A Connected River City

Truro Town Investment Plan TRURU A’GAS DYNNERGH

Trurra is a proud Cornish town with roots in prehistory and a good nose for the future. It’s a town of bridges - over rivers, tides, between professions and commerce, people and institutions, between the temporal and spiritual dimensions, and between cultures. Trurra is constantly evolving and is yet as constant in its community’s hearts as eels are in its rivers. This programme is an evolutionary route for a town faced with intense change. It bonds economic reality with environmental responsibility and social development. It reaches out and looks deeply inwards. As we speak, caught in the rip of pandemic, it’s young people for whom we must lay out opportunity and structure for the future. As the Mayor I commend the thinking, contributions and passion which has formed this Plan in such short order and with such generous intellectual endeavour. Truru bys vykken.

Bert Biscoe, Mayor of Truro PHOTO: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS COLE WYNTER BRADBURY POYNTON PHOTO: 5

FOREWORD WELCOME TO TRURO

We want to protect and enhance what’s special about Truro, its We are thinking BIG for heritage, cultural identity, compact environment and strong sense of the future of our great community, whilst working to become a leading destination which is more vibrant, better connected and greener. little city; developing This means building on our strengths to create a place where new and existing businesses can grow and flourish. A place for leisure, plans which will help for healthy and active lifestyles and for fun. A place where different transform Truro into generations can live well, work productively and contribute to a strong and resilient place in balance with the environment. OUR PROJECTS a confident capital, It also means addressing our challenges. We need to rediscover our waterfront and make better use of our events spaces. We need to fit to lead Cornwall support our town centre offer and invest in housing, employment, Truro Harbour and into a successful and transport and digital connections. Close to 17,000 people commute Lemon Quay into our city to work every day – the second highest in percentage prosperous future. terms in the country – but most leave as soon as they finish. We want Truro to be a place with a brilliant future. Achieving this requires a catalyst for change which can create jobs, turbocharge the Truro Community Hub economy, tackle social inequality, and attract new visitors. Our Town Investment Plan provides this catalyst. Working with partners, we have identified a programme of investment that will lead to a better-connected city, where Green Transport trailblazing businesses, new social and cultural opportunities, and an active waterfront create a unique experience for residents and visitors. A flagship destination that celebrates Cornwall’s rich culture, heritage and history, while, at the same time, turning Truro PHOTO: PAUL WILLIAM, TRURO VOICE into a bold, confident capital city of the future. The Hive at Pydar Members of Truro Towns Board and With the support of Government and our residents we can forge a Robert Jenrick Secretary of State, new path towards an exciting and prosperous future for all. Worth’s Quay, Truro, September 2020 New Life for CAROLE THEOBALD DR ALAN STANHOPE City Buildings Chair Truro Towns Board Vice Chair Truro Towns Board

Boscawen Sport and Recreation Hub The Towns Deal is a chance to futureproof Truro for generations to come. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to plan ahead and achieve the unachievable. While we must respect and preserve our history and heritage, we can be excited about our future and the opportunities this will present us with. I want Truro to be the best possible place to live, work and grow up in. The Truro Town Deal will enable this to happen. It will unleash Truro’s potential. PHOTO: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS COLE WYNTER BRADBURY POYNTON PHOTO:

