seeking to support the represents an important service and continued operation of this important employment centre for its local employer, the aim is to also diversify residents, as a well as a wider the economic base, by developing catchment of other communities. further employment opportunities in other industries, such as office and Retail retail. In turn further industrial development should be focused on

the existing industrial estates of 6.3 The retail sector is another Tresprision Industrial Park and St important employer for Helston and John’s Business Park, with a small one that it is important to support amount of space available at Water- further, primarily comparison retail. Ma–Trout; whilst also supporting the Whilst Helston is well provided with build out of Helston Business Park convenience shopping, partly with higher quality industrial and through edge of centre and out of office uses. Furthermore, the centre supermarkets, a significant development of office space within proportion of Helston residents’ the town centres would be comparison retail spending leaks to supported, where it does not detract other towns. from the retail offer. In addition,

some light industrial and office space 6.4 As a result, the aim is to would be sought as part of certain maintain and strengthen Helston’s greenfield residential development town centre retail offer, in doing so options – these options will be set supporting town centre and edge of out in more detail in the Helston

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Town Framework which will then • Utilities - Strategic and localised form part of the Cornwall Towns investment in the area’s utilities and Strategic Allocations document. to cater for the demand from the additional housing and economic growth. Housing • Green Infrastructure – Maintain / enhance strategic green corridors 6.6 In delivering Helston’s housing to help preserve the identities of target, priority should be given to the communities that they separate; existing brownfield sites; although it whilst also providing walking and is recognised that there are limited cycling routes, ecological corridors, suitable options beyond those that etc. Furthermore, delivery of new are already permitted. As a result, and improved public open space and approximately half of the housing green links will help provide much target will need to be delivered on needed recreational facilities, whilst Greenfield sites beyond the existing also helping to deliver some of the edge of the town; the identification sustainable transport objectives. of appropriate greenfield development options will be • Transportation - The established in the Cornwall Towns enhancement and promotion of and Strategic Allocations document. sustainable transport options forms Furthermore, along with office space, the heart of Helston’s transportation residential development would also strategy, although it is recognised be encouraged on upper storeys that highway improvements will also within the town centre, where it does be required. not detract from the retail offer or its general economic vitality. Housing requirements

6.8 The Community Network Area Infrastructure should plan for around 1,800 2,000 dwellings (about 90 100 dwellings 6.7 Of great importance in the per year) over the period between delivery of the strategy, will be 2010 and 2030. delivery of enhanced infrastructure. The growth in population will require 6.9 As the main settlement with improvements in; good employment and transport provision, Helston will be required to • Healthcare – Improved healthcare accommodate the majority of those services to provide for the larger dwellings. Co-ordination will be aging population. needed amongst the remaining parishes within the CNA to ensure • Education – Work is ongoing that housing needs are met. The to understand what additional Council will support the education facilities would be preparation of Neighbourhood Plans required to cater for the increased as a way of planning for the needs of population including the number of these areas. extra schools required. Some existing schools may have the physical capacity to provide Policy PP3 – additional facilities.

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providing facilities, economic Helston and Lizard development or housing for local CNA needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and 1. Development will be permitted reduces the need to travel; where it can be demonstrated that the following priorities for c. Development should deliver Helston can be satisfied: community benefits in the form of affordable housing for local people a. The protection of the vitality and and contributions to requirements viability of Helston town centre for facilities, services and through the promotion of retail, infrastructure identified locally. office and leisure uses. Proposals for change of use or redevelopment will only be permitted within the Primary PP4 Shopping Area if the proposal adds to the attractiveness of the centre and does not reduce the Camborne, predominance of A1 retail use; b. The need for the provision of Pool and around 7,450sqm of B1a office accommodation and 10,200sqm Redruth of Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of accommodating 650 jobs in the CNA Community over the plan period; Network Area c. Improvement of rural service provision and prioritisation of sustainable transport measures; Introduction d. The provision of around 900 7.0 The Camborne, Pool and Redruth dwellings in the period up to 2030. Community Network Area covers the parishes of Camborne, Carharrack, 2 In the remainder of the Carn Brea, Gwennap, Illogan, Community Network Area Lanner, Portreath, Redruth, St Day development will be permitted and Stithians. where it supports the following priorities: Key Facts:

Population 2007: 59,100 a The provision of around 900 1,100 Dwellings 2010: 26,680 (10.5% dwellings in the period up to 2030. Cornwall) Additional housing and employment Past housing build rates 1991-2010: growth should be of a size, nature 4,084 and scale appropriate to the needs, CPR completions 2001-2010 – 1624 character, role and services available (180pa) of the settlement; Housing need (preferred area) 2012:

1,307 (Bands A-D) plus 1,397 b. Development should help (Band E) equates to 11.4% and rebalance the communities by 9.5% of Cornwall total respectively

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Existing housing commitments 2010- Infrastructure 2012: 3,089 Deliver the highway and sustainable Camborne/Pool/Redruth employees transport infrastructure needed to estimate (2011): support the delivery of the area’s Full time: 12,071 Part-time: 7,231 regeneration – including the east- west link road and improved access into Redruth town centre. Objectives Objective 7 – Contaminated Land 7.1 Specific objectives to be Continue remediation of the area’s addressed in planning for the contaminated land, in doing so Camborne Pool Redruth Community regenerating underused or derelict Network Area include: sites for housing, leisure and employment uses. Objective 1 – Employment Enable higher quality employment Objective 8 – Environment opportunities by sustaining and For CPIR to be renowned as a enhancing the area’s role as one of destination for cultural and heritage Cornwall’s primary employment related tourism; in doing so acting as hubs. the hub for experiencing the World Heritage Site. Maintain the separate Objective 2 – Housing identities of Camborne, Pool, Illogan Deliver housing growth that will and Redruth, whilst utilising their help facilitate the area’s economic collective strength. aspirations, whilst also delivering much needed affordable housing for Figure 8: Camborne, Pool and local residents. Redruth CNA Map – no change to

pre-submission document Objective 3 – Retail Enhance the community network area’s retail offer, providing different Development Strategy but complementary roles for Camborne, Pool and Redruth, 7.2 A fundamental principle of the strengthening comparison shopping strategy is to break down historic in particular. administrative boundaries and create an integrated spatial strategy that Objective 4 - Education makes the most of CPIR’s collective Consolidate and enhance the assets, in doing so maximising the community network area’s education opportunity to continue the opportunities, including Cornwall regeneration of CPIR. The strategy College. seeks to replace unsustainable past competition between the towns, Objective 5 – Regeneration with a strategy that promotes a Reduce deprivation and support coordinated response for the whole regeneration and growth through of CPIR; with each community allocation of land for services, supporting a collective effort, whilst provision of infrastructure (including still delivering a distinct set of open space and enhanced sports and objectives within their own area. leisure facilities) and through high quality design. 7.3 The successful regeneration of CPIR will require a holistic approach, Objective 6 – Transport

64 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 but future built development will appropriate greenfield development play a critical role; from delivering options will be established in the higher design standards to new / Cornwall Allocations Development enhanced services and facilities; and Plan Document. from more / better quality employment opportunities to a Camborne Town Centre Boundary reinvigorated retail offer. Map – no change to pre-submission document 7.4 With Pool sitting at the heart of the CPIR conurbation, together with Redruth Town Centre Boundary Map the fact that it contains a significant – no change to pre-submission amount of underused and derelict document brownfield land, it represents both a regeneration priority and an opportunity to create a natural Employment strategic hub for CPIR. As a result, Pool should deliver 7.7 Future development of industrial employment space and strategic employment should be directed services and facilities that the whole primarily to CPIR’s existing industrial of the CPIR area would seek to estates (e.g. Cardrew, Treleigh, benefit from. In addition, in Tolvaddon, Barncoose). delivering these strategic resources Opportunities to deliver office for the whole of CPIR, a further aim development should be prioritised to is to ensure Pool is recognised as a the town centres; where this is not community and destination in its possible, Pool represents CPIR’s own right. primary opportunity to create a hub for high quality office 7.5 Gravitating out from this central accommodation. In addition, it would location, the use of other underused be expected that some light or derelict brownfield resources are industrial and office uses will be being prioritised for development, dispersed amongst the larger such as Tuckingmill, Boilerworks and residential developments, to offer Dolcoath, which will deliver a mix of uses. This strategy enables residential focused development, to a natural prioritisation of economic respect their predominately roles between the communities, with residential setting; but also Redruth and East Pool having a introducing some employment greater focus on industrial uses and other facilities that will add development; whilst West Pool and vibrancy to the development and Camborne focusing more on office help support the surrounding areas. development.

Housing 7.8 CPIR’s retail offer does not reflect that of Cornwall’s largest

conurbation, as a result a significant 7.6 In delivering CPIR’s housing proportion of local residents’ target, priority should be given to comparison retail expenditure is lost the existing brownfield assets; to other areas. In moving forward however greenfield development the strategy seeks to provide for the may be required to support delivery additional demand arising from the of housing and economic growth growing population, plus seek to particularly in the later stages of the recover some of the local residents’ plan period; the identification of lost comparison retail expenditure

65 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 from other areas. The strategy seeks in the centre, edge-of-centre and to maintain Camborne and Redruth out-of-centre locations of the Town Centres as their communities’ towns up to 2030. This data will be primary retail and service centres; updated on a regular basis to however it is also recognised that ensure it provides an up to date the towns alone would not be able reflection of market conditions and to deliver the scale of retail growth the health of individual centres. that is required. As a result: 7.10 Fundamental to the delivery of • Camborne and Redruth Town the strategy will be the enhancement Centres of CPIR’s infrastructure, including: – Improve the quality of the offer, in doing so focusing predominately on • Healthcare - Improved healthcare smaller multiples and independent services to provide for the larger, stores. In delivering future retail and aging, population. growth the Bus Depot represents the main opportunity within Camborne; • Education - Improved academic whilst in Redruth an opportunity facilities to provide for increasing exists to expand on to one of demand, as well as maximise the Redruth’s existing town centre car opportunities arising from the parks. Cornwall College campus.

• Pool – Provide a complementary • Utilities - Strategic and localised offer to the two towns, in doing so investment in the area’s utilities continuing to offer a location within to cater for the demand from the CPIR for larger footprint stores, additional housing and economic which the two towns find hard to growth. accommodate. However, in moving forward the offer should move from • Green Infrastructure – being an uncoordinated collection Maintaining / enhance strategic of operators, to a well planned high green corridors to help preserve the quality retail offer that fits well identities of the communities that within its setting. (More detail on the they separate; whilst also providing scale and location of development walking and cycling routes, will be available within the CPIR ecological corridors, etc. Town Framework). Furthermore, deliver new and improved public open space and 7.9 Finally, due to the growth of green links will help provide much internet shopping, it is recognised needed recreational facilities, whilst that if any of these centres are to also helping to deliver some of the flourish they need to develop sustainable transport objectives. complementary leisure/tourism roles – providing a destination where the • Transportation - The shops form part, albeit the most enhancement and promotion of important part, of a wider sustainable transport options forms experience. the heart of CPIR’s transportation strategy, although it is recognised It is estimated that there is that highway improvements will also capacity for the provision of an be required – such as the additional 1,050sqm of development of the East-West Link convenience and 14,500sqm of Road. comparison A1 net sales floorspace

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Flooding – Reduce risk of surface of use or redevelopment will only water flooding through the be permitted within the Primary implementation of an area wide Shopping Area if the proposal Surface Water Management Plan. adds to the attractiveness of the New development should comply centre and does not reduce the with its principles to help divert predominance of A1 retail use; surface water out of the combined drainage system, prevent local b. The provision of around sewers being overloaded and 42,500sqm improve local water quality. of B1a office accommodation and 24,850sqm of new industrial space has been identified. This has the Housing requirements potential of accommodating 2,850 jobs over the plan period; 7.12 The Community Network Area should plan for around of 4,500 c. The provision of around 4,000 5,300 dwellings (about 225 265 4,500 dwellings in the period up to dwellings per year) over the period 2030; between 2010 and 2030. d. The delivery of highway and 7.13 As the main settlements with sustainable transport infrastructure good employment and transport needed to support regeneration – provision, Camborne, Pool and including the east-west link road and Redruth will be required to improved access into Redruth town accommodate the majority centre; and includes measures to of those dwellings. Co-ordination will address air quality issues in the be needed amongst the remaining town; parishes within the CNA to ensure that housing needs are met. The e. The delivery of higher quality Council will support the preparation employment opportunities by of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of sustaining and enhancing CPIR’s planning for the needs of those role as one of Cornwall’s primary areas. employment hubs;

f. The regeneration of underused or Policy PP4 – derelict sites for housing, leisure and employment uses; Camborne, Pool and Redruth CNA g. Consolidate and enhance the community network area’s education 1. Development will be permitted opportunities, including Cornwall where it can be demonstrated College; that the following priorities for Camborne, pool and Redruth can h. Remediation of the area’s be satisfied: contaminated land, in doing so regenerating underused or derelict a. The protection of the vitality sites for housing, leisure and and viability of Camborne and employment uses, whilst ensuring Redruth town centres through that important features of the World the promotion of retail, office and Heritage Site are protected and leisure uses. Proposals for change Enhanced;

67 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 i. Implementation of the area wide 8.0 The Falmouth and Penryn Surface Water Management Plan, to Community Network Area covers the reduce the risk of surface water parishes of Budock, Constantine, flooding and improve water quality. Falmouth, Mabe, Mawnan, Mylor, Penryn, Perranarworthal and St 2 In the remainder of the Gluvias. Community Network Area development will be permitted Key facts: where it supports the following Population 2007: 40,800 priorities: Dwellings 2010: 19,167 (7.5% Cornwall) a. The provision of around 500 800 Past housing build rates 1991-2010: dwellings in the period up to 2030. 2,401 Additional housing and employment Falmouth/Penryn completions 2001- growth should be of a size, nature 2010 – 1,154 (128pa) and scale appropriate to the needs, Housing need (preferred area) 2012: character, role and services available 907 (Bands A-D) plus 1,049 (Band of the settlement; E) equates to 7.9% and 7.1% of b. Development should help Cornwall total respectively rebalance the communities by Existing housing commitments 2010- providing facilities, economic 2012: 1,111 development or housing for local Falmouth/Penryn employees needs of a scale that is appropriate estimate (2011): Full time: 7,846 to the settlement and reduces the Part-time: 4,914 need to travel; Objectives c. Development should deliver community benefits in the form of 8.1 Specific objectives to be affordable housing for local people addressed in planning for the and contributions to requirements Falmouth and Penryn Community for facilities, services and Network Area include: infrastructure identified locally. Objective 1 – Housing Growth Manage the location and distribution of housing growth and the delivery PP5 Falmouth of an appropriate mix of housing – includes addressing issues and Penryn associated with affordable housing and student accommodation. Development in the villages should Community focus on meeting affordable housing needs. Network Area Objective 2 – Employment

Encourage employment opportunities, particularly in relation to the universities, Falmouth Docks / Introduction Port of Falmouth and tourism.