Cherilyn Mackrory MP for Truro and Falmouth 6 7

CONTENTS RAGLAVAR

Foreword – Welcome to Truro from the INTRODUCTION Towns Fund Board 5 Contents and Cornish Introduction 6 Avel cita unnik Kernow, Truru As Cornwall’s only City, Truro holds a unique Introduction 7 a syns le unnik yn bewnans an position in the life of the Duchy. Context Introducing Truro, Cornwall’s River City 8 Dhuketh. The Cornish capital is located on the confluence of the This plan also highlights the power of culture to drive Our Past 9 Yma penncita Kernow desedhys war gemper an Dowrow Kenwyn and Allen Rivers. The water flows onwards as the development of the city centre and reaffirms Keynwynn hag Alan. Y fros an dowr yn-rag avel rann a Our People 9 part of the Carrick Roads. Southwards to Falmouth, Truro’s commitment to culture and heritage, both for Vorlynn an Garrek. Dhe’n dhyghowbarth dhe Aberfala, hag Existing Investment 10 and then on to the sea. Carrying Cornish culture, Truronians and the residents of Cornwall, but also for ena bys dhe’n mor. Ow ton gonisogeth, askor, gwriansow produce, manufacturing and resources to the rest of the large number of visitors we welcome to Cornwall Our Future 12 hag asnodhow Kernow dhe remenant an Bys. the World. every year. The Hall for Cornwall, Royal Cornwall Our Ask 13 Ow sevel war Kay Lighterage, ow kwari yn Park Boscawen Museum and Old Bakery Studios provide the city with Standing on Lighterage Quay, playing in Boscawen Understanding Truro 14 po owth oberi yn Trenowydh es yw omglewes junys dhe an expression of its history and culture, but they also Park, or working in Newham it is easy to feel Our Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities 18 neppyth brassa gans lesk an mortid. Henn yw prag yth hevel attract hundreds of thousands of people who want to connected to something bigger by the rise and fall of mar wiw bos thema Towl Kevarghow Truru ‘junyadewder’. experience the best in entertainment and heritage. The Impact of Covid-19 21 the tides. That is why it seems so appropriate that the Tus a Druru re beu junys pupprys. Junys dhe wonisogeth; theme of the Truro Investment Plan is ‘connectivity’. We need to take people with us on this journey, not Junys dhe genwerth; Junys dhe dybyansow. Strategy Truronians have always been connected. Connected to just the residents and businesses of the city but the Mes, avel an kres a dhaskwerthans, governans leel ha culture; Connected to commerce; Connected to ideas. thousands who come to Truro each day. To work, Our Vision for Truro 22 yeghes Kernow, Truro re devis yn uskis ha, kepar ha lies to play, to learn. If we do this, then by 2030, Truro Our Strategic Aims – How we will deliver our But, as the centre of Cornish retail, local government cita, a dreylyas dhe-ves a’n dowr. An towl kevarghow ma will be a ‘Connected River City’ worthy of being Vision of a Connected River City 23 and health, Truro has grown quickly and, like many a vynn ewnhe henna dre vyrla an dowr ha gorra yn le an Cornwall’s Capital and fulfilling its potential as a Our Projects 23 cities, turned away from the water. This investment isframweyth yw res rag nessa rann an viaj a’n cita. modern economic, social, environmental and cultural plan seeks to put that right by embracing the water Truro Harbour and Lemon Quay capital for Truro residents and the wider Cornwall Heb mar, an viaj a dhalleth gans hwytha bewnans nowydh and putting in place the infrastructure required for the Truro Community Hub community. a-ji dhe skochfordhow ha drehevyansow, mes ev a byrl next part of the cities journey. Green Transport ynwedh an termyn a dheu. An dowlen Dastineythi Peddra Of course, the journey starts with breathing new life The Hive at Pydar a vynn tenna negysyow nowydh y’n Diwysyansow Bysyel in to historic opes and buildings, but it also embraces New Life for City Buildings hag Awenek ha towlen garyans sostenadow ‘An Wyden’ a the future. The Pydar Regeneration scheme will bring Boscawen Sport and Recreation Hub vynn removya tus a-dro dhe’n cita. An pons profyes war new businesses in the Digital and Creative Industries Gay Lighterage a wra junya kres an cita gans komodytys How Were The Projects Selected 36 and ‘The Loops’ sustainable transport scheme will termyn syger orth Park Boscawen, ha’n voth a genwerth Wider Spatial Strategies, programmes, move people around the city. The proposed bridge orth Trenowydh.Govenek a’m beus y vos kyns pell furv investments 38 on Lighterage Quay will connect the city centre with fisegel a junyadewder. leisure facilities at Boscawen Park and the hub of Engagement 40 An towl ma a wolowboynt ynwedh an nerth a Wonisogeth commerce at Newham. I hope it will soon become a JULIAN GERMAN Our Starting Point 40 dhe herdhya an displegyans a gres an cita, ha dasaffirmya physical embodiment of connectivity. Leader of Cornwall Council Communications & Engagement Plan 42 omrians Truru dhe wonisogeth hag ertach, rag tus Truro ha trigoryon Kernow kekeffrys, mes ynwedh rag an niverow Timeline 42 ughel a vysytoryon a wolkommyn dhe Gernow pub bledhen. 44 An Hel rag Kernow, Gwithti Riel Kernow ha Studhleow Delivery an Popti Koth a brovi dhe’n cita semlant a’y istori ha Delivery 44 gonisogeth, mes keffrys y tennons kansow a vilyow a dus a Governance and Project Development 46 vynn previ an gwella a dhidhan hag ertach. Acknowledgements 47 Res yw dhyn kemeres tus genen war an viaj ma, na marnas trigoryon ha negysyow an cita, mes ynwedh an milyow Appendices a dheu dhe Druru pub dydh. Dhe oberi, dhe wari, dhe Project Investment Plans 1-6 dhyski. Mar kwren ni hemma nyns eus acheson ma na vydh Engagement Report Truro, erbynn 2030, ‘Cita Avon Junys’ gwiw a vos Penncita Kernow hag ow kowlwul hy galadow avel penncita erbysek, kowethasek, kerghynedhel ha gonisogethel arnowydh rag trigoryon Truru ha kemeneth ledanna Kernow.