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Maintain Falmouth as a strategic environment, including respecting shopping centre and provide the natural environment within the opportunities for new retail towns and the rest of the community development to secure the centre’s network area. Address the vitality and viability and to relationship between Falmouth and strengthen the retail provision in the Penryn, and around the villages town centre. The town centre within the community network area, environment should be enhanced by to preserve their separate considering pedestrian prioritisation identities. and supporting public realm improvements. In addition the Falmouth Town Framework has identified the Objective 4 – Community following vision and aims which Services specifically relate to the and Facilities Falmouth and Penryn. Improve community services and facilities to overcome current Figure 9: Falmouth and Penryn CNA shortfalls within the existing Map – no change to pre-submission community and to meet further document demand resulting from growth.

Objective 5 – Sport, Leisure and Development Strategy Tourism Consider the location of sports and 8.2 The strategy for Falmouth and leisure facilities, harnessing the full Penryn is to focus upon their assets, potential of the waterfront and its and maximise the opportunities opportunities for employment, that they generate. The wider Port leisure and tourism. of Falmouth, including Penryn and the Falmouth Docks, are of strategic Objective 6 – Transport importance and play an important Infrastructure role in the employment, leisure and Ensure that transport infrastructure, tourism functions of the towns. including essential car parking and Falmouth also provides a strategic sustainable transport modes, is shopping centre for the County, adequate to support growth. This supporting destinations such as includes tackling issues of congestion Truro, Penzance and St Austell. such as at key junctions on the approach to the towns at Treluswell, Housing Treliever and Kernick Roundabouts, as well as improving accessibility to 8.3 In delivering the housing target local services and facilities (e.g. for Falmouth and Penryn, priority better links to the waterfront and should be given to the utilisation addressing Church Street car of brownfield and urban sites; parking). although it is acknowledged that

the urban capacity is limited due to Objective 7 – Economic the constrained nature of the towns. Development, Consequently, remaining growth will Environment and Coast need to be provided on greenfield Provide a strategic framework to sites; the identification of balance economic development, appropriate greenfield options will be maritime industries, access to the established in the Cornwall Towns coast and protection of the

69 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 and Strategic Allocations document. will be updated on a regular basis to In delivering the housing growth for ensure it provides an up to date the towns, focus should be given to reflection of market conditions delivering an appropriate mix of and the health of individual centres. housing to address local housing need, and the need for student 8.8 Due to its constrained nature, accommodation. Whilst there are there are limited opportunities within limited opportunities, every effort Falmouth, such that there should should be made to deliver good be a focus on maximising those quality, managed accommodation opportunities arising from the within the towns that provides an existing offer. element of the required accommodation, and an appropriate 8.9 The opportunities to strengthen mix of housing types. Such provision the town and provide new retail will help to reduce the reliance on floorspace may surround one or existing housing stock in the more of the following sites: Customs community for use by students. House Quay to Event Square / Maritime Museum; Quarry Car Park; 8.4 The overall level of housing Church Street Car Park. proposed for Falmouth and Penryn will require a step change in building 8.10 The Council is not seeking to rates and the provision of significant develop all of the car park sites to infrastructure improvements. As a deliver growth for the town centre, result it is envisaged that taking into and will seek an appropriate strategy account completions since 2010 and to deliver and maintain appropriate current infrastructure constraints an car parking for the existing and annual building rate between 2013 future requirements for the town. and 2018 of 110 per annum rising to 190 137 per annum for the 8.11 Penryn town centre provides an remaining 12 years to 2030 is an important role for the local residents appropriate target. of the town, and plays a key supporting role to the larger offer at 8.5 Falmouth is an important local Falmouth. It has limited pportunities retail centre of strategic importance for growth, and as such its main within the County, attracting a wide focus should be upon regenerating catchment from the surrounding its high street and Commercial Road rural towns and villages. area, delivering new pedestrian access between these and its car 8.6 It provides a primary supporting parks to improve accessibility for role to the main retail centre at the town and its retail offer. Truro, and is consequently part of the main retail hierarchy for the Falmouth Town Centre Boundary County, along with Penzance and St Map – no change to pre-submission Austell. document

8.7 It is estimated that there is capacity for the provision of an Employment additional 1,150sqm of convenience and 9,250sqm of comparison A1 net 8.12 The towns of Falmouth and sales floorspace in the centre, edge- Penryn are committed to ensuring of-centre and out of-centre locations that they are well placed to meet of the towns up to 2030. This data the economic demands for the

70 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 forthcoming years. In particular the Opportunities to maintain enhance communities are committed to and expand the provisions of investment in key elements that will the universities at Falmouth and ensure economic success in new Penryn should consequently be technologies; young people supported and maximised. graduating from apprenticeships; Further and Higher Education; in maritime assets; infrastructure; Infrastructure leisure and tourism; their unique location; and in micro businesses 8.16 In delivering the strategy and other traditional small Falmouth and Penryn’s infrastructure businesses within the communities. will need to be enhanced, including improvements to: 8.13 Strategic growth opportunities revolve primarily around Falmouth, • Healthcare - improved services the wider port and the docks, which to provide for a larger and aging are anticipated to deliver significant population; employment growth surrounding employment and industry within the • Education - consolidation of the marine environment. This strategic Falmouth School campus onto one growth would be supported by other site, through the use of the adjacent employment opportunities around and vacant former hospital site; the urban extensions, including regeneration and expansion of • Utilities - localised investment in existing employment areas. the towns utilities to cater for the Economic ambitions for Falmouth demand from the additional housing and Cornwall as a whole relate to the and employment growth; universities at Tremough and Falmouth, as key economic drivers. • Green Infrastructure – Maintain /enhance strategic green corridors; 8.14 The Council will seek to provision of enhanced walking develop the potential to maximise and cycling routes, and ecological the opportunities for educational and corridors. New and improved public skills delivery in a range of open space and green links will help technologies and areas of expertise. provide much needed recreational Delivering opportunities for facilities in the south of the town improving education and skill levels locally will help spin off employment • Transportation - The opportunities and will help to drive enhancement and promotion of economic well being through sustainable transport options forms improved skills and labour the heart of Falmouth and Penryn’s generation, thereby facilitating transportation strategy. It is also employment and business creation. recognised that highway improvements will also be 8.15 The delivery of grow on space required at several key junctions to in the towns to support the address traffic congestion, capacity Tremough Innovation centre will help and safety concerns, and which to secure the longer term success of are identified within the transport new and expanding business in the strategy. area, which will add to the economic well being of the towns.  Flooding - Develop a flood risk management strategy for the area.

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Community Network Area development will be permitted Policy PP5 – where it supports the following priorities: Falmouth and a. The provision of around 800 500 Penryn CNA dwellings in the period up to 2030. Additional housing and employment 1. Development will be permitted growth should be of a size, nature where it can be demonstrated and scale appropriate to the needs, that the following priorities for character, role and services available Falmouth and Penryn can be in the settlement. satisfied: b. Development should help a. The protection of the vitality rebalance the communities by and viability of Falmouth and providing facilities, economic Penryn town centres through the development or housing for local promotion of retail, office and needs of a scale that leisure uses. Proposals for change is appropriate to the settlement and of use or redevelopment will only reduces the need to travel; be permitted within the Primary Shopping Area if the proposal c. Development should deliver adds to the attractiveness of the community benefits in the form of centre and does not reduce the affordable housing for local people predominance of A1 retail use; and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and b. The provision of around 9,450sqm infrastructure identified locally. of B1a office accommodation and 13,000sqm of Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of accommodating 850 jobs in the CNA over the plan period; PP6 Truro and c. The provision of around 3,200 2,600 dwellings in Falmouth and Roseland Penryn in the period up to 2030 to be phased in relation to infrastructure requirements; Community d. The provision of, or safeguarding Network Area for, employment sites related to the maritime uses in waterside locations and the docks and the knowledge Introduction economy at the University College;

9.0 The Truro and Roseland e. The retention of a green buffer Community Network Area covers the between Falmouth and Penryn to parishes of Chacewater, Cuby, ensure that the separate identities Feock, Gerrans, Grampound with of the town are celebrated and Creed, Kea, Kenwyn, Ladock, enhanced. Philleigh, Probus, Ruanlanihorne, St

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Roseland, St Michael Caerhays, St employment in locations that reduce Michael Penkevil, Tregony, Truro and the need to travel. Veryan. Objective 4 – Sustainable Transport Key Facts Enable the use of more sustainable Population 2007: 43,900 transport modes (for goods and Dwellings 2010: 20,636 (8.1% people) and reduce congestion Cornwall) through the provision of additional Past housing build rates 1991-2010: transport infrastructure and ensuring 3,430 sustainable transport is designed Truro completions 2001-2010 – into new development. 1353 (150pa) Housing need (preferred area) 2012: Objective 5 – Shops and Services 1,108 (Bands A-D) plus 1,271 Support the retail function of Truro (Band E) in relation to other main towns in equates to 9.6% and 8.7% of Cornwall and within the South West. Cornwall total respectively Protect shops and access to services Jobs (2009): 31,400 (16.4% and facilities in rural areas. Cornwall) Existing housing commitments 2010- Objective 6 – Community 2012: 1,029 Facilities Truro/Threemilestone employees Ensure that facilities, including estimate (2011): health, leisure, education and sports Full time: 14,487 Part-time: 11,755 facilities, are provided to support new development and address existing deficiencies. Objectives Objective 7 – Design

Ensure that development is 9.1 Specific objectives to be adaptable, sustainable and of a high addressed in planning for the Truro quality design and layout. and Roseland Community Network

Area include: Objective 8 – Landscape

Ensure that development respects Objective 1 – Housing Needs the distinctive landscape settings Plan for the appropriate location of both Truro and the Highertown / and distribution of housing growth, Threemilestone area. taking into consideration the evidence gathering work undertaken Objective 9 – Sustainable for the Truro and Threemilestone Development Area Action Plan. Ensure that the Provide a strategic framework to housing needs of the community are balance economic development, met, with a particular emphasis on maritime industries, protection of the affordable housing. environment and access to the

coast. Objective 2 – Housing and Jobs

Balance the provision of employment Objective 10 – Reduce the risk of and housing to reduce commuting. flooding

Ensure future development utilises Objective 3 – Employment sustainable drainage technology to Provide high quality, well paid ensure that additional flood risks are

73 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 avoided. The sequential approach to In particular development should flooding will inform site choices in maximise the opportunities for local Truro city centre taking into account sustainable power generation, significant flood risk on some sites. increase the energy efficiency of the city and sustainable water In addition the Truro and management and provide for Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan has sustainable travel. identified the following vision and aims which specifically Aim 3 – Provide for sustainable relate to the area: movement

Development should reduce the need The Truro and Kenwyn to travel, provide for more accessible Vision public transport, maximise use of the rail network as well as encouraging 9.2 Our vision is for Truro to be a active travel. successful and vibrant city, where everyone has the opportunity to Aim 4 – Strengthen the city thrive economically, culturally and centre socially; a safe city, aware of its history and confident of its future; The city centre should be the that promotes and achieves learning, primary location for retail and innovation, activity, health and commercial uses. A diversity of uses sustainable development. will be encouraged in the city centre. Truro will be a diverse community that provides for and values all of its Aim 5 – Maximise opportunities people, ensuring that developments for brownfield redevelopment benefit communities. Previously developed land will be Aim 1 – Create, strengthen and prioritised for redevelopment. maintain sustainable communities Aim 6 – Be shaped by our green infrastructure Manage the location and distribution of growth to create sustainable The plan will enhance and provide communities and help to maintain the green infrastructure needed to and enhance existing communities. support Truro and Kenwyn, including This will include the provision of local open spaces, access to the needs housing and local centres countryside and food and fuel ensuring that appropriate facilities production. are provided across the city to reduce the need to travel as well as Aim 7 – Empower the community encouraging and respecting locally The community should be distinctive forms of development. meaningfully engaged to create, champion and maintain a long term Aim 2 – Meet infrastructure vision for Truro and Kenwyn. needs sustainably Aim 8 – Take a holistic approach Infrastructure should provide for the to land use effective social, environmental and economic functioning of the area. A balance should be achieved between the reasonable needs of

74 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 development with the needs of agriculture to provide for our 9.5 Truro is an important retail community. centre of strategic importance attracting a wide catchment from the Figure 10: Truro and Roseland CNA surrounding rural towns and villages. Map – no change to pre-submission Suitable land for larger retail document development is in limited supply in the city centre; however opportunities include the Council’s Development Strategy office campus at Pydar Street, the Moorfield car park and Garras Wharf. 9.3 A comprehensive and coordinated approach will be pursued 9.6 The Council is not seeking to to the planning and development of develop all of the car park sites to Truro. The approach, encapsulated deliver growth for the city centre, by the emerging Neighbourhood and will seek an appropriate Plan, integrates elements of housing, Strategy for car parking to deliver economic, transport, community and and maintain appropriate car parking environmental policy, and will enable for the existing and future Truro to achieve balanced housing requirements for the town. and economic growth linked with infrastructure improvements, whilst The Cornwall Retail Study estimates protecting and enhancing the role of that there is capacity for the the city and its hinterland, its unique provision of an additional 2,800sqm qualities and character and historic of convenience and 61,200sqm of built and natural environment. comparison A1 net sales floorspace Development will need to ensure in the centre, edge-of-centre and that the essential character and out-of-centre locations of the town landscape setting of the city is up to 2030. This data will be updated respected. on a regular basis to ensure it provides an up to date reflection of Housing market conditions and the health of individual centres.

9.4 In delivering the housing target 9.7 Threemilestone village centre for Truro and Kenwyn, priority provides an important role for local should be given to utilisation of residents, and provides local services brownfield and urban sites; although and shopping. There is considerable it is acknowledged that the urban potential for the regeneration of the capacity is limited (around 500 centre to provide additional facilities dwellings over the twenty year and services for residents and period) due to the constrained workers at local employment areas. nature of the city centre.