JULIAN GERMAN Ledyer Konsel Kernow 8 9

INTRODUCING TRURO, OUR PAST - WHERE OUR PEOPLE CORNWALL’S RIVER CITY WE HAVE COME FROM Truro has always been a meeting place. Its natural assets, particularly the water, and its geographical location It’s a unique place located at the confluence of three rivers; the Allen, have made it a port, a socio-economic Granted City status in 1876, the Kenwyn and the Glasteinan. It is believed that the name Truro Truro is Cornwall’s only comes from the Cornish word Tri-veru meaning three rivers. and trading hub in Cornwall, an city, situated on an estuary, administrative capital, and a centre Truro has ancient buildings, cobbled streets and narrow opes for skills and education. In the past, compact, surrounded by (alleyways between buildings) with a range of stunning architecture farmland and mid-way featuring Gothic and Georgian styles and a neo-Gothic Victorian Truro even sustained itself with power between the North and cathedral. generated sustainably by its rivers – the mills and the leats are evidence of this. CAMPAIGN CYCLING TRURO PHOTO: South Cornwall coasts, 30 Truro is the civic, retail and health centre for Cornwall providing Using its waterfronts and quays, it has forged miles from Land’s End and employment for 30,000 people; mainly from the public sector with connections, explored, traded, evangelised and around 4.5 hours by GWR Cornwall Council’s headquarters situated on the edge of Truro. Three Truro has a strong community spirit with administered throughout the ages. from London Paddington. miles to the West of Truro lies Royal Cornwall Hospital, Knowledge residents proud to be Truronians; whether Spa, Health and Wellbeing Centre and Truro and Penwith College. Whilst there is evidence of settlements in Truro they were born in Truro or relocated here, which date back to the bronze age, the city’s growth Walking distance from the city centre, is Newham – the Port of they have a loyal allegiance to Truro. This and prosperity came through the tin and copper Truro, an area comprising office and industrial development with trade. From the early 13th Century onwards, tin spirit has led to local people, business over 130 businesses, voluntary organisations and utility companies production in Cornwall increased dramatically, owners and statutory authorities all employing over 1,000 people alongside the Port of Truro. with a large proportion of this being exported from working together in partnership to solve Altogether, there are 1,600 private sector businesses in Truro, many the surrounding mining towns through the port. issues and seize opportunities. within the retail and professional services sector. The period from 1730 to 1850 would prove to be a There are two Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) PHOTO: ANTHONY GREENWOOD golden age for commerce and industry in Truro in Truro; one covering the city centre and a second one with as many as sixty cargo ships using Newham as at Newham. Both are well established representing their home port. The silting up of the Truro River the interests of businesses. Between the two BIDs they led to the decline in sea trade after the Second regularly engage with over 600 businesses. They have World War. been successfully renewed following the majority of With the growth of the Port, Truro was established businesses voting through a ballot to invest in the city centre by contributing a levy towards the BID to Royal Cornwall Hospital as one of Cornwall’s most important ‘stannary’ market towns and a commercial and administrative deliver a range of improvements. hub for surrounding settlements. All of this has Truro There is good evidence of strong partnership working Health & Wellbeing contributed to Truro’s cultural identity, character Innovation Centre Pydar Regeneration Site with Truro City Council, Cornwall Council and Devon and heritage, which are still distinctive today. and Cornwall Police along with other stakeholder Western Park & Ride With appropriate investment, Truro will fulfil groups who work collaboratively to make Truro the best it can be. Eastern Park & Ride its future potential in areas that allowed it to be Langarth ambitious in the past - its port and as a centre for Numerous community groups work together to make commerce - and will once again deliver our city a Truro a great place to live and their activities range Industrial Estate more prosperous, connected and confident future. from organizing events, planting schemes and city Truro Cathedral clean ups. Threemilestone Truro Harbours Truronians take pride in living in a Cornish city and Truro and Penwith College promote Truro’s interests to enhance its prosperity. Lemon Quay

Knowledge Spa Boscawen Park With Truro Cathedral being a focal point for visitors, we Newham & The Port of Truro Kenwyn Royal Cornwall are delighted to support this opportunity for investment Museum Cornwall Council to unlock a number of ambitious projects that will positively (County Hall) Truro Railway Station change both the wellbeing and wealth of our city. Truro Towns Fund area and boundary Roger Bush, Dean of Truro Cathedral 10 11

Langarth Garden Village EXISTING INVESTMENT

Impressive projects are currently underway which will be complemented by our Town Deal.

The Hall for Cornwall, situated on Lemon Quay, is PHOTO: PRP ARCHITECTS Cornwall’s only large-scale theatre and is currently undergoing a £26 million refurbishment and expansion. Once completed, it will bring over £35m to the Cornish economy and create 165 jobs. Lemon Quay is the location for one of our Towns Fund Projects.

Pydar, a new exciting, inclusive and sustainable urban neighbourhood, providing 320 homes, 400 student bed spaces and 21,000 sq m of employment space including leisure, office, hotel, community, small retail, education/innovation and food including enhanced public realm and improved biodiversity. The scheme also includes The Hive, part of our Towns Fund Projects. Pydar Regeneration project Langarth Garden Village will provide mixed live/ workspace for 10,000 people, planned on the West

of the City. Our green transport project will connect PHOTO: HOLMES MILLER ARCHITECTS Langarth with the centre of Truro through green cycle routes and footpaths and, importantly, through a bridge across the river which will provide an economic Hall for Cornwall catalyst.

Stadium for Cornwall – a stunning new home for Truro Football Club, the Cornish Pirates, Truro & Penwith College – creating new jobs and opportunities for sport, business and entertainment in a venue capable of hosting thousands. The Stadium will raise the bar for sport across Cornwall; aspirations to achieve premiership success for rugby will secure Stadium for Cornwall national visibility for this sector. Our green transport project will connect the Stadium with the centre of Truro through green cycle routes and footpaths.

Truro is blessed with buildings of great style and substance at ground level but also higher levels. When did you last look up? All too often the upper parts are not utilised. This is a great opportunity to repurpose these charismatic spaces and in doing so add to the vitality of the city centre. PHOTO: BURRELL FOLEY FISCHER BURRELL FOLEY PHOTO: Giles Horne, Commercial property agent 12 13

OUR FUTURE OUR ASK

Delivering our vision of creating a flourishing Connected The Towns Fund will provide the River City, at the heart of Cornwall, means overcoming the catalyst to transform Truro and challenges which have been holding us back. drive our city’s significance and prosperity into the future. PHOTO: ANTHONY GREENWOOD ANTHONY PHOTO: These include finding new ways of supporting businesses in our city centre, increasing footfall, and creating new employment Truro Harbour and The Hive at Pydar opportunities. We need people to Lemon Quay a digitally focused and live in the city centre, providing reinvigorating our neglected entrepreneurial new innovative homes which meet the needs and waterfront and community learning and living environment budgets of all groups. spaces to create vibrant, that will help create jobs in high- Creating new walking and cycling attractive, weather-proof growth, high-value business that routes to, and around, the city and green event spaces will benefit Cornwall’s wider and surrounding areas, and to transform Truro into a economy. The Hive at Pydar encouraging the use of public landmark destination. will bring together education, We are seeking Total project cost transport, will help reduce traffic research, innovation, business, congestion at peak times; making entertainment and community better use of our waterfront facilities in a unique environment, and open spaces will provide and will become a hub for the to£25m deliver this exciting £81.5mof which £56.5m will entertainment, activities and creative industries, creating jobs new future for our city be match funding attractions for everyone to enjoy. and wealth, while ensuring top Truro Community Hub By connecting Truro physically, providing a new community talent stays in Cornwall. socially and digitally, celebrating space where all residents our cultural assets and building are welcome to meet, learn Overall benefit on the impressive investment new skills, access support, already underway through the Hall volunteer, gain work cost ratio of for Cornwall, Pydar Regeneration experience, meet employers, enjoy leisure and cultural Project, Langarth Garden Village New Life for City Buildings and Stadium projects, we can work activities and feel part of our repurposing vacant buildings for together to build on Truro’s unique evolving city. commercial and residential use 34.8 character and create an exciting breathing new life into the city blueprint for our future. centre and enhancing our heritage Developed in partnership with the brand and assets to support Truro’s local community and stakeholders economy. from the public, private and third sectors, our ambitious Truro Green Transport creating sustainable transport Our initial Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) Investment Plan focuses on six solutions via new paths, cycle assessments of the overall TIP impact key projects which, together, will routes and a bridge to connect based on indicative project values is support the growth of a vibrant the city, enabling commuting, local community and Cornwall’s calculated to be 34.8. Detailed project level healthy and active lifestyles Boscawen Sport and wider economy. BCRs will be developed as part of the and contributing towards clean Recreation Hub creating a leisure attraction with growth. The proposed bridge next phase. indoor climbing wall, water-based will be a catalyst to economic, We will be performing an in-depth review activities, sports facilities and social and environmental performance areas. of social and environmental outcomes transformation. that embed sustainability and leave a lasting local legacy. We value the potential With Truro and the surrounding areas growing these projects can offer in terms of environmental impacts, skills, business at an exponential rate, it’s important to have the support, inclusion, supply chain impacts, amenities and infrastructure to support that. wage growth and additionality.

Kirsty Richards, Lemon Street Lettings 14 15

UNDERSTANDING TRURO

DEMOGRAPHICS GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY TRURO’S AND EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS TYPE POLUATION SMALL LARGEST EMPLOYER AND TO23% MEDIUM SIZED compared to Population Need to provide BUSINESSES RETAIL CENTRE IN CORNWALL Cornwall’s average of 16%. Stable opportunities for the 1,600 9.1% MICROBUSINESSES business unit base with opportunity younger demographic with fewer than 10 employees NATIONAL to encourage the growth of small and families to ensure AVERAGE businesses towards medium size. 22,000 that skills are retained, businesses locate and 30,000 – 17,000 commuting into Truro every day stay, and a vibrant 5.6% (Source: Inner Circle Consulting –Truro Socio-Economic Baseline) Significant reduction aged 25- community life is BUSINESS TYPE % BY NUMBER OF BUSINESSES th 44 (2011 to 2018). This indicates maintained. a challenge of attracting young 4conurbation inlargest Cornwall people to stay or relocate to Truro ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY Newham & Port of Truro Truro City Centre (Source: Inner Circle Consulting –Truro Socio-Economic Baseline) (Source: Town Data Dashboard) (Source: Newham BID) (Source: Truro BID)