Consequently, remaining growth will need to be provided on Greenfield Truro Town Centre Boundary Map – sites; the identification of no change to pre-submission appropriate Greenfield options will be document established within work undertaken for the Neighbourhood Plan and the Cornwall Allocations document. Employment Retail

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9.8 Truro and Kenwyn are • Healthcare - improved services committed to ensuring that they are to provide for a larger and aging well placed to meet the economic population. demands for the forthcoming years. • Education - support for Truro and Strategic growth opportunities Penwith College, expansion of the include the regeneration of existing secondary schools and the provision employment areas, the development of new primary school places as of the knowledge economy and appropriate. creating better physical and technological connectivity between • Utilities - localised investment in businesses and the city. Maritime utilities to cater for the demand industry and new business start ups from the additional housing and will be supported in the area. This employment growth. A particular strategic growth would be supported focus will be foul and surface water by other employment opportunities drainage with key investment from in the new communities. South West Water in increasing city centre network capacity. 9.9 The Council will seek to develop the potential to maximise the • Green Infrastructure – Maintain opportunities for educational and /enhance strategic green corridors; skills delivery in a range of provision of enhanced walking technologies and areas of expertise. and cycling routes, and ecological Delivering opportunities for corridors. New and improved public improving education and skill levels open space and green links will help locally will help spin off employment provide much needed recreational opportunities and will help to drive facilities in the south of the town. economic well being through improved skills and labour • Transportation - The generation, facilitating employment enhancement and promotion of and business creation. sustainable transport options forms the heart of Truro and Kenwyn’s 9.10 The delivery of grow on space transportation strategy. It is also to support the Treliske Health and recognised that highway Well Being Centre will help to secure improvements will also be required the longer term success of new and in key areas to address traffic expanding business in the area, congestion, capacity and safety which will add to the economic well concerns, and which are identified being of Truro and Kenwyn. within the transport strategy. Opportunities to maintain enhance and expand the knowledge economy Flood risk –The implementation of a of Truro and Penwith College and the surface water management plan for Peninsular Medical School will be the Truro area to reduce the level of supported and maximised. surface water flooding in the Community Network Area. Infrastructure Housing Requirements 9.11 To help deliver the strategy for Truro and Kenwyn infrastructure 9.12 The Community Network Area will need to be enhanced, including should plan for around 3,000 3,900 improvements to: dwellings (about 150 195 dwellings

76 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 per year) over the period between of use or redevelopment will only 2010 and 2030. be permitted within the Primary Shopping Area if the proposal 9.13 As the main settlement with adds to the attractiveness of the good employment and transport centre and does not reduce the provision, Truro (including the predominance of A1 retail use; Kenwyn area) will be required to accommodate the majority of these b. The provision of around dwellings. Coordination will be 32,000sqm of B1a office needed amongst the remaining accommodation and 18,750sqm of parishes within the CNA to Industrial space has been identified. ensure that housing needs are met. This has the potential of accommodating 2,150 jobs in the 9.14 The overall level of housing CNA over the plan period; proposed for Truro will require a step change in building rates and the c. The provision of around 2,200 provision of significant infrastructure 3,000 dwellings in Truro in the improvements. As a result it is period up to 2030 to be phased in envisaged that taking into account relation to infrastructure completions since 2010 and current requirements; infrastructure constraints an annual building rate between 2013 and d. The provision of, or safeguarding 2018 of 100 per annum rising to 182 for, employment sites related to the 300 per annum for the remaining 12 knowledge economy focussed on the years to 2030 is an appropriate Peninsula Medical School and Truro target. College and maritime industry at the Port of Truro; 9.15 A Neighbourhood Plan is being prepared for Truro and Kenwyn area, e. Reduction in the need to travel which provides additional evidence through the creation of balanced and policies for development communities and prioritisation of proposals in that area. To allow for sustainable transport measures to proper planning of infrastructure the reduce congestion; policy allows for a slower rate of development early in the plan f. Protection and enhancement of period. the landscape setting and green infrastructure of Truro and Kenwyn.

Policy PP6 – Truro g. Improve flow routes for surface water towards the natural flood and Roseland CNA plain, to reduce the risk of surface water flooding. 1. Development will be permitted where it can be demonstrated 2 In the remainder of the that the following priorities for Community Network Area Truro and Kenwyn can be development will be permitted satisfied: where it supports the following priorities: a. The protection of the vitality and viability of Truro city centre through a. The provision of around 800 900 the promotion of retail, office and dwellings in the period up to 2030. leisure uses. Proposals for change Additional housing and employment

77 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 growth should be of a size, nature Dwellings 2010: 8,443 (3.3% and scale appropriate to the needs, Cornwall) character, role and services available Past housing build rates 1991-2010: of the settlement; 1,410 Housing need (preferred area) 2012: b. Development should help 291 (Bands A-D) plus 530 (Band E) rebalance the communities by equates to 2.5% and 3.6% of providing facilities, economic Cornwall total respectively development or housing for local Existing housing commitments 2010- needs of a scale that is appropriate 2012: 290 to the settlement and reduces the St Agnes employees estimate need to travel; (2011): Full time: 416 Part-time: 348 c. Development should deliver Perranporth employees estimate community benefits in the form of (2011): Full time: 651 Part-time: affordable housing for local people 583 and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and Objectives infrastructure identified locally. 10.1 Specific objectives to be

addressed in planning for the St Agnes and Perranporth Community PP7 St Agnes Network Area include:

Objective 1 – Affordable Housing and Enable the provision and appropriate distribution of affordable housing. Perranporth Objective 2 – Tourism and Employment Community Support the tourist industry and enable other employment Network Area opportunities.

Objective 3 – Rural Businesses Introduction Protect and ensure the sustainability

of rural shops and businesses. 10.0 The St Agnes and Perranporth

Community Network Area covers the Objective 4 – Services and Public 6 parishes of Crantock, Cubert, Transport Perranzabuloe, St Agnes, St Allen Co-ordinate a strategic approach and St Newlyn East. The main to provision of services and settlements in the area are St Agnes public transport to encourage self and Perranporth and other villages containment and sustainable and smaller settlements include transport. Goonhavern, St. Newlyn East,

Porthtowan and Mount Hawke. Objective 5 – Community

Facilities Key Facts: Consider the need for a north coast Population 2007: 17,500 secondary school and the provision of leisure facilities.

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10.5 Key community aspirations for Objective 6 – Needs of the the network area include improving Elderly community services and facilities to Provide for the needs of an elderly overcome current shortfalls, population. harnessing the full potential of the waterfront for employment and Objective 7 – Coast leisure and ensuring that Encourage effective coastal infrastructure (particularly management. transport) is adequate to support growth. Objective 8 – Natural and Historic Environment Figure 11: St Agnes and Perranporth Maintain and enhance the area’s CNA Map – no change to pre- heritage and environmental assets submission document for the benefit of the local community and to enhance the area’s tourism offer. Employment

10.6 The provision of around Development Strategy 12,100sqm of B1a office accommodation and 7,100sqm of 10.2 The CNA contains several new industrial space has been thriving communities with identified. This has the potential of opportunity for better self accommodating 800 jobs in the CAN containment. The main objective is over the plan period. to meet local need and build on strong relationships with nearby urban areas based on good Housing Requirements public transport links. 10.7 The area should plan for 10.3 The focus for growth should be around 1,100 dwellings (about 55 on St Agnes and Perranporth to dwellings per year) between 2010 support balanced communities with and 2030. good public transport access to Truro. 10.8 Co-ordination will be needed amongst the parishes within the CAN 10.4 The coastal parts of this to ensure that housing needs are community network area are met. The Council will support the comprised of exposed cliffs with preparation of Neighbourhood Plans deep valleys running inland and as a way of planning for the needs of broad sand dunes running north of these areas. Perranporth. The impact of industrial remains, and reshaping by mining activity, is apparent. There has also been some impact from tourism, especially around Perranporth, a popular tourist town. Military sites Policy PP7 – St remain an important element along the coastal zone. The area is an Agnes and important constituent of the Mining World Heritage Site. Perranporth CNA

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In the Community Network Area development will be permitted PP8 Newquay where it supports the following priorities: and St a. The provision of around 12,100sqm of B1a office Columb accommodation and 7,100sqm of Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of Community accommodating 800 jobs in the CNA over the plan period; Network Area b. The provision of around 1,100 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Introduction Additional housing and employment growth should be of a size, nature 11.0 The Newquay and St Columb and scale appropriate to the needs, Community Network Area covers the character, role and services available parishes of Colan, Mawgan-in-Pydar, of the settlement; Newquay, St Columb Major and St

Wenn. The area is dominated by the c. Development should help presence of Newquay, one of rebalance the communities by Cornwall largest towns and a major providing facilities, economic holiday resort. St Columb Major is an development or housing for local ancient market town, and villages needs of a scale that is appropriate include Mawgan Porth, Quintrell to the settlement and reduces the Downs, St Mawgan, St Wenn, and need to travel; Talskiddy. d. Development should deliver community benefits in the form of Key Facts: affordable housing for local people Population 2007: 26,900 and contributions to requirements Dwellings 2010: 13,677 (5.4% for facilities, services and Cornwall) infrastructure identified locally; Past housing build rates 1991-2010:

3,303 e. Support the tourist industry Newquay completions 2001-2010 – and enable other employment 1,488 (165pa) opportunities; Housing need (preferred area): 952

(Bands A-D) plus 1,162 (Band E) f. Protect and ensure the equates to sustainability of rural shops and 8.3% and 7.9% of Cornwall total businesses and co-ordinate a respectively strategic approach to provision of Existing housing commitments 2010- services and public transport. 2012: 2,206 Newquay employees estimate (2011): Full time: 3,737 Part-time: 3,581 St Columb Major employees estimate (2011): Full time: 1,078 Part-time: 307

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Cornwall Airport and the town. Integrate plans for a seasonal park Objectives and ride with town centre regeneration, improving the quality 11.1 Specific objectives to be of the visitor experience. Introduce addressed in planning for the measures to relieve traffic flows Newquay Community Network Area through Quintrell Downs and include: improve connections to trunk roads.

Objective 1 – Town Centre Objective 7 – Newquay Cornwall Regeneration Airport Promote town centre regeneration in Development of Newquay Cornwall Newquay and St. Columb Major to, Airport to enhance the local in particular, enhance the shopping economy, including employment offer and restore heritage assets. related development at the airport.

Objective 2 – Housing Objective 8 – Rural Services Enable new housing to meet need, Support the improvement of rural particularly affordable housing, and services/facilities. accompanying key infrastructure.

Figure 12: Newquay and St Columb Objective 3 – Economy CNA Map – no change to pre- Support the diversification of the submission document economy, with more indigenous business both in Newquay and the g need (preferred area): 952 ( rural areas, including delivery of new Development Strategy employment space, up-skilling the workforce and extending the tourist 11.2 The regeneration approach, season. encapsulated by the Newquay Town Framework Plan, integrates elements Objective 4 – Tourism of housing, economic, transport, Maintain and enhance the stock of community and environmental tourist accommodation and facilities policy, and will enable Newquay to in Newquay to meet the needs of the achieve balanced housing and industry. Extend the tourist season economic growth linked with and improve the quality and image infrastructure improvements, whilst of the town. protecting, regenerating and enhancing the residential and Objective 5 – Night Time tourism role of Newquay and its Economy hinterland, its unique qualities Manage the night-time economy of and character and historic built and Newquay. natural environment.

Objective 6 – Transport 11.3 Newquay has a population of Resolve congestion through traffic 20,600 and has grown from a very management / parking initiatives small fishing village to one of the and enhanced public transport UK’s premier holiday resorts. provision. Deliver the Growth Area Newquay is renowned as an Strategic Link Road, enhance international surfing location, but is Newquay train station and improve still a major tourist destination for connectivity between Newquay family holidays and needs to

81 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 maintain and enhance its tourist of accommodating 900 jobs in the accommodation and improve CNA over the plan period. both the image of the town and extending the tourist season. Other key challenges for Newquay include Newquay Cornwall restoring heritage assets and Airport enhancing the shopping and employment offer through 11.6 This community network area regeneration, reducing traffic is the home of Newquay Cornwall congestion and improving Airport (NCA) which provides vital connectivity between Newquay and connectivity to national and the airport. international business centres allowing businesses to thrive 11.4 Improvement of rural services when distances from key markets and protection of the undeveloped can be a real business constraint, coast and countryside are a affecting growth, productivity and challenge for the CNA. competitiveness. As a strategic transport facility it plays a critical Retail role in changing the perceptions of Cornwall as a place to invest, visit, It is estimated that there is locate to or live. capacity for the provision of an additional 750sqm of convenience 11.7 The airport’s infrastructure is and 3,700sqm of comparison A1 nationally significant; it is the UK’s net sales floorspace in the centre, newest airport offering a unique edge-of-centre and out-of-centre aviation environment, which includes locations of the town up to 2030. one of the longest runways in the UK This data will be updated on a and capacity. It now also offers regular basis to ensure it provides major development potential and job an up to date reflection of market creation through the Enterprise Zone conditions and the health of “Aerohub”. individual centres.

Newquay Town Centre Boundary Housing requirements Map – no change to pre-submission document 11.8 The Community Network Area should plan for around 3,600

4,150 dwellings (about 180 208 Employment dwellings per year) over the period between 2010 and 2030. 11.5 Employment proposals should aim to support diversification of the 11.9 As the main settlement with economy of Newquay and upskill the good employment and transport work force. Proposals should aim to provision, Newquay will be required provide linkages to the Enterprise to accommodate the majority of Zone Aerohub at Newquay Cornwall those dwellings. Co-ordination will Airport. The provision of around be needed amongst the remaining 10,650sqm of B1a office parishes within the CNA to ensure accommodation and 12,150sqm of that housing needs are met. The new industrial space has been Council will support the preparation identified. This has the potential of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of

82 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 planning for the needs of those e) Restoration of heritage assets in areas. the town;

11.10 Newquay is the subject of a f) The prioritisation of sustainable Town Framework Plan which transport measures to reduce provides additional evidence and congestion; policies for development proposals in that area. g) Maintain and enhance the stock of tourist accommodation and facilities in Newquay with an aim to provide Policy PP8: improvements and conditions that support extension to the tourist Newquay and St season.

Columb CNA 2. In the remainder of the Community Network Area 1. Development will be permitted development will be permitted where it can be demonstrated where it supports that the following priorities for the following priorities: Newquay can be satisfied: a) The provision of around 600 900 a) The protection of the vitality and dwellings in the period up to 2030. viability of Newquay town centre Additional housing and employment through the promotion of retail, growth with a focus on St Columb office and leisure uses. Proposals Major; for change of use or redevelopment will only be permitted within b) Development should help the Primary Shopping Area if the rebalance proposal adds to the attractiveness the communities by providing of the centre and does not reduce facilities, economic development the predominance of A1 retail use; or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement b) The provision of around and reduces the need to travel; 10,650sqm of B1a office accommodation and 12,150sqm of c) Development should deliver Industrial space has been identified. community benefits in the form This has the potential of of affordable housing for local accommodating 900 jobs in the people and contributions to CNA over the plan period; requirements for facilities, services and infrastructure identified locally. c) Employment proposals should aim to support diversification of the economy of Newquay and upskill the work force. Proposals should aim to provide linkages to the Enterprise Zone Aerohub at Newquay Cornwall Airport; d) The provision of around 3,000 3,550 dwellings in the period up to 2030. To be identified in the Cornwall Towns Allocations DPD;

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makes it a priority for European PP9 St Structural Grant Funding through the current Convergence Programme. A boundary for the delivery of this and Austell; China other funding was drawn in 2008 as part of the St Austell, St Blazey and China Clay Area Strategic Clay; Investment Framework (SIF). This boundary continues to be used St Blazey, as a focus for further investment and is the geographic area covered by the 2012 St Austell, St Blazey and Fowey and China Clay Area Regeneration Plan, as seen in figure 13. Further funding Lostwithiel has been secured through the Clay Country Local Action Group European funding, Big Lottery Community funding and the Department of Communities and Local Network Areas Government as part of their Eco- Town programme, which will combine to achieve wider Introduction regeneration aims.

12.1 The St Austell, St Blazey and 12.4 The St Austell, St Blazey and China Clay Area is split between China Clay Area Regeneration Plan three community network areas aims to promote investment and (CNAs) which together comprise an innovation in renewable energy, the extremely large area spanning built and natural environment, public Lostwithiel, Fowey, St Austell, spaces, community facilities and Fraddon and Mevagissey. health and well-being, this could collectively bring about a sustained 12.2 Addressing these three improvement in prosperity and community network areas quality of life. Relevant parts of this collectively enables the better plan are included in this document. management and delivery of strategic development. It also allows Figure 13: China Clay, St Austell and for the growth needs of St Austell to St Blazey CNA Map – no change to be accommodated and coordinated pre-submission document in areas adjacent to the town boundary, reflecting the limited options for housing growth within the town itself. This approach reflects the Council’s corporate priority for the regeneration of the area.

12.3 This geographic area is recognised in the Council’s Economic White Paper as one of the Council’s two priority areas for strategic regeneration and investment, which

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Objective AU1 – New St Austell and Development Identify the locations for new growth to provide a range of housing, Mevagissey employment and other facilities.

Objective AU2 – Affordable Community Housing Promote the delivery of affordable Network Area housing.

Objective AU3 – Economy Introduction Support the regeneration of the local economy and the town centre. 12.5 The St Austell Community Network Area covers the 8 parishes Objective AU4 – Infrastructure of Carlyon, Mevagissey, Pentewan, Enable the delivery of community St Austell Bay, St Austell Town, St infrastructure including new Ewe, St Goran and St Mewan. community facilities and in particular addressing transport congestion Key facts: issues and links to the A30. Population 2007: 31,829 Dwellings 2010: 15,519 (6.1% Objective AU5 – Environment Cornwall) Conserve the south coast Area of Past housing build rates 1991-2010: Outstanding Natural Beauty, the 3,557 World Heritage Site at Charlestown St Austell completions 2001-2010 – and other heritage assets, and 1915 (213pa) maintain green corridors between Housing need (preferred area) 2012: settlements to preserve community 932 (Bands A-D) plus 1,039 (Band identity and biodiversity. E) equates to 8.1% and 7.1% of Objective AU6 – Flooding Cornwall total respectively Consider flooding issues, particularly Existing housing commitments 2010- at Mevagissey, Pentewan and in the 2012: 1,569 Sandy Hill and Holmbush areas of St St Austell employees estimate Austell. (2011): Full time: 7,950 Part-time: 5,634 12.7 St Austell is the key settlement within this area, and acts as the Figure 14: St Austell and Mevagissey local service centre to the smaller CNA Map – no change to pre- settlements surrounding it. Almost submission document absorbed into St Austell are adjacent distinctive settlements such as Charlestown and Carlyon Bay. Objectives 12.8 This is also an important 12.6 Specific objectives to be maritime zone as the coast has a addressed in planning for the St number of significant ports and Austell Community Network Area, coastal settlements, including include: Mevagissey, dependant upon fishing, to the industrial ports like Pentewan and Charlestown.

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Existing housing commitments 2010- 12.9 Key community aspirations for 2012: 394 the network area include providing a Fowey employees estimate (2011): range of housing, employment and Full time: 624 Part-time: 568 facilities; the delivery of affordable Lostwithiel employees estimate housing; regeneration of the local (2011): Full time: 426 Part-time: economy; delivery of community 360 infrastructure including community facilities, addressing transport Figure 15: St Blazey, Fowey and congestion and links to the A30, the Lostwithiel CNA Map – no change to consideration of flooding issues and pre-submission document the conservation of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Heritage Site and other heritage Objectives assets. 12.11 Specific objectives to be addressed in planning for the St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel St Blazey, Community Network Area include: Fowey and Objective BFL1 – Affordable Housing Lostwithiel Enable the delivery of affordable housing. Community Objective BFL2 – Economy Support the regeneration of St Network Area Blazey town centre and the local economy, to create new jobs and a Introduction better balance between housing and employment. 12.10 The St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel Community Network Area Objective BFL3 – Infrastructure covers the parishes of Boconnoc, Enable the delivery of community Broadoak, Fowey, Lanlivery, infrastructure, including new facilities Lostwithiel, Luxulyan, St Blaise, St and transport. Sampson, St Veep, St Winnow, Tywardreath and Par. Objective BFL4 – Environment Conserve the south coast Area of Key facts: Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Heritage Site at Luxulyan Valley and Population 2007: 11,649 other heritage assets. Dwellings 2010: 8,810 (3.5%

Cornwall) Past housing build rates 1991-2010: Objective BFL5 – Flooding Consider flooding issues, particularly 1,393 in St Blazey Par, Lostwithiel and Housing need (preferred area) 2012: Fowey. 241 (Bands A-D) plus 270 (Band E) equates to 2.1% and 1.8% of Cornwall total respectively 12.12 There has been an increase in dwellings over the period 1991 to 2010 in the order of 19%, with the

86 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 number of dwellings at around Dennis whereas smaller settlements 8,800. include Foxhole and Summercourt.

12.13 St Blazey, like St Austell, has grown with the development of the Key Facts: china clay industry, and prior to that Population 2007: 25,400 with metal mining – most noticeably Dwellings 2010: 11,066 (4.3% in the nearby Luxulyan Valley which Cornwall) is part of the Mining World Heritage Past housing build rates 1991-2010: Site. The population of St Blazey and 3,525 Par is now about 9,900. Lostwithiel, Housing need (preferred area) 2012: the site of a Norman castle, was an 290 (Bands A-D) plus 390 (Band E) important stannary town while equates Fowey is the key port for the export to 2.5% and 2.7% of Cornwall total of china clay but is also an important respectively tourism area. Existing housing commitments 2010- 2012: 1,029 12.14 Key community aspirations China Clay villages employee for the network area include: estimate (2011): Full time: 2,722 Part-time: 1,071,071 • the delivery of affordable housing; • regeneration of St Blazey town Figure 14: China Clay CNA Map – no centre and the local economy; change to pre-submission document • delivery of community infrastructure including new facilities and transport; Objectives • the consideration of flooding issues; and 12.16 Specific objectives to be • the conservation of the Area of addressed in planning for the China Outstanding Natural Beauty, World Clay Community Network Area Heritage Site and other heritage include: assets. Objective CC1 – Regeneration Support the regeneration of villages China Clay and the local economy.

Objective CC2 – Affordable Community Housing Enable the delivery of affordable Network Area housing.

Introduction Objective CC3 – Community Infrastructure

Enable the delivery of community 12.15 The China Clay Community infrastructure including new facilities, Network Area is made up of the five green space and key transport links. parishes of Roche, St Dennis, St Reduce the impact of traffic on Enoder, St Stephen-in-Brannel and communities. Treverbyn, which contain a range of settlements. There is no main urban Objective CC4 – The Environment settlement in the area. Larger Conserve heritage assets, including villages include St Stephen and St

87 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 mining heritage and nature higher ground. The villages, conservation sites and enhancement especially St Stephen’s, St Dennis of the local environment (in and Roche contain very high particular emerging opportunities as quality buildings and streetscapes, a result of restoring china clay as do some of the industrial villages workings). such as Nanpean.

12.17 The total population of the 12.21 Key community aspirations community network area is currently for the network area include: 25,400 and population growth here has been double the Cornish average • the delivery of affordable housing; over the past 20 years. This has • regeneration of villages and the been due to some villages in the local economy; area receiving significant housing • delivery of community growth, with an increase of 47% in infrastructure including new the dwelling stock over the period facilities; 1991 to 2010, which is much higher  green space and key transport than all other areas of Cornwall. This links; and has prompted a call from some  the conservation of heritage assets parish councils for a ‘breathing and the enhancement of the local space’ from development, where environment. they have experienced very high levels of growth and where there exists a large number of Development Strategy schemes awaiting commencement or pending determination. 12.22 For the purposes of establishing a development strategy 12.18 The total number of dwellings the area is broken down into four in the community network area is elements, around 11,100. The high proportion of housing provision coincided with a St Austell and significant loss of local employment, creating a need for economic Mevagissey CNA investment and job creation. 12.23 The approach helps to deliver 12.19 The core of the area is high affordable housing need in the dominated by the china clay industry St Austell area, the level of growth on and around the Hensbarrow sits well with the existing high level granite uplands, and there are of commitments and allows for a smaller areas within this broad zone reasonable level of growth over the of markedly different character, plan period. particularly in the deep valleys, on the fringing slopes and on some of 12.24 Due to the nature of existing the remnant moorland and administrative boundaries the fragmented farmlands. growth of St Austell is likely to occur on the edge of the current built up 12.20 There is a broad distinction area of the town but outside of the between the old settlement patterns St Austell CNA. This approach helps on the northern slopes set within old to support and maintain the level of field systems, and the more facilities and services available in St enclosed, valley-bottom settlements Austell and the wider area. in the south, stretching up into the

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It is estimated that there is capacity for the provision of an additional St Austell Town Centre Boundary 4,900sqm of convenience and Map – no change to pre-submission 16,650sqm of comparison A1 net document sales floorspace in the centre, edge- of-centre and out-of-centre locations of the town up to 2030; St Austell, St Blazey and China Clay Area 12.25 In the ‘rest of the CNA’, the settlements of Mevagissey, Gorran Regeneration Area Haven and Trewoon are identified as being able to accommodate an 12.30 There is a shared vision to appropriate level of growth which will establish the St Austell, St Blazey help maintain their sustainability. and China Clay Area as the ‘Green Capital’ of Cornwall, bringing St Blazey, Fowey and investment in sustainable employment and communities by Lostwithiel CNA encouraging quality and innovation.

12.26 The strategy continues to 12.31 The Regeneration area has help deliver a balance of market and a strong focus on sustainable affordable housing in the area and is development and this opportunity aimed to meet community should be exploited so that the area aspirations in the small towns such becomes a focus for sustainable as Lostwithiel. living and supports the development of environmental technologies and 12.27 The level of growth is industries that offer regeneration proportionate with the existing level and environmental benefits. of commitments and allows for a reasonable level of growth over the 12.32 Emphasis is also placed on plan period and supporting and making the best productive and maintaining the level of positive use of previously developed, facilities and services available in the despoiled, degraded, derelict, three small towns and the wider contaminated and unstable land area. including land in rural areas, particularly where the likelihood of early restoration of the land is China Clay CNA remote and unlikely to be of high environmental value. 12.28 Past rates of housing growth have been high in this area 12.33 A key component of the compared to the rest of Cornwall and Council’s growth and regeneration the area still has a high element of aspirations within the CNA’s is the commitments that have yet to be policy approach that seeks to built out. promote sustainable and environmentally responsible 12.29 The strategy seeks to development in the area. The eco- acknowledge these past high rates of communities sites are considered to growth and sets an approach that be at the heart of the area wide helps deliver a sustainable balance of ambition to become a ‘Green market and affordable housing in the Capital’. Cornwall Council will be area. keen to see many of the standards

89 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 and innovations associated with such West Carclaze/Baal and Par Docks projects to feature in other schemes Eco-communities Map – no change that come forward throughout the to pre-submission document area. The key aspects of achieving these aims will be to create economic growth and jobs; maximise green credentials; improve the Policy PP9 St natural and built environment and promote community resilience, Austell and similar in ethos and ambition to the Mevagissey; China Garden City movement. Proposals may also be considered Clay; St Blazey, transformational depending on their Fowey and scale, location and context relative to existing conditions and Lostwithiel CNA’s identified need. Development will be permitted where it can be demonstrated Housing requirements that the following priorities for St Austell; China Clay; St Blazey,

Fowey and Lostwithiel can be 12.34 The Community Network satisfied: Areas combined should plan for around 6.500 6,900 dwellings (about 1. St Austell 325 345 dwellings per year) over the period between 2010 and 2030. a. The protection of the vitality and

viability of St Austell town centre 12.35 As the main settlement with through the promotion of retail, good employment and transport office and leisure uses. Proposals provision, St Austell will be required for change of use or redevelopment to accommodate a higher proportion will only be permitted within of those dwellings. Much of this the Primary Shopping Area if the development will be on land proposal adds to the attractiveness adjoining the extent of the built up of the centre and does not reduce area of St Austell which lies within a the predominance of A1 retail use; number of parishes. Coordination will be needed amongst the remaining b. The need for the provision of parishes within the CNA to ensure around 11,850sqm of B1a office that housing needs are met. The accommodation and 13,500sqm Council will support the preparation of Industrial space has been of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of identified. This has the potential of planning for the needs of those accommodating 1,000 jobs in the areas. CNA over the plan period;

Flooding c. The provision of around 1,700 2,000 dwellings to support the Develop a flood management growth of St Austell town in the strategy for the area taking into period up to 2030; account surface, river and tidal flooding and coastal erosion. d. Support the regeneration of St Austell town centre, and the local economy to create a better balance

90 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 between housing and employment; 4. In all three Community e. In the remainder of the Network Community Network Area Areas development will be permitted where it supports a. Development should help the following priorities: rebalance the communities by the provision of around 300 providing facilities, economic dwellings in the period up to 2030. development or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate 2. In the St Blazey, Fowey and to the settlement and reduces the Lostwithiel CNA need to travel; a. The need for the provision of b. Development should deliver around 7,100sqm of B1a office community benefits in the form of accommodation and 8,100sqm affordable housing for local people of new industrial space has been and contributions to requirements identified. This has the potential of for facilities, services and accommodating 600 jobs in the CNA infrastructure identified locally. over the plan period; 5. In the St Austell and b. The provision of around 800 Mevagissey, St Blazey and China dwellings in the period up to Clay Area Regeneration Area 2030. Additional housing and development will be supported employment growth is focussed on which is sustainable, positively the settlements of Fowey, contributes to the vision of Lostwithiel, and St Blazey-Par; becoming the Green Capital of Cornwall of a nature and scale c. Support the sustainable that would bring about regeneration of Fowey, Lostwithiel, significant change for the better and St Blazey-Par town centres and which has been the subject incorporatingmeasures to reduce the of robust community occurrence and impact of flooding. consultation. It should

3. China Clay Community a. Achieve high environmental Network standards. Developers will be Area required to demonstrate the range of carbon reduction and energy a. The provision of around 9,450sqm efficiency measures that were of B1a office accommodation and considered as part of the proposal, 10,800sqm of Industrial space has and provide a rationale that explains been identified. This has the which measures will be applied; potential of accommodating 800 jobs and in the CNA over the plan period; b. Deliver mixed use development in b. The provision of around 1,400 order to deliver new jobs, skills and 1,500 dwellings in the period up to economic growth to existing or new 2030. Additional housing and businesses, and strengthen local employment growth should be of a supply chains. A successful mixed- size, nature and scale appropriate to use development will be required to the needs, character, role and demonstrate how it makes a positive services available of the settlement. contribution to infrastructure and

91 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 greenspace within the local area. Community This may include the productive and positive remediation and reuse of previously developed Network Area land and despoiled, degraded, derelict, contaminated and unstable Introduction land including land in rural areas, particularly where the likelihood 13.0 The Wadebridge and Padstow of early restoration of the land is Community Network Area covers the remote, and where it is not of high parishes of Egloshayle, Padstow, St environmental value. Development Breock, St Endellion, St Ervan, St should avoid sterilisation of Eval, St Issey, St Kew, St Mabyn, St important mineral resources for Merryn, St Minver Highlands, St extraction and safeguard sites for Minver Lowlands, St Tudy and important related infrastructure. Wadebridge.