4% Food & 2% Leisure drink HIGH STREET RETAIL 3% Public Sector / £1.2B Utilities 3% Other DIMINISHING RETAIL 2018 2020 GVA TO CORNWALL’S 55 59 (13.4%) CUSTOMER £9.5B ANNUALLY ECONOMY BEFORE (12.8%) store store FOOTFALL COVID-19 store store store store store store store 19% PRIMARY 16% Professional Report finds store store store store Car Services 42% RETAIL 280independent store store store store Services / EMPLOYMENT SECTORS Offices “Whilst the proportion of store store store store 8% 51% CENTRE and national Public Sector Retail vacancies at a national store store store store 42%DECREASE retailers Health and Social work (20.5%) FOR level has also increased store store store store 13% CORNWALL store store store store Wholesale and Retail (15.7%) 17% over the 2009-2019 store store store store DIY/ Food & Home period, the rate of 2009 store store store store 10% drink ON LEMON STREET: Public service (13.1%), Depots/ increase in Truro city 24 (6%) store store store store 6% Stores store store store store store popular shopping Charities centre has experienced a Administrative/Support services (11.5%) 2% store store store store store destination Tourism & much larger increase.” store store store store store 4% Other leisure HIGH RELIANCE store store store store store Education (6.9%) Truro retail impact assessment November 2017 to store store store store store Source: Inner Circle Consulting –Truro Socio-Economic Baseline ON RETAIL JOBS report, Avison Young 2020. store store store store store 30 November 2020 12.1% Truro store store store store store (Source: Springboard - customer 9.7% Regional store store store store store store activity data and intelligence) National 9.4% Vacant units TRURO IDENTIFIED AS ‘TECH HOTSPOT’ (Source: Town Data Dashboard) National average 13% Tech Nations Survey 2018 of UK digital economy DIGITAL TECH confirmed Truro area has a fast-growing tech cluster TURNOVER UP BY RETAIL CLOSURES (3rd fasted tech sector cluster). 153% turnover growth 153% IN 2017 recorded in 2017. “After 30 years of trading in the Need to connect city, we are no longer able to trade “A rural location has traditionally been seen as a the steady stream profitably at our store in Truro town weakness. Cornwall is dissolving that urban myth, driven of skilled talent, centre” – National retailer by superfast connectivity, a pipeline for delivering tech entrepreneurial start- Need to create vibrant Impact of COVID-19 accelerated skills and a strong collaborative community.” ups and relocators with city centres as these closure of retail businesses. Only (Tech City; Nesta, 2016) workspace offering a are the hearts of the unique quality of life, small proportion of these units are FUTURE FOR RETAIL Further acceleration expected with the arrival of “We need to see more initiative to community. As retail super-fast broadband being re-let to new businesses. Falmouth University (a specialist Creative Industries creating new living and working space demand continues to and a capital city Increasing demand and Entrepreneurship University) The Hive, Pydar Retail is declining on Truro’s above, behind and within the high street. decline, landlords and experience. periphery streets indicating that The more people living and working in a retail tenants need to for flexible workspace Development and the reopening of the Hall for the retail core may contract and town centre will lead to more footfall and work together to identify to accommodate fast Cornwall with its bespoke workspace. growing digital and that empty units could become ultimately customers for the high street potential alternative Plus evidence of increasing ‘scaling up’ of our SME Creative Industries. other commercial or residential business. The future for retail includes uses such as commerce base, partly driven by the success of large Innovation opportunities. finding alternative uses.” and homes. (Source: Tech Nations Survey 2018) Centres in both Truro and nearby Falmouth. (source: Truro Business Improvement District) (Source: Vickery Holman South West Property Consultants) 16 17

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ARTS & CULTURE Truro identified as Cornwall is home to more ‘tech hotspot’ MODERATE TO HIGH ACTIVE TRAVEL accredited museums than (Source: Tech Nations Survey 2018) TRAFFIC CONGESTION any other region. Via audience databases, cultural Increasing demand for 50% organisations are in regular flexible to accommodate contact with 50% of all workspace fast growing digital and 19.2%of employees within Truro 24.3% households in Cornwall Creative Industries use active travel links to 75% of workers (17,000 people) access work compared Truro households with no access travelling into Truro from outlying to a car is compared with with 11.4% regionally 24.3% Collective youth The Royal Cornwall Museum holds areas to access work. At peak times regionally indicating the and just 8.9% nationally 18.9% programmes within and during the tourist season, Truro demonstrating demand and a demand for sustainable transport Truro reach over 800,000 suffers from moderate to high traffic need to improve these. links such as walking or cycling visits pa objects congestion. links. to The Hall for Cornwall, in450,000 its collection. Identified as untapped (Source: DataShine: Commute) Truro Cathedral and value and potential as a contemporary young30,000 people each year Royal Cornwall Museum heritage asset. increase in cycling as of a result of investment (Source: Cornwall Museums Partnership Congestion mapping Public Attitudes Survey 2020) the12% trips in infrastructure30% on the A390 corridor. Truro are now walking. (Source: Town Data Dashboard). Four in five respondents (79%) Culture and vibrancy attracts expressed concern that museums and galleries may people into the city, provides not survive the coronavirus lockdown. important employment, skills and social functions. (Source: Cornwall Museums Partnership Public Attitudes Survey 2020) TOP 2 PRIORITIES Cleaner society – ‘The Cornwall We Want’ less pollution Consultation 2020 exercises Truro College is also Cornwall’s only show a large demand for more SKILLS 1 Reduction in traffic representative in the new South West investment in cycling and encouraging public Truro is strong in its skills offer Institute of Technology partnership transport / cycling / walking with a higher proportion (54%) and will shortly open a new Centre for CYCLE NETWORK 2 of level 3 and 4 qualifications 54% Engineering and Robotics in Truro. than Cornwall as a whole (37%) To deliver all these initiatives Truro “We, the businesses, (Source: Inner Circle Consulting –Truro Socio-Economic Baseline) College works closely with local businesses and organisations, schools and employers with their apprenticeship offer having colleges in and around Truro SURGE IN CYCLING Truro’s Further and Higher Education some of the highest national success rates. want our city to be a vibrant DURING LOCKDOWN provider is one of the best colleges nationally, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, place to live, work, study, Sample survey of 500 classified TEF Gold and regularly features meet and do business.” residents revealed that “Busiest period for bike at the top of national performance tables people wanted ‘…reduced Truro Cycling Charter sales and repairs in their not just for achievement but also on how Opportunities to enhance the traffic with more cycling learners from all groups make progress existing offer and widen its impact. and walking….’ 50-year history” regardless of their starting points. (Source: Cornwall Council) Clive Mitchell Cycles, Truro

Whilst Truro has the potential TOURISM Offer a rejuvenated and picturesque to attract more tourists, without Improve air quality, enhance health and destination attraction that’s on significant interventions its wellbeing and improve the experience of living everyone’s itinerary when visiting projected growth compared with in the city by creating a modal shift away from Cornwall! other Cornish destinations is cars and on to walking and cycling. only marginal.