In order to ensure that this vision Key facts: can be delivered the following sites Population 2007: 20,500 are allocated for this purpose; Dwellings 2010: 11,659 (4.6%

Cornwall) West Carclaze/Baal Eco-community Past housing build rates 1991-2010: 1,700 dwellings 1,743

Housing need (preferred area) 2012: Par Docks Eco-community 500 392 (Bands A-D) plus 645 (Band E) dwellings equates to 3.4% and 4.4% of

Cornwall total respectively Other sites for significant Existing housing commitments 2010- development will normally only be 2012: 775 accepted where the site can deliver Wadebridge employees estimate clear regeneration benefits and (2011): Full time: 1,983 Part-time: accord with the above. 1,563 Small scale exemplar developments Padstow employees estimate (2011): will be assessed on a site by site Full time: 985 Part-time: 722 basis.

Figure 16: Wadebridge and Padstow CNA Map – to be inserted

Objectives

13.1 Specific objectives to be PP10 addressed in planning for the Wadebridge and Padstow Community Network Area, include: Wadebridge Objective 1 – Housing and Padstow Identify the level and location of new growth. Provide suitable types of housing to meet a variety of needs enable the delivery of affordable

92 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 housing particularly when 13.4 This is an area with an considering the impact of a high important maritime heritage. percentage of second homes. Padstow was historically north Cornwall’s main port and this Objective 2 – Employment remains both a working port Promote better quality jobs to create and a tourist attraction. Estuarine a more balanced economy. quays and landing places along the Camel estuary contrast with the Objective 3 – Shops and Services porths and beaches of the western Protect and support enhancements area, and the fishing and industrial to local shops, facilities and services. porths of the Port Isaac area.

Objective 4 – Environment 13.5 In recent years Wadebridge Protect the various national and has developed into a pioneer of international designations; ensuring sustainable tourism, being a popular development does not have a location for access to the Camel trail negative impact on these areas. cycle route. The town has a Consider coastal, tidal and fluvial population of 6,600. flooding issues. 13.6 Padstow is a popular second Objective 5 – Infrastructure home location, but retains a strong Improve access to healthcare community identity. Particular provision particularly in the rural challenges for these towns and for areas and promote public transport the CNA in general include ensuring links to rural villages. Support and that a supply of affordable housing develop ICT infrastructure. is available, reducing the impact of second home ownership and increasing access to local services Development Strategy and facilities.

13.2 A regeneration approach will enable Wadebridge to achieve Retail balanced housing and economic growth linked with infrastructure It is estimated that there is improvements, whilst protecting, capacity for the provision of an regenerating and enhancing its local additional 2,250sqm of service role, its unique qualities, convenience and 4,450sqm of character and the historic built and comparison A1 net sales floorspace natural environment. Regeneration in the centre, edge-of-centre and of the town centre should take into out-of-centre locations of the town account its liability to flooding. up to 2030. This data will be updated on a regular basis to 13.3 The network area contains the ensure it provides an up to date two key settlements of Wadebridge reflection of market conditions and and Padstow, and these act as the the health of individual centres. local service centres to the many smaller settlements surrounding Employment them. Larger villages in the area include St Merryn, Rock and Port 13.7 The provision of around Isaac whereas smaller villages 4,000qm of B1a office include St Minver and St Tudy. accommodation and 4,000sqm of

93 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 new industrial space has been identified. This has the potential and Padstow CNA of accommodating 300 jobs in the CNA over the plan period. 1. Development will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that the following priorities for Wadebridge Town Centre Boundary Wadebridge can be satisfied: Map – no change to pre-submission document a) The protection of the vitality and

viability of Wadebridge town centre Housing Requirements through the promotion of retail, office and leisure uses. Proposals 13.8 The Community Network Area for change of use or redevelopment should plan for around 1,700 2,000 will only be permitted within dwellings (about 85 100 dwellings the Primary Shopping Area if the per year) over the period between proposal adds to the attractiveness 2010 and 2030. of the centre and does not reduce the predominance of A1 retail use; 13.9 As the main settlement with good employment and transport b) The provision of around 4,000qm provision, Wadebridge will be of B1a office accommodation and required to accommodate the 4,000sqm of Industrial space has majority of those dwellings. Co- been identified. This has the ordination will be needed amongst potential of accommodating 300 jobs the remaining parishes within the in the CNA over the plan period; CNA to ensure that housing needs are met. The Council will support the c) The provision of around 800 1,000 preparation of Neighbourhood Plans dwellings in the period up to 2030; as a way of planning for the needs of d) Reduction of the need to travel those areas. through the creation of balanced communities and prioritisation of 13.10 A Neighbourhood sustainable transport measures to Development Order is being reduce congestion; developed for St Eval to lead change in that area. e) Support the sustainable regeneration of the town centre, incorporating measures to improve Flooding existing flood defences and other measures to reduce the impact and 13.11 Wadebridge town centre is occurrence of flooding; susceptible to tidal and river flooding and the existing flood defences are 2. In the remainder of the of limited life expectancy. The Community Network Area regeneration of the town centre development will be permitted should help reduce the occurrence of where it supports the following flooding and increase resilience to priorities: flooding. a) The provision of around 900 1,000 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Policy PP10: Additional housing and employment Wadebridge growth should be of a size, nature and scale appropriate to the needs,

94 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 character, role and services available Bodmin completions 2006-2009 – of the settlement; 262 (87pa) Housing need (preferred area): 555 b) Development should help (Band A-D) plus 628 (Band E) rebalance the communities by equates to 4.8% and 4.3% of providing facilities, economic Cornwall total respectively development or housing for local Existing housing commitments 2010- needs of a scale that is appropriate 2012: 580 to the settlement and reduces the Bodmin employees estimate (2011): need to travel; Full time: 6,068 Part-time: 2,635 c) Development should deliver Objectives community benefits in the form of affordable housing for local people to 14.1 Specific objectives to be balance the high number of holiday addressed in planning for the homes in the area and contributions Bodmin Community Network Area to requirements for facilities, include: services and infrastructure identified locally. Objective 1 – Housing

Identify the level and location of new growth. Create a better balance PP11 Bodmin between the amount of housing and jobs and enable the delivery of affordable housing. Community Objective 2 – Travel Network Area Address the traffic congestion that leads to the air quality issues in the Introduction town centre at Bodmin. Promote walking and cycling links to

Lanhydrock. 14.0 The Bodmin Community

Network Area covers the seven Objective 3 – Employment parishes of Blisland, Bodmin, Promote better quality jobs to create Cardinham, Helland, Lanhydrock, a more balanced economy. Lanivet and Withiel. Bodmin is the key settlement within this area, and Objective 4 – Services and acts as the local service centre to the Facilities smaller settlements surrounding it. To expand Bodmin town centre to

help to retain a greater level of comparison shopping trips. Maintain and enhance local shops, facilities and services with the aim of providing for local communities. Key facts: Population 2007: 19,100 Objective 5 – Environment Dwellings 2010: 8,201 (3.2% Ensure development is sensitive to Cornwall) the natural, built and historic Past housing build rates 1991-2010: environment of the area. 1,631

Objective 6 – Infrastructure

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Investigate the need for new road infrastructure to address congestion 14.4 These proposals will be and air quality issues and to allow developed and brought forward as continued growth of Bodmin, support part of the Cornwall Allocations drainage infrastructure and promote Development Plan Document. ICT infrastructure. Retail Objective 7 – Inequalities Address deprivation in education, It is estimated that there is training, skills, and health as well as capacity for the provision of an issues relating to disability. additional 500sqm of convenience and 5,750sqm of comparison A1 Figure 17: Bodmin CNA Map – no net sales floorspace in the centre, change to pre-submission document edge-of-centre and out-of-centre locations of the town up to 2030. This data will be updated on a Development strategy regular basis to ensure it provides an up to date reflection of market 14.2 The preferred option stage of conditions and the health of this plan included two options for individual centres. growth. The first for 1,000 homes over the plan period and the second Employment for 5,000 homes based upon proposals in the Bodmin masterplan 14.5 Bodmin supports a number of which included the concept of a successful employers with a surplus northern distributor road. The of jobs over resident working consultation response highlighted a population. The position of Bodmin number of views and issues . These on the junction of the main trunk included support for growth in roads brings with it opportunities to Bodmin to achieve a number of key continue to strengthen the objectives as well as different views employment role through reflecting concerns about the scale development of new sites and the and speed of possible growth and redevelopment of exiting the impact of any proposed northern employment sites. distributor road and its deliverability. Bodmin Town Centre Boundary Map 14.3 In responding to these issues – no change to pre-submission an alternative approach is proposed. document This will no longer include a northern distributor road in the plan for this period due to the difficulties in likely Housing Requirements delivery. Transport solutions can however be developed to resolve 14.6 The area should plan for specific issues of pinch points and around 3,200 dwellings (about 160 further work is currently being dwellings per year) between 2010 developed to identify an alternative and 2030. town centre traffic management solution to both mitigate air quality 14.7 As the main settlement with issues and provide greater good employment and transport opportunities for development of the provision, Bodmin will be required to town centre. accommodate the majority of those

96 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 dwellings. The overall level of Shopping Area if the proposal adds housing proposed for Bodmin will to the attractiveness of the centre require a step change in building and does not reduce the rates and the provision of significant predominance of A1 retail use; infrastructure improvements. As a result it is envisaged that taking into b. The need for the provision of account completions since 2010 and around 7,700sqm of B1a office current infrastructure constraints an accommodation and 8,800sqm of annual building rate between 2013 Industrial space has been identified. and 2018 of 70 per annum rising to This has the potential of 200 per annum for the remaining 12 accommodating 650 jobs in the CNA years to 2030 is an appropriate over the plan period; target. c. The provision of around 3,000 14.8 Co-ordination will be needed dwellings in Bodmin in the period up amongst the remaining parishes to 2030 to be phased in relation to within the CNA to ensure that infrastructure requirements; housing needs are met. The Council will support the preparation of d. Prioritisation of sustainable Neighbourhood Plans as a way of transport solutions and include planning for the needs of those measures to address air quality areas with a focus on meeting local issues in the town; needs and affordable housing. e. Promote better quality jobs to create a more balanced local Infrastructure economy;

Flooding – The capacity of Bodmin’s f. Address deprivation in education, ageing underground Town Leat is training and skills; limited and redevelopment of the centre should contribute to g. Improve overland flow routes for improving flood flow routes for flood water and support the de- surface water and, where possible, culverting of the Town Leat here uncover the culvert. possible.

2. In the remainder of the Community Network Area Policy PP11 – development will be permitted where it supports Bodmin CNA the following priorities:

1. Development will be permitted a. The provision of around 200 where it can be demonstrated dwellings in the period up to 2030. that the following priorities for Additional housing and employment Bodmin can be satisfied: growth should be of a size, nature and scale appropriate to the needs, a. The protection of the vitality and character, role and services available viability of Bodmin town centre of the settlement; through the promotion of retail, office and leisure uses. Proposals for b. Development should help change of use or redevelopment will rebalance the communities by only be permitted within the Primary providing facilities, economic

97 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 development or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate Objectives to the settlement and reduces the need to travel; 15.1 Specific objectives to be addressed in planning for the c. Development should deliver Camelford Community Network Area community benefits in the form of include: affordable housing for local people and contributions to requirements Objective 1 – Housing for facilities, services and Enable the provision of affordable infrastructure identified locally. housing, without major development being directed to the area.

Objective 2 – Congestion PP12 Address congestion within Camelford town centre. Camelford Objective 3 – Travel Reduce private car use and improve Community and encourage the use of public and community transport within the area and with adjoining areas. Network Area Objective 4 – Community Introduction Facilities and Services Strengthen Camelford’s role as a 15.0 The Camelford Community local centre by supporting and Network Area covers the parishes of enhancing the town’s community Advent, Camelford, Davidstow, facilities and services, and sustain Forrabury and Minster, Lesnewth, the community infrastructure of Michaelstow, Otterham, St Breward, surrounding villages, including St Clether, St Juliot, St Teath, through co-location of facilities. Tintagel, Tremaine, Treneglos, Tresmeer, Trevalga and Warbstow. Objective 5 – Jobs and Housing Enable new employment Key Facts: opportunities and ICT improvements Population 2007: 12,000 in the area to align housing and Dwellings 2010: 6,079 (2.4% employment provision. Cornwall) Past housing build rates 1991-2010: Objective 6 – Renewable Energy 1,312 Promote renewable energy Housing need (preferred area) 2012: generation that is sensitive to the 178 (Bands A-D) plus 250 (Band E) landscape character of the area. equates to 1.5% and 1.7% of Cornwall total respectively Objective 7 – Environment Existing housing commitments 2010- Protect the unspoilt character of the 2012: 390 undeveloped coast and the area’s Camelford employees estimate special historic significance. (2011): Full time: 421 Part-time: 355 Figure 18: Camelford CNA Map – no change to pre-submission document

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popular destination for tourists who are drawn by the Arthurian legend Development Strategy and ancient castle with its spectacular setting. 15.2 The approach, promoted through local consultation and parish 15.7 Since the 15th century plans identify a need for Delabole, situated three kilometres development to support Camelford, (two miles) to the west of promote more sustainable transport Camelford, has been inextricably choices, increase employment linked with the quarrying of prospects, capture tourism benefits high quality slate. and provide a high proportion of affordable housing. Employment