(Source: Visit Cornwall projections) PHOTO: TRURO CYCLING CAMPAIGN CYCLING TRURO PHOTO: 18 19

TRANSPORT OUR STRENGTHS, CHALLENGES INFRASTRUCTURE & OPPORTUNITIES HOUSING STRENGTHS STRENGTHS Transport hub central to Cornwall HIGH RETAIL PRODUCTIVITY AND Well-connected via roads with key spinal routes, Sought after area Demand for living in Truro currently from an older EXPOSURE EMPLOYMENT mainline railway station and bus station. Demand for demographic Active Travel from local people evidenced by recent STRENGTHS STRENGTHS surveys Space above city centre shops exists for conversion to residential Retail Hub Employment and Administrative Centre The key retail centre, with its characterful ambience Provides employment opportunities for 30,000 people CHALLENGES and, mix of independent and national retailers – a real and contributes £1.2b GVA to Cornwall’s £9.5b pa. Issue 6: Key roads become congested at peak times CHALLENGES USP for Cornwall. Truro is not a clone of other towns Truro is the civic, retail and health centre for Cornwall As the main employment centre attracting 17,000 Issue 8: Paucity of housing in the city or cities with headquarters for public, private and voluntary commuters daily, roads around Truro become at affordable prices sector organisations congested at peak times adding to pollution House prices and rents are higher than in other Cornish towns and disproportionate to local Truro CHALLENGES Issue 7: Poor cycle and footpath salaries discouraging property ownership particularly Issue 1: High Street turmoil CHALLENGES connectivity into city amongst young people Threatened by competition from out-of-town Issue 3: Commuters leave Truro after 5pm to Despite demand as an Active Transport area, shopping sites, internet sales, costs of rates and rent detriment of evening economy connections via cycle/foot are poor and disjointed. Despite ‘space above the shop’, Truro lacks residential and the recent but ongoing pandemic Roads around city separate the river from Lemon Quay housing in the heart of the city that could support the and access via water is limited. Population expansion local economy and revive night-time economy Issue 2: Decreasing footfall OPPORTUNITIES Data shows that footfall has decreased over time Ŕ Provide more opportunities for people to live and when housing is built to the west of Truro will create and compounded by increasing vacant premises work in the city more demand on infrastructure OPPORTUNITIES during 2020 Ŕ Opportunity to bring health and wellbeing goals Ŕ Create more housing in the city in periphery areas further into the city’s night-time economy plans OPPORTUNITIES no longer used for retail or above shops and in the OPPORTUNITIES Ŕ Consider repurposing squares, greens and parks Ŕ Create greener and more sustainable ways of travel longer term, 300 homes at Pydar (pledge to include Ŕ Repurpose empty units for alternative commercial as outdoor seating to be used by hospitality to and within the city supporting clean growth 35% affordable housing and a variety of tenures) use and creating residential live/workspaces businesses Ŕ Connect the river to the city Ŕ Ŕ Provide new reasons to visit Truro driving footfall Tap into existing investment and new cultural into the city to enable smaller retail premises opportunities for art, light and sculpture trails to to prosper and new businesses to be established entice customers back on to the high street and future proofed for a post COVID city lifestyle increase the likelihood of spending locally ENVIRONMENT – NATURAL AND BUILT STRENGTHS CHALLENGES Attractive built and natural environment Issue 9: Turning our back on our water CORNWALL’S Poor use of its natural assets; key asset, the Port Built disconnected to the city centre and not utilised as a CAPITAL CITY Compact environment, medieval core largely intact, leisure asset. Tidal river is silted up with a navigable stunning architecture, cobbled streets including opes; channel at Town Quay only at high tide STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES Lemon Street and Walsingham Place has some of the Ŕ Provide a reason to visit and explore to help drive Cornwall’s Only City best-preserved Georgian architecture, West of Bath. A strong place to position itself more prominently as footfall and visitor spend Issue 10: Poorly designed events space Neo-Gothic Victorian cathedral, large conservation Lemon Quay or ‘The Piazza’, Truro’s key and largest Cornwall’s capital city. Truro has the infrastructure Ŕ Increase indoor and outdoor recreational area - 280 listed buildings outdoor events space is poorly designed, lacks focus, and creative potential to become a cultural capital opportunities wind-swept with poor public realm and devoid of Ŕ Provide the infrastructure to enable a greater Natural any greenspace or trees. Sheltered space is hard River City with a port responsible historically for diversity of activities and events which appeal to to find either on Lemon Quay or elsewhere in the CHALLENGES Truro’s growth and status. Natural environment, affluent middle aged and young people including a city. Historically, Lemon Quay would have been a Issue 4: Not behaving like a city should rich with wild areas such as Daubaz Moors. Formal Lack of intensity of activity or the profile that might vibrant night-time economy. ‘market-place’ for intense social activity close to the recreational areas of Boscawen Park, Hendra Park and be expected of a city or County capital; it does not Ŕ water Enable The Hive at Pydar Victoria Gardens with modern play areas and riverside behave like a city should or offer a city experience. As walks. Truro’s horticultural excellence has been Truro’s residential population increases, resolving recognized through awards such as Britain in Bloom this becomes more important. OPPORTUNITIES Ŕ Reconnect with the water to realise economic, Issue 5: Lack of appeal as a destination with a USP environmental and social opportunities and Through underplaying historical and aesthetic assets, positioning Truro as a River City Truro lacks focus and its current key USP –retail is Ŕ Create green vibrant events spaces enabling a wide declining programme of events to take place under cover and to encourage ‘café culture’ 20 21

LEISURE, COMMUNITY, ARTS & CULTURE RECREATION AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 EDUCATION

STRENGTHS STRENGTHS Cornwall has been hit hard by the effects of the pandemic; Strong sense of community pride Cultural assets and anchor institutions Pride in city living culture, with residents contributing Cultural anchor institutions include The Hall for the impacts are believed to be more severe than other parts voluntarily to activities and ambience e.g. Christmas Cornwall who have secured £26 million to transform of the country due to our dependence on the seasonal visitor in Truro is unrivalled with spectacular lighting the facility, Royal Cornwall Museum and Art displays and City of Lights events parade benefitting Gallery, Truro Cathedral and art deco Plaza cinema. economy along with high levels of self-employment. businesses and drawing in thousands of people Collectively, they receive circa 1m visitors a year The Old Bakery Studios hosts live music, comedy and Recreational facilities According to the Centre for Cities and University of Truro’s Skate Park provides an outdoor facility for other events. Parks also host events such as Truro Day Southampton research, Truro ranked 562 most at younger people with Truro Bowling Centre a weather- and within the city centre, an annual Food Festival economic risk from the impact of COVID-19. However, proof alternative and parks for recreation and City of Lights lantern parade (attracts over 30,000 other towns such as Newquay were ranked number 10 people to the city) Education – given Truro’s relationship with its local towns and Highly successful skills offer from Truro College and a communities, Truro has a role to play in supporting city centre business hub CHALLENGES other places and providing job opportunities for Issue 14: Cultural assets are hidden, not celebrated residents of these towns in the future. Additionally, CHALLENGES and could be strengthened our city centre is made up of business sectors worst Issue 11: Poor recreational facilities particularly for Truro’s cultural assets are hidden and not profiled affected by COVID-19 including retail and hospitality. as well as they could be; the city is missing an young people in city Figures for the Truro and Falmouth constituency show Compared with Newquay and Falmouth, Truro is opportunity to build a heritage ‘brand’ and digital that by 5th July 2020, 3,379 business grants had been seen as a place for older people and not for children programme for the city to improve the destination BID TRURO PHOTO: claimed valued at circa £37 million; this makes our and young people. Main sports facilities are at offer constituency the 45th highest in England illustrating Threemilestone, 3 miles west having limited economic Issue 15: Events in Truro are limited and the number of small businesses within our area and Research undertaken by Cornwall Council suggest that benefit to the city centre not coordinated the fragility of our economy. the Cornwall’s GVA could be down by as much as 22%. Most notable ones take place within a small window Issue 12: Skills gaps exist and tech opportunities are Many organisations have commented on COVID around Christmas. Lack of indoor/weatherproof A survey carried out by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly not being grasped Local Enterprise Partnership indicated that 85% of recovery in respect of place; ‘Place based recovery’ 18% of Truro’s population have no qualifications. venues. Lack of coordinated events programme businesses across the county had experienced reduced a report by Grant Thornton in August 2020 calls for The pandemic has demonstrated gaps in health and sales, bookings or demand for their services and 78% a bold and brave response and highlights the need social care skills and 22% of Cornwall’s construction OPPORTUNITIES have experienced cashflow issues. The same survey for town centres and high streets to be reimagined, workforce are over 50 Ŕ Restore, enhance and reconnect Truro’s hidden indicated that Truro businesses had furloughed or laid refocused and transformed as well as encouraging assets to provide more reasons to visit Truro off more staff (26% of respondents) than elsewhere in new forms of tourism, both opportunities which Truro Issue 13: No community focal point – Hub increasing footfall Despite a relentless community spirit, there isn’t a Cornwall (22% of respondents). is well placed to grasp. Ŕ central venue where local people can get together to Upgrade infrastructure on Lemon Quay, Boscawen Analysis carried It’s clear that during the pandemic people have been strengthen links, share stories, work collaboratively, Park and via Truro Community Hub to provide out by Tortoise desperate to be ‘connected’ whether that is through learn new skills and have their say in how their city indoor and outdoor opportunities to host Media early on in meeting socially distanced or via digital means. With is shaped. Overall, Truro lacks indoor event space for regular events enabling a planned annual events the pandemic led that has come an enthusiasm to look to the future, gatherings and there is no comparative ‘village hall’ programme. to the following think ‘local’ and play a role in designing their own space for a city of 20,000 people Ŕ Transform The Royal Cornwall Museum into a statements – places, something that retail guru, Bill Grimsey contemporary heritage asset including a digital ‘Cornwall may encourages in his Build Back Better document, a programme be the biggest Covid-19 supplement published in June 2020. OPPORTUNITIES Ŕ Kickstart the Pydar Street/The Hive development