15.3 The settlement pattern in 15.8 The provision of around this community network area is 2,350sqm of B1a office characterised by a relatively large accommodation and 2,350sqm of number of small settlements and a new industrial space has been small market town. Camelford is the identified. This has the potential principal settlement within this area, of accommodating 200 jobs over the and acts as the local service centre plan period. to the many smaller settlements in the area. Larger villages in the area include Boscastle, Delabole, St Housing Requirements Breward, St Teath, Tintagel and Warbstow Cross. 15.9 The Community Network Area should plan for around 900 1,200 15.4 There are a number of different dwellings (about 45 60 dwellings per landscape types that make up this year) over the period between 2010 large area. The area stretches from and 2030. Rough Tor and Brown Willy – Cornwall’s highest points on Bodmin 15.10 As the main settlement Moor – to a low coastal strip in the with reasonable employment and west. In between there are a number transport provision, Camelford of settlements – some like Delabole should accommodate the majority of on an exposed ridge, others such as those dwellings. Co-ordination will be Camelford in more sheltered needed amongst the remaining locations. parishes within the CNA to ensure that housing needs are met. The 15.5 The town of Camelford is a Council will support the preparation typical small attractive market town of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of with a population of about 2,250. planning for the needs of those The A39 which runs through the areas. town is extremely narrow in parts and causes traffic problems particularly during the summer Policy PP12: months. Camelford CNA

15.6 The coastal village of Tintagel Development will be permitted is situated about 8 km (five miles) to where it supports the following the north west of Camelford and is a priorities for the network area:

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Introduction a) The provision of around 2,350sqm of B1a office accommodation and 16.0 The Bude Community Network 2,350sqm of Industrial space has Area covers the 11 parishes of Bude- been identified. This has the Stratton, Jacobstow, Kilkhampton, potential of accommodating 200 jobs Launcells, Marhamchurch, in the CNA over the plan period; Morwenstow, North Tamerton, Poundstock, St b) The provision of around 900 Gennys, Week St Mary and 1,200 dwellings in the period up to Whitstone. 2030. The focus should be on Camelford however other housing and Key Facts: employment growth should be of Population 2007: 16,600 a size, nature and scale appropriate Dwellings 2010: 8,335 (3.3% to the needs, character and services Cornwall) available of the other settlements in Past housing build rates 1991-2010: the area; 1,563 Housing need (preferred area) 2012: c) The promotion, protection and 346 (Bands A-D) plus 475 (Band E) enhancement of the retail area of equates to 3% and 3.2% of Cornwall Camelford; total respectively Existing housing commitments 2010- d) Reduction of congestion within 2012: 719 Camelford town centre; Bude employees estimate (2011): Full time: 1,880 Part-time: 1,751 e) Development that helps rebalance the communities by providing Figure 19: Bude CNA Map – no facilities, economic development or change to pre-submission document housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and reduces the need to travel; Objectives

f) Development that delivers 16.1 Specific objectives to be community benefits in the form of addressed in planning for the Bude affordable housing for local people Community Network Area include: and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and Objective 1 – Employment infrastructure identified locally. Maintain Bude’s role as a local

service centre meeting the needs of the town and the rural hinterland PP13 Bude and sustain and enhance Bude’s role as one of the primary employment hubs in the northeast of the county – Community in doing so raising the quality and quantity of employment Network opportunities.

Objective 2 – Housing Area To alleviate the demand for local affordable housing and improve the

100 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 overall balance of housing in the settlements of Stratton, Flexbury area in terms of tenure, type and and Poughill, is the principal affordability. settlement in north east Cornwall. It is situated in a predominantly rural Objective 3 – Community area with relatively poor transport Services links to the rest of Cornwall and Support the needs of communities Devon. in the rural hinterland through appropriate local needs development Retail and the maintenance of community facilities. It is estimated that there is capacity for the provision of an Objective 4 – Heritage and additional 850sqm of convenience Environment and 3,300sqm of comparison A1 To maintain and enhance the area’s net sales floorspace in the centre, heritage and environmental assets edge-of-centre and out-of-centre for the benefit of the local locations of the town up to 2030. community and to use them to This data will be updated on a enhance the area’s tourism offer. regular basis to ensure it provides an up to date reflection of market Objective 5 – Character conditions and the health of To maintain and enhance the distinct individual centres. character of Bude, Stratton, Flexbury and Poughill and in doing so protect these from physical and/or perceived Employment coalescence. 16.4 The local economy is largely Objective 6 – Infrastructure based on retail and service sectors To deliver the highway and (in particular tourism activities). sustainable transport infrastructure There is also a concentration of more needed to support the delivery of specialist biotechnology research and future housing and economic growth development activities, due in part and deliver other infrastructure to the legacy of the Tripos Receptor required for the growth of the area. Research Centre. Local employment Enhance the quantity and quality of is low and there has been modest Bude, Stratton, Flexbury and employment growth in recent years. Poughill’s publicly accessible green infrastructure to improve health and 16.5 The town is heavily dependant wellbeing. on its seasonal tourism industry and wants to reduce seasonality by extending the tourism season. In Development Strategy addition to tourism, the town wants to focus on investment from the 16.2 The long term vision for Bude, knowledge industry (design rather Stratton, Flexbury and Poughill is to than manufacture) to encourage increase the prosperity of the Bude more highly paid jobs. area, improving the quality of life while maintaining and enhancing and area’s natural heritage and Cornish Housing culture. 16.6 The provision of affordable 16.3 Bude, along with the satellite housing for local people is of

101 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 paramount importance to the Bude Town Centre Boundary Map – residents of Bude, Stratton, Flexbury no change to pre-submission and Poughill and the aim is to document provide housing that will support the existing and future affordable housing needs of the local Housing Requirements community. However it is imperative that any housing growth is balanced 16.10 The Community Network Area with growth in employment and is should plan for around 1,250 1,500 supported by the required level of dwellings (about 75 dwellings per infrastructure. The natural and year) over the period between 2010 historic environment is one of the and 2030. areas greatest assets and this needs to be carefully managed in order to 16.11 As the main settlement with protect and enhance its tourism good employment and transport offer. provision, Bude will be required to accommodate the majority of those 16.7 The Town Framework Plan dwellings. Coordination will be (TFP) steering group A needed amongst the remaining Neighbourhood Plan for Bude, parishes within the CNA to Stratton, Flexbury and Poughill is ensure that housing needs are met. being progressed which will looking The Council will support the at facilitating these aims by preparation of Neighbourhood Plans promoting an integrated approach as a way of planning for the needs of where suitable land is identified for those areas. future employment and residential uses. Policy PP13: Bude 16.8 The largest area for future CNA growth is already determined, having an existing planning permission in 1. Development will be permitted place. This area is referred to as where it can be demonstrated Binhamy Farm. An additional area to that the following priorities for accommodate for future growth, Bude-Stratton can be satisfied: over the 20 year period, is identified to the south of the town - this area a. The protection of the vitality and being considered best placed to viability of Bude town centre through accommodate employment, the promotion of retail, office and residential and community uses, leisure uses. Proposals for change presenting opportunities to develop of use or redevelopment will only potential new sustainable transport be permitted within the Primary linkages to the town centre. Shopping Area if the proposal adds to the attractiveness of the centre 16.9 Fundamental to the delivery of and does not reduce the the strategy will be the enhancement predominance of A1 retail use; of Bude, Stratton, Flexbury and Poughill’s infrastructure, including b. The need for the provision of transportation; primary and around 6,350sqm of B1a office secondary education; utilities; green accommodation and 6,350sqm space; healthcare; leisure facilities of Industrial space has been and burial capacity. identified. This has the potential of

102 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 accommodating 200 jobs in the CNA over the plan period. PP14 c. The provision of around 800 900 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Launceston d. Development proposals should Community maintain and enhance the distinct characters of Bude, Stratton, Flexbury and Poughill and in doing so Network Area protect these from physical and/or perceived coalescence. Introduction e. The retention and enhancement of 17.0 The Launceston Community heritage assets with a particular Network Area is a predominantly focus on enhancing the tourism offer rural area that covers the parishes of Bude-Stratton. of: Altarnun, Boyton, Egloskerry, Laneast, Launceston, Lawhitton 2. In the remainder of the Rural, Lewannick, Lezant, North Hill, Community Network Area North Petherwin, South development will be permitted Petherwin, Stoke Climsland, St where it supports Stephens By Launceston Rural, St the following priorities: Thomas the Apostle Rural, Trewen and Werrington. a. The provision of around 450 600 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Additional housing and employment Key Facts: growth should be of a size, nature Population 2007: 18,000 and scale appropriate to the needs, Dwellings 2010: 8,491 (3.3% character, role and services available Cornwall) of the settlement; Past housing build rates 1991-2010: 1,903 b. Development should help Housing need (preferred area) 2012: rebalance the communities by 295 (Bands A-D) plus 444 (Band E) providing facilities, economic equates development or housing for local to 2.6% and 3% of Cornwall total needs of a scale that is appropriate respectively to the settlement and reduces the Existing housing commitments 2010- need to travel; 2012: 982 Launceston employees estimate c. Development should deliver (2011): Full time: 4,113 Part-time: community benefits in the form of 2,125 affordable housing for local people and contributions to requirements Figure 20: Launceston CNA Map – no for facilities, services and change to pre-submission document infrastructure identified locally. Objectives

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Launceston Community Network Area include: Development Strategy

Objective 1 – Affordable Housing 17.2 Launceston’s vision is for the Enable the provision of affordable people of the historic capital of housing. Cornwall and its surrounding area to enjoy an improving quality of life Objective 2 – Employment in based on a thriving economy that Launceston respects the natural and built Sustain and enhance Launceston environments, with Launceston town’s employment role, through the enhancing its role as one of provision of employment sites and Cornwall’s economic hubs. necessary infrastructure. 17.3 The town wants to build on its Objective 3 – Employment strengths, strongly promoting itself Opportunities as a strategic centre for the east of Raise the quality and quantity of Cornwall and the west of Devon, as employment opportunities, including well as addressing the identified prioritising the use of brownfield educational and training shortfall. It sites for employment. wants to take better advantage of its gateway location on the A30 to Objective 4 – Community enhanceing itself as one of Services Cornwall’s economic hubs. The town Improve the provision of and access wants to deliver a range of housing to community services and facilities, stock and mixed communities that especially sustainable transport, will provide for existing and future health services, further and higher needs of the local community education and training opportunities (including affordable housing). and public open space. 17.4 The Town Framework Plan Objective 5 – Infrastructure for Launceston seeks to facilitate To deliver the highway and Launceston’s aims by presenting an sustainable integrated spatial strategy where transport infrastructure needed to suitable land is identified for future support the delivery of future employment and residential uses. housing and economic growth and to This work will be further developed deliver other infrastructure required as part of the Cornwall Site for the growth of the area. Allocations Development Plan Document to identify specific sites Objective 6 – Congestion and proposals. Tackle congestion in Launceston. 17.5 Fundamental to the delivery of Objective 7 – Drainage the strategy will be the enhancement Improve surface water drainage in of Launceston’s infrastructure, Launceston. including transportation; primary, secondary and post 16 education; Objective 8 – Heritage Assets utilities; green space; healthcare; Maintain and enhance the area’s leisure facilities and burial capacity. heritage assets for the community’s benefit and to enhance the area’s Retail tourism offer.

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It is estimated that there is capacity for the provision of an additional Policy PP14: 2,900sqm of convenience and Launceston CNA 5,900sqm of comparison A1 net sales floorspace in the centre, edge- 1. Development will be permitted of-centre and out-of-centre locations where it can be demonstrated of the town up to 2030. This data that the following priorities for will be updated on a regular basis to Launceston can be satisfied: ensure it provides an up to date reflection of market conditions and a) The protection of the vitality and the health of individual centres. viability of Launceston town centre through the promotion of retail, Employment office and leisure uses. Proposals for change of use or redevelopment 17.6 The need for the provision will only be permitted within of around 8,450sqm of B1a office the Primary Shopping Area if the accommodation and 16,900sqm proposal adds to the attractiveness of new industrial space has been of the centre and does not reduce identified. This has the potential of the predominance of A1 retail use; accommodating 900 jobs in the CNA over the plan period. b) The need for the provision of around 8,450sqm of B1a office accommodation and 16,900sqm of Housing Requirements Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of 17.7 The Community Network Area accommodating 900 jobs should plan for around 1500 1,900 in the CNA over the plan period; dwellings (about 75 95 dwellings per year) over the period between 2010 c) The provision of around 1,100 and 2030. 1,500 dwellings in the period up to 2030. To be identified in the 17.8 As the main settlement with Cornwall Towns Allocations DPD; good employment and transport provision, Launceston will be d) Provision of further and higher required to accommodate the education facilities in the CNA; majority of those dwellings. Co- ordination will be needed amongst e) The retention and enhancement of the remaining parishes within the heritage assets with a particular CNA to ensure that housing needs focus on enhancing the tourism offer are met. The Council will support the of the CNA and of Launceston. preparation of Neighbourhood Plans as a way of planning for the needs of 2.In the remainder of the those areas. Community Network Area development will be permitted Launceston Town Centre Boundary where it supports Map – no change to pre-submission the following priorities: document a) The provision of around 400 dwellings in the period up to 2030;

105 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 b) Development should help Liskeard employees estimate (2011): rebalance the communities by Full time: 2,349 Part-time: 1,949 providing facilities, economic Looe employees estimate (2011): development or housing for local Full time: 746 Part-time: 763 needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and reduces the Figure 21: Liskeard and Looe CNA need to travel; Map – no change to pre-submission document c) Development should deliver community benefits in the form of affordable housing for local people Objectives and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and 18.1 Specific objectives to be infrastructure identified locally. addressed in planning for the Liskeard and Looe Community Network Area include:

PP15 Liskeard Objective 1 – Economy and Jobs Deliver economic growth / and Looe employment, providing much needed jobs to counterbalance current and future housing development in and Community on the edge of Liskeard.

Network Area Objective 2 – Sustainable Development

Improve connectivity within and on Introduction the edge of Liskeard to ensure the town functions effectively as a major 18.0 The Liskeard and Looe hub and service centre for the Community Network Area covers the network area; including enhanced parishes of Deviock, Duloe, Dobwalls public transport provision. and Trewidland, Lanreath, Lansallos, Lanteglos, Liskeard, Looe, Objective 3 – Liskeard as a Menheniot, Morval, Pelynt, Service Centre Quethiock, St Cleer, St Keyne, Strengthen Liskeard’s role as a St Neot, St Martin-by-Looe, St service centre and improve town Pinnock and Warleggan. centre viability through regeneration schemes including the Key Facts: redevelopment of the cattle market Population 2007: 33,000 and relocation of the post sorting Dwellings 2010: 15,547 (6.1% office to provide a pannier market Cornwall) and improved traffic flow in the town Past housing build rates 1991-2010: and access from the A38 Moorswater 1,869 junction. Housing need (preferred area) 2012: 706 (Bands A-D) plus 1,073 (Band Objective 4 – Housing E) Balance the housing stock to provide equates to 6.1% and 7.3% of a range of accommodation, Cornwall total respectively particularly for open market family Existing housing commitments 2010- homes and intermediate affordable 2012: 969 housing in Liskeard.

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large network of small villages and Objective 5 - Leisure Facilities hamlets throughout the area. Improve and maintain the provision of recreational, cultural and leisure 18.5 Liskeard, with a population of services and facilities in Liskeard 9,100, is one of Cornwall’s oldest with particular focus on delivering urban and market centres; it has sports pitches. significant historic buildings and townscape, and its setting on its hilltop overlooking wide tranches of Development Strategy landscape is an important characteristic. A classic market town, 18.2 A comprehensive and Liskeard now needs to improve its coordinated approach will be pursued viability and make the most to the planning and development of redeveloping key town centre of Liskeard. The approach set out in sites to strengthen its role as a the Liskeard Town Framework Plan, service centre. integrates elements of housing, economic, transport, community and 18.6 There is a local aspiration to environmental policy, and will enable support higher value business uses Liskeard to achieve balanced housing in Liskeard. A range of and economic growth linked with accommodation including open infrastructure improvements, whilst market family housing and protecting, regenerating and intermediate affordable housing is enhancing its local service role, its required to balance the housing unique qualities and character and market in the town. Other challenges historic built and natural include increasing access to cultural environment. and leisure services (including sports pitches). 18.3 The Town Framework Plan (TFP) for Liskeard which will be developed as part of the Cornwall allocations development plan Retail document seeks to facilitate Liskeard’s aims by presenting It is estimated that there is an integrated spatial strategy where capacity for the provision of an suitable land is identified for future additional 3,250sqm of employment and residential uses. convenience and 6,350sqm of The TFP not only includes land comparison A1 net sales floorspace immediately adjoining Liskeard, but in the centre, edge-of-centre and also identifies town centre sites at out-of-centre locations of the town the Cattle market and post sorting up to 2030. This data will be office, which are recognised as updated on a regular basis to potential regeneration opportunities. ensure it provides an up to date reflection of market conditions and 18.4 Liskeard and Looe are the main the health of individual centres. settlements within this area, and act as the local service centres to the 18.7 Liskeard was successful in a bid many smaller settlements for the Home Office Portas Pilot surrounding them. Larger villages in scheme for town centre the area include Dobwalls, regeneration, winning grant funding Menheniot, St.Cleer, Pelynt, to carry out town centre Polperro and Polruan. There is also a regeneration projects.

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through the promotion of retail, Liskeard Town Centre Boundary Map office and leisure uses. Proposals – no change to pre-submission for change of use or redevelopment document will only be permitted within the Primary Shopping Area if the proposal adds to the attractiveness Housing Requirements of the centre and does not reduce the predominance of A1 retail use; 18.8 The Community Network Area should plan for around 2,000 2,650 b) the provision of around dwellings (about 100 133 dwellings 12,400sqm of B1a office per year) over the period between accommodation and 14,200sqm of 2010 and 2030. Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of 18.9 As the main settlement with accommodating 1,000 jobs in the good employment and transport CNA over the plan period; provision, Liskeard will be required to accommodate the majority of c) The provision of around 1,000 those dwellings. Looe has a good 1,250 dwellings in the period up to range of facilities and services and 2030; has a rail connection to Liskeard and could support more growth than d) The retention and enhancement of other smaller settlements in the Heritage assets with physical remainder of the CNA. Co-ordination linkages between Liskeard and the will be needed amongst the Cornwall and Devon Mining remaining parishes within Landscape World Heritage Site. the CNA to ensure that housing needs are met. The Council will 2. In the remainder of the support the preparation of Community Network Area Neighbourhood Plans as a way of development will be permitted planning for the needs of those where it supports areas. the following priorities:

a) The provision of around 1,000 1,400 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Additional housing and employment growth should be of a size, nature and scale appropriate to the needs, character and services available of the settlement; Policy PP15: Liskeard and Looe b) Development should help rebalance the communities by CNA providing facilities, economic development or housing for local 1. Development will be permitted needs of a scale that is appropriate where it can be demonstrated to the settlement and that the following priorities for reduces the need to travel; Liskeard can be satisfied: c) Development should deliver a) The protection of the vitality and community benefits in the form of viability of Liskeard town centre affordable housing for local people

108 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 and contributions to requirements Key Facts: for facilities, services and Population 2007: 17,900 infrastructure identified locally; Dwellings 2010: 8,152 (3.2% Cornwall) d) Development proposals in and Past housing build rates 1991-2010: related to Looe must ensure that the 1,119 sustainable tourism offer of Looe is Housing need (preferred area) 2012: supported and enhanced; 226 (Bands A-D) plus 264 (Band E) equates to 2% and 1.8% of Cornwall e)Support coastal defence total respectively improvements to safeguard Looe’s Existing housing commitments 2010- community and economy through 2012: 466 the implementation of a flood risk Callington employees estimate management strategy. (2011): Full time: 2,022 Part-time: 894

Figure 22: Caradon CNA Map – no change to pre-submission document

Objectives

19.1 Specific objectives to be addressed in planning for the Caradon Community Network Area include:

Objective 1 – Regeneration Enable the regeneration of Callington town centre.

Objective 2 – Affordable Housing Enable the provision of affordable housing (low overall housing requirement).

PP16 Caradon Objective 3 – Jobs and Services Enhance employment opportunities and services (including public Community services), considering the influence of Plymouth. Network Area Objective 4 – Tourism Promote the Cornwall and West Introduction Devon Mining World Heritage Site as 19.0 The Caradon Community a tourist destination. Network Area covers the 8 parishes of Callington, Calstock, Linkinhorne, Objective 5 - Infrastructure Pillaton, South Hill, St Dominick, St Deliver the infrastructure needed for Ive and St Mellion. the growth of the area.

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aspirations have been raised locally Development Strategy to capitalise on the draw of the natural beauty and mining heritage 19.2 A comprehensive and of the area. coordinated approach will be pursued to the planning and development of 19.6 The area sits adjacent to the the network area. The approach, Tamar Estuaries and is influenced by promoted through local consultation the impact of the port of Plymouth. and parish plans identify a need for This is a complex and dynamic area development to regenerate which encompasses Plymouth Callington, promote more Sound, extending up the rivers of sustainable transport choices, the Tamar, Tavy, Lynher and Plym. increase employment prospects, It is the largest estuarine system in capture tourism benefits and provide south west England, supporting over a high proportion of affordable a quarter of a million people, a housing. diversity and richness of wildlife, as well as a landscape and heritage 19.3 Callington, with a population of recognised through national and 5,600 is the key settlement within international designations such as this area, and acts as the local the European Marine Site (Special service centre to the smaller Area of Conservation and Special settlements surrounding it. Larger Protection Area). villages in the area include Calstock, Gunnislake, Pensilva and 19.7 The management of the St Ann’s Chapel and a network of Plymouth Sound and Tamar smaller villages and hamlets. There Estuaries is currently co-ordinated is a need identified for regeneration through the Tamar Estuaries of the town centre of Callington and Consultative Forum (TECF), enhancement of employment chaired by the Queen’s Harbour opportunities and service provision. Master. This body works to a six year management plan which provides 19.4 Settlements in the community a framework for the sustainable network area such as Callington, management of the Tamar Estuaries Pensilva, Gunnislake and Calstock and a context to ensure statutory were strongly influenced by mining compliance in delivering during the industrial revolution. This conservation objectives for the has produced a characteristic European Marine Site landscape, buildings and some areas form part of the Cornwall and West 19.8 The area requires an integrated Devon Mining World Heritage Site. management approach to its There are also issues of sustainable development which: contamination and instability in some areas. • Protects the value and integrity of

the Port of Plymouth 1 , recognising 19.5 The Tamar valley forms a its position as a unique asset to the distinct sub-area, marked both by its area. intense industrial exploitation, and • Delivers the conservation also by extensive market gardening; objectives it was historically a rich landscape of the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries and forms part of the Tamar Valley European Marine Site. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. • Delivers opportunities for improved Tourism levels remain low and water transport linkages along the

110 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 waterfront. There should be a focus on • Acknowledges the port’s Callington for the majority of fundamental importance to the development with additional housing economy of the area, and the need and employment growth focussed on to accommodate a wide range of the settlements of Calstock uses / activities, including its role as Callington and Gunnislake; a primary naval port and dockyard, its uses by commercial shipping, c) Additional housing and commercial fishing, tourism, employment growth should be of a recreation and leisure. size, nature and scale appropriate to the needs, character, role and services available of the settlement; Housing Requirements d) The promotion, protection and 19.9 The Community Network enhancement of the retail area of Area should plan for around 1,000 Callington; dwellings (about 50 dwellings per year) over the period between 2010 e) Restoration of heritage assets in and 2030. the town;

19.10 As the main settlement f) The prioritisation of permitted or with reasonable employment and allocated employment land for transport provision, Callington will employment in the period up to be required to accommodate the 2030; majority of those dwellings. Coordination will be needed amongst g) Provision of appropriate tourism the remaining parishes within the facilities with an aim to provide CNA to ensure that housing needs improvements and conditions that are met. The Council will support the support enjoyment, interpretation preparation of Neighbourhood Plans and appreciation of the mining as a way of planning for the needs of heritage and natural beauty of the those areas. area;

h) Development that helps rebalance Policy PP16: the communities by providing facilities, economic development Caradon CNA or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement Development will be permitted and reduces the need to travel; where it supports the following priorities for the network area: i) Development that delivers community benefits in the form a) The provision of around 2,200sqm of affordable housing for local of B1a office accommodation and people and contributions to 6,650sqm of Industrial space has requirements for facilities, services been identified. This has the and infrastructure identified locally. potential of accommodating 300 jobs in the CNA over the plan period; b) The provision of around 1,000 PP17 Cornwall dwellings in the period up to 2030. Gateway

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Community Objective 1 – Regeneration Support the regeneration of Saltash and Torpoint town centres. Network Area Objective 2 – Jobs and Services Introduction Improve the provision of and access to jobs and services (including public 20.0 The Cornwall Gateway services), considering the influence Community Network Area covers the of Plymouth. parishes of Antony, Botusfleming, Landrake with St Erney, Landulph, Objective 3 – Affordable Housing Maker-with-Rame, Millbrook, Enable the provision of affordable Saltash, Sheviock, St Germans, St housing. John and Torpoint. Objective 4 – Transport Support the improvement of public Key Facts: transport between the rural and Population 2007: 31,300 urban areas. Dwellings 2010: 14,958 (5.9% Cornwall) Objective 5 – Tourism Past housing build rates 1991-2010: Improve Saltash as a tourism 1,553 destination through the promotion of Saltash completions 2001-2010: its heritage and regeneration of the 961 (107pa) waterfront. Housing need (preferred area) 2012: 700 (Bands A-D) plus 955 (Band E) equates Development Strategy to 6.1% and 6.5% of Cornwall total respectively 20.2 Saltash lies on the eastern Existing housing commitments 2010- edge of Cornwall, and is bordered for 2012: 274 the most part by the Rivers Tamar Saltash employees estimate (2011): and Lynher that act as immutable Full time: 2,583 Part-time: 2,431 boundaries; whilst to the north and Torpoint employees estimate (2011): south of the town are Areas of Full time: 1,088 Part-time: 702 Outstanding Natural Beauty that Millbrook employees estimate restrict development. Saltash’s (2011): Full time: 394 Part-time: location astride the major 324 arteries of communication between Devon and Cornwall whether by Figure 23: Cornwall Gateway CNA river, rail or road has always been Map – no change to pre-submission the key to its historic prosperity. document 20.3 The town wishes to unlock the potential of its geographical and communicational strengths, as well Objectives as addressing the current imbalance between the number of jobs and 20.1 Specific objectives to be level of housing found within the addressed in planning for the town. In order to do this the town Cornwall Gateway Community wants to take advantage of its Network Area include: natural assets but these need to be

112 Consultation on the Cornwall Local Plan - Strategic Policies Proposed Submission Document –March 2014 sensitively developed and marketed in order to help Saltash promote Retail itself as an attractive place to It is estimated that there is live and visit, with a focus on river capacity for the provision of an based leisure and recreation. The additional 70sqm of convenience regeneration of the waterfront is and 1,300sqm of comparison A1 therefore fundamental to achieving net sales floorspace in the centre, this aim. edge-of-centre and out-of-centre locations of the town up to 2030. 20.4 Saltash is unique in Cornwall This data will be updated on a since it is a town that is heavily regular basis to ensure it provides influenced / constrained by the an up to date reflection of market proximity and dominance of the conditions and the health of large urban area of Plymouth. This individual centres. has resulted in the town’s retail provision not reflecting the fact that Saltash Town Centre Boundary Map it is the largest town in South East – no change to pre-submission Cornwall. This unique situation must document be taken account of in decisions that affect the local economy and viability of the town centre. There remains an Employment opportunity for Saltash to recover more of it’s and south east 20.6 It is important to the locality Cornwall’s retail expenditure to that any future growth of Saltash is support its vitality. The location of employment driven in order to the town centre to the eastern side address the imbalance in the number of the town is also a constraining of jobs and level of housing found in feature as it limits future expansion the area. The town needs to attract and accessibility. The regeneration of industries that will deliver well paid, the town centre (Fore Street) aims high quality jobs (knowledge based to achieve a shopping and leisure industries) to help counter the centre that meets the needs impacts of Plymouth. Industries and requirements of the populace should be encouraged to make use but by complementing not competing of Saltash’s waterfront location and with Plymouth. This will be achieved gateway into Cornwall status as well through the regeneration of sites as its good transport links (road and such as Alexandra Square and the rail). Railway Station area.

20.5 The identification of sites to Infrastructure meet the need identified will be taken forward through the Cornwall 20.7 Fundamental to the delivery of allocations development plan the strategy will be the enhancement document to follow this plan or a of Saltash’s infrastructure, including neighbourhood plan. This will look transportation; primary, secondary to identify how these objectives can and post 16 education; utilities; be delivered through site specific green space; healthcare; leisure allocations and how an integrated facilities and burial capacity. approach can be developed to bring forward economic growth with Tamar Estuary housing using Saltash’s natural advantages.

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20.8 The area sits adjacent to the provision, Saltash will be required Tamar Estuaries and the impact of to accommodate the majority of the port of Plymouth this is a those dwellings. Co-ordination will complex and dynamic area which be needed amongst the remaining encompasses Plymouth Sound, parishes within the area to ensure extending up the rivers of the that housing needs are met. The Tamar, Tavy, Lynher and Plym. It is Council will support the preparation the largest estuarine system in south of Neighbourhood Plans as a way west England, supporting over a of planning for the needs of those quarter of a million people, a areas. diversity and richness of wildlife, as well as a landscape and heritage 20.13 Five parishes on the Rame recognised through national Peninsula have joined together to and international designations such create a Neighbourhood Plan to as the European Marine Site (Special influence development in the area, Area of Conservation and Special with a focus on improving transport Protection Area). accessibility.