Ŕ HIBBARD IAN PHOTO: economic British Improve leisure and recreational facilities for all The growth in cycling and walking has also been through land remediation leading to a thriving loser from the Ŕ Enable city residents to share in the city’s evident during the pandemic with resident surveys creative quarter and a place for tech and digital lockdown’ and prosperity and connect those who may feel Lemon Quay and Farmers Market pre COVID-19 confirming demand for improved routes and bicycle businesses as well as open spaces for community ‘the challenge disadvantaged or those who feel disengaged to a repair and sales businesses having experienced more use. ‘The Hive’, a digitally focused and new now is not just to level up but to rebuild our social wider network of support demand than ever before. innovative learning environment led by Falmouth infrastructure in the communities that need it most’. Ŕ Provide a facility for hosting training in a University is part of the development Allowing local people to develop their places to At the end of June, sales from the same week the supportive environment enabling local people give them a stake in their own town centres whilst previous year were down 56% for Truro. to gain new skills and qualifications as well putting sustainability and environment at the heart as engaging people in new apprenticeship Estimates for Cornwall suggest that 65,000 jobs could of everything are two recommended measures that opportunities be at risk, the majority of which are in sectors key to resonate with our Town Investment Plan and our Ŕ Enable The Hive at Pydar, destined to become a Truro’s economy and include food and retail. vision for a ‘Connected River City’. student hub developing skills for a future economy including film, television, games and animation 22 23

STRATEGY

OUR VISION Connect water, Connect redundant, Connect Truro By 2030, Truro will be a ‘Connected River City’ open spaces and opes empty or derelict businesses with a 24- The enabling people to buildings with business hour audience increasing worthy of being Cornwall’s capital and fulfilling meet, enjoy arts and entrepreneurs and their footfall within the city proposals cultural events, access innovative ideas to invest centre by creating more look very exciting its potential as a modern economic, social, indoor and outdoor in Truro by repurposing affordable housing leisure opportunities buildings for a modern- within the city centre and will add environmental and cultural capital for Truro and be more in tune and day use Truro connected with their Connect residents and the wider Cornwall community. Truro residents with tremendously to environment Connect residents with the alternative and green both the facilities Connect city and opportunities and ways to travel to and its cultural assets support they need within the city for work and the community through celebrating, following COVID-19 and leisure by providing enhancing and enabling them to meet, new walking and cycle offering for the developing our anchor collaborate and play routes and a bridge institutions connecting a key role in shaping people of Truro a revitalised Lemon Truro’s future Quay with the Pydar and its surrounding OUR STRATEGIC AIMS development allowing area. How we will deliver our vision of a Connected River City people to explore every part of the city David Hendry, Chair, Cornwall Music Festival

We will achieve our vision through three strategic aims

Connected Connected Connected Living Workspace Experience Green Transport; The Hive at Pydar; Boscawen Sport and

Truro Harbour and New Life for City Recreation Hub; ARCHITECTS PBWC PHOTO: GREENWOOD ANTHONY PHOTO: Lemon Quay Buildings Truro Community Hub PHOTO: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS COLE WYNTER BRADBURY POYNTON PHOTO: 24 25

PROJECT ONE

Strategic Aim Connected Living TRURO HARBOUR Key Issues/Context issues Issue 1: High Street turmoil Issue 2: Footfall within the city is decreasing AND LEMON QUAY Issue 3: Commuters leave city after 5pm to detriment of evening economy Truro Harbour and Lemon Quay is about reinvigorating Issue 4: Not behaving like a city should our neglected waterfront and community spaces to create Issue 5: Lack of appeal as a destination with USP vibrant, attractive, weather-proof and green event areas Issue 9: Turning our back on our water reconnecting people with our water and attracting new Issue 10: Poorly designed events space Events in Truro are limited and not coordinated audiences from the length and breadth of Cornwall. Issue 15: Outputs • New berthing facilities • 3 walkway bridges and promenades Two key elements: The project will deliver: • Pontoons transforming this area for modern • Dredged and restored harbour 1. Truro Harbour: • Quayside commercial services building day leisure use alongside a vastly improved and • New berthing facilities, pontoons and ferry • Ferry terminal reimagined events space creating a destination for terminal access residents, business owners and visitors unlocking a • Public realm upgraded at Lemon Quay and Harbour • Connected harbour quays with 3 walkway bridges and wide range of commercial and leisure opportunities. • Cycle hire facility promenades • Old Bakery Studios – 12 new business spaces and 40 jobs 2.Lemon Quay: reimagining Truro’s main public • Live/work accommodation space with a part roof cover to create a weather proof • Navigable channel at Town Quay • Boat owner service and a cycle hire facility vibrant community, arts, performance, leisure and • Well designed and green events spaces at Lemon Quay enabling events space enabling Truro to host an exciting • Upgraded events space at Lemon Quay with roof, green Outcomes people of all ages to come together to enjoy annual events, music, programme of co-ordinated events. New furniture landscaped areas and new furniture drama and ‘café culture’ in a safe, fun and vibrant environment and landscaping will create green space at the heart • Repurposed space at The Old Bakery Studios housing new close to the water and existing cultural anchor institutions e.g Hall of the city adding to Truro’s appeal as a vibrant city businesses and creating jobs for Cornwall complementing the retail offer. Early funding has enabled this theme to start its journey • Historic and neglected waterfront reinvigorated