20.9 The management of the 20.14 Development in Torpoint Plymouth Sound and Tamar should support the regeneration of Estuaries is currently co-ordinated the waterfront and town centre. This through the Tamar Estuaries can be used to encourage economic Consultative Forum (TECF), chaired growth which should be delivered by the Queen’s Harbour Master. This alongside housing and infrastructure body works to a six year that supports local services. management plan which provides a framework for the sustainable management of the Tamar Estuaries and a context to ensure statutory compliance in delivering conservation objectives for the European Marine Site. Policy PP17: Cornwall Gateway 20.10 The area requires an integrated management approach to CNA its sustainable development which: 1. Development will be permitted • Protects the value and integrity of where it can be demonstrated the Port of Plymouth2 , recognising that the following priorities for its position as a unique asset to the Saltash can be satisfied: area. a) The protection of the vitality and viability of Saltash town centre Housing Requirements through the promotion of retail, office and leisure uses. Proposals for 20.11 The area should plan for change of use or redevelopment will around 1,300 1,700 dwellings (about only be permitted within the Primary 65 85 dwellings per year) over the Shopping Area if the proposal adds period between 2010 and 2030. to the attractiveness of the centre and does not reduce the 20.12 As the main settlement with predominance of A1 retail use; good employment and transport

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2. In the remainder of the Community Network Area development will be permitted where it supports the following priorities: a) The provision of around 300 350 dwellings at Torpoint in the period up to 2030; b) The provision of around 250 350 dwellings in the period up to 2030. Additional housing and employment growth should be of a size, nature and scale appropriate to the needs, character, role and services available of the settlement; c) Development should help rebalance the communities by providing facilities, economic development or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement and reduces the need to travel; d) Development should deliver community benefits in the form of affordable housing for local people and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and infrastructure identified locally. ie) The provision of, or safeguarding for, employment related to maritime uses in waterside locations and the creation of new

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Cornwall Local Plan 2010-2030: Proposed Monitoring Framework

Key outcome sought Indicator Targets Part 1: Strategic Policies Policy 1: Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development Planning applications determined in 1: Number of applications approved as departures to  0: No applications should be approved contrary to the Local Plan accordance with Local Plan the Local Plan Policy 2: Spatial Strategy Job provision 2.1: Number of jobs provided through business  Delivery of an average net increase of 2,500 jobs per annum growth Employment floorspace provision 2.2: Amount of employment floorspace provided  Delivery of an average net increase of 21,120 sq metres of employment floorspace per annum Increased renewable energy capacity 2.3: Amount of: (i) renewable energy capacity and  1400 MW of electricity generation capacity & 190 MW of useable low carbon energy generation installed; and (ii) heat generation capacity by 2030 useable heat generation capacity installed (14.1) 2.4: Total Per Capita Energy consumed in Cornwall  Net reduction New home provision 2.5 No of dwellings completed  To deliver a minimum of 2,400 dwellings per year (residual delivery of a minimum of 48,000 dwellings over the plan period 2.6 Housing Trajectory including: a)Net additional  To ensure at least a 5 year supply of deliverable housing sites dwellings in previous years; b) Net additional dwellings for the reporting year; c) net additional dwellings in future years and; d) the managed delivery target Area based projects 2.7: Amount of employment floorspace delivered in  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery Camborne, Pool and Redruth 2.8: Amount of retail floorspace delivered in Pool  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery 2.9: Employment floorspace delivered in Mid  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery Cornwall including: (i) the Bodmin employment area; the Eco Community projects at West Carclaze and Baal; and the Newquay Aerohub Enterprise Zone 2.10: Amount of employment and retail floorspace  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery delivered in and around Truro 2.11: The amount of employment floorspace  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery delivered in South East Cornwall 2.12: The amount of employment floorspace  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery delivered in the Saltash and Launceston employment areas located along the A30 and the A38 2.13: Amount of maritime business floorspace and  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery other economic floorspace provided in Falmouth and Penryn in proximity to CUC Policy 3: Role and Function of Place Strategic distribution of major developments 3: Amount of major development provided by (i)  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery

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Key outcome sought Indicator Targets (residential developments over 10 dwellings listed settlement, (ii) other settlements, (iii) rural or 0.5ha and non residential developments areas over 1,000sqm or 1 ha) Policy 4: Shopping, Services and Community Facilities Viability and vitality of retail town centres 4.1: Amount of retail, service and community  To provide an appropriate amount of retail, service and facilities provided by: (i) CNA; (ii) Town Centre community facilities as identified in the CNA targets Area; (iii) Edge and out of centre area; and (iv) out of town 4.2: Amount and mix of existing retail, service and  To maintain and enhance existing mix of retail, service and community facilities in town centres and potential community facilities within town centres to support the retail areas of growth hierarchy 4.3: Amount of retail and community facilities lost in  No net loss of existing services and facilities in smaller smaller settlements settlements 4.4 Vacancy rates in main town centres  Maintain a decreasing trend in vacancy rates Policy 5: Jobs and Skills New Jobs and economic growth 5.1: Amount and type of employment development  Reported performance as a proportion of all delivery provided: (i) within settlements;(ii) on established employment sites; and (iii) in rural areas Enhanced quality and range of tourist 5.2: Amount and quality of new tourism facilities  Net increase facilities Provision of educational facilities 5.3: Amount of new educational facilities to support  Net Increase further and higher education Safeguarding Employment Land 5.4: Losses of employment space to other uses  No net loss of viable employment floorspace Policy 6: Housing Mix Provision of special care or shelter needs 6.1: Amount of special care and shelter needs  Net increase housing housing provided Ensure the provision of an appropriate mix of 6.2: Amount of new housing provided by house  All new housing developments of 10 or more dwellings provide an housing type, tenure and size appropriate housing mix that reflects local housing market need Policy 7: Housing in the Countryside Restrict housing development in the 7: Amount of housing development in the open  No housing approved unless it meets the policy criteria countryside countryside approved contrary to policy Policy 8: Affordable Housing Affordable housing provision to meet needs 8.1: Number of affordable homes provided: (i) on  To attain a contribution towards affordable housing on all sites with a net increase of 2 dwellings or 0.1ha in development with a net increase of over 2 dwellings size; and (ii) on sites with a net increase of 5 dwellings or more 8.2: Number of affordable homes provided by tenure  70% affordable rent  30% shared equity 8.3: Proportion of affordable and market housing  All new housing of two or more dwellings to meet the minimum provided percentage of affordable housing for the appropriate zone as identified in the policy Policy 9: Affordable Housing Led Schemes Provision of affordable housing to meet 9: Number of dwellings provided on exception sites  Not more than 50% of the homes provided or 60% of the land

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Key outcome sought Indicator Targets needs by (i) Open Market, and (ii) Affordable take to be open market Policy 10: Managing Viability 10: Percentage of housing sites not able to deliver  Nil the full quota of affordable housing and therefore applying policy 10 criteria Policy 11: Gypsies and Travellers Gypsy and Traveller site provision 11: Net additional Gypsy Traveller pitches provided  2010-30: Residential pitches 236; Transit pitches 52; Show by: (i) Residential Pitches; (ii) Transit Pitches; and People Pitches 9. (iii) Showpeople Policy 12: Design High quality design in new development 12: Proportion of sites of 10 or more homes  100% achieving a good rating in the building for life standards Policy 13: Development Standards 13: Number and proportion of applications refused  100% on grounds of not complying with the Design Standard policy Policy 14: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Increase renewable energy consumption 14: Amount of: (i) renewable energy capacity and  1400 MW of electricity generation capacity & 190 MW of useable low carbon energy generation installed; and (ii) heat generation capacity by 2030 useable heat generation capacity installed Policy 15: Safeguarding Renewable Energy Protection of renewable energy installations 15: Number or proportion of applications refused on  100% grounds of potentially effecting Renewable energy capacity of existing installations Policy 16: Health and Well Being Improvement in Health and well being 16.1: Net amount of informal open spaces provided  Net increase by major developments 16.2: Net amount of formal open spaces and travel  Net Increase networks provided by type including: Recreation grounds, parks and gardens, play space, sports pitches, footpaths and cycle paths 16.3: Provision of community spaces by type  Net Increase including; (i) community centres and village halls; and (ii) indoor sports and other recreational facilities Policy 17: Minerals – General Principles Development principles 17. Mineral production (tonnes) of various sectors  Primary aggregate production in line with the annual Local (primary aggregates, secondary/recycled Aggregates Assessment aggregates, building stone, china clay and  Net increase in the production of secondary/recycled aggregate metaliferous minerals) in the county Policy 18: Minerals Safeguarding Safeguard Minerals reserves 18.1: Number of applications granted contrary to an  Nil objection of Natural resources on grounds of

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Key outcome sought Indicator Targets sterilization of mineral reserves 18.2: Identification of minerals Safeguarding Areas  Identification of Mineral Safeguarding areas in Local Plan – Minerals DPD Policy 19: Strategic Waste Management Principles Development Principles 19.1: Capacity of existing and new waste  No change in capacity for all waste facility types apart from an management facilities for: (i) transfer stations; (ii) increase in: (a) construction and demolition waste landfill Composting; (iii) Recycling; (iv) energy recovery; provision of 659,000 tonnes; (b) construction and demolition and (v) landfill waste recycling of 377,000 tonnes; and (c) 100,000 m3 of landfill capacity for Local Authority collected waste 19.2: Amount of waste recycled composted or  Annual net increase reused by (i) construction and demolition, (ii) households and (iii) commercial 19.3: Amount of waste used in energy production  Annual net increase Policy 20: Managing the Provision of Waste Management Facilities Development principles 20: Number and proportion of applications for new  100% waste management facilities refused on policy grounds Policy 21 The Best Use of Land The efficient use of Land 21.1: The amount (%) of residential development  Look at past delivery rates to set benchmark for performance provided on PDL 21.2: The amount of Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3a  Nil Agricultural land lost to other uses Policy 22: Natural Environment Protection of the natural environment 221: Change in areas designated for their intrinsic  No net loss environmental value (Biodiversity and geodiversity) including sites of international, national, regional, sub-regional and local significance 22.2: Amount of biodiversity habitat gained through  Net increase in current levels of biodiversity habitat through the mitigation through 106 agreements creation of: (i) new Wildlife Corridors and (ii) new Local Wildlife Sites Policy 23: Historic Environment Protection and enhancement of the historic 23.1: Number of listed buildings on the ‘At Risk’  Decrease environment Register 23.2: Number of major applications approved in  Zero WHS contrary to advice of English Heritage Policy 24: Green Infrastructure Provision of an integrated green 24.1: Progress in achieving the outputs of the Green  Targets identified in the Green infrastructure Plan infrastructure network Infrastructure Strategy 24.2: Open space managed to green flag status  Maintain or improve accessibility to good quality open space Policy 25: Flood Risk Management and Coastal Change 25: Number of applications approved contrary to the  Nil advice of EA on (i) flooding grounds (ii) water

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Key outcome sought Indicator Targets quality Policy 26: Transport and Accessibility 26.1: Working age people with access to  75.1% by 2015 employment by public transport (and other specified modes) NI176 26.2: Access to services and facilities by public  Increase transport Policy 27: Infrastructure 27.1: Achievement towards the 5 year delivery and  Monitor progress in the delivery of critical and necessary projects investment plan by CNA and strategic delivery plan and the amount of accumulated funding 27.2: Amount of Section 106 contribution, financial  Increase or reported performance and non financial contributions 27.3: On site mitigation measures provided by  Increase or reported performance developers by type Part 2: Area Based Policies A. Generic indicators applied to each CNA Housing PPA: Annual number of dwelling provided in the CNA  Applied against specific target for number of dwellings by town compared to the residual target and or CNA to 2030

Employment PPB: Amount of B Class employment floorspace  Applied against specific square metre floorspace targets by provided compared with the residual target B1a/B1b office and B1c, B2 and B8 industrial uses by CNA to 2030 Retail PPC: Amount of convenience and comparison retail  Applied against specific square metre floorspace targets by floorspace provided within, on the edge of and convenience and comparison retail uses by main towns to 2030 outside town centres B. Area Specific Proposals Policy PP1 - West Penwith PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to the  Delivery of proposal harbours of Newlyn and Penzance Policy PP2 - Hayle & St Ives PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to the  Delivery of proposal commercial regeneration of Hayle Harbour and St Ives Bay as a key tourism destination Policy PP3 – Helston and the Lizard PPD: Support the build out of Helston Business Park  Delivery of proposal with high quality industrial and office uses Policy PP4 – Camborne, Pool and Redruth PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to the  Delivery of proposal delivery of mixed use and employment uses around CPIR especially in regards to the regeneration of under used or derelict sites Policy PP5 – Falmouth & Penryn PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to the  Delivery of proposal delivery of employment uses related to the maritime uses on the waterside and dock areas and the knowledge economy at CUC Tremough Policy PP6 – Truro and the Roseland PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to the  Delivery of proposal delivery of employment uses related to the

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Key outcome sought Indicator Targets knowledge economy focused on Trelisk medical sector, Cornwall College and maritime uses in the port of Truro Policy PP7 – St Agnes and Perranporth PPD: Delivery of waterfront related employment and  Delivery of proposal leisure uses Policy PP8 – Newquay & St Columb PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals relating to  Delivery of proposal maintaining and enhancing the stock of tourist related accommodation and facilities in the town Policy PP9(i) – St Austell PPD: Delivery of employment especially office and  Delivery of proposal retail floorspace to support the regeneration of the town centre Policy PP9(ii) – St Blazey, Fowey & PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals – the delivery of  Par Dock: 500 dwelling and 2.3ha of employment land Lostwithiel the regeneration of St Blazey town centre

Policy PP9(iii) – China Clay PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals – the delivery of  West Carclaze: Housing & 5.1ha of employment land mixed use Eco towns scheme at West Carclaze and Baal Policy PP10 – Wadebridge & Padstow PPD: Delivery of waterfront employment and leisure  Delivery of proposal floorspace to support Padstow and Wadebridge and tourism related to the Camel Trail Policy PP11 - Bodmin PPD: Delivery of employment and retail to support  Delivery of proposal the town centre especially the build out of Beacons Technology Park Policy PP12 - Camelford PPD: Delivery of employment and retail to support  Delivery of proposal the service function of Camelford centre Policy PP13 - Bude PPD: Delivery of design and high technology  Delivery of proposal employment floorspace to support the existing clusters Policy PP14 - Launceston PPD: Delivery of employment and retail floorspace  Delivery of proposal to support Launceston as an economic hub Policy PP15 – Liskeard & Looe PPD: Delivery of higher value employment and retail  Delivery of proposal floorspace to support the regeneration of the town centre on key town centre sites Policy PP16 - Caradon PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals – promotion of  Delivery of proposal tourist facilities to support the Cornish Mining WHS Policy PP17 – Cornwall Gateway PPD: Delivery of strategic proposals – provision of  Delivery of proposal maritime related employment space and enhancement of waterfront leisure activities

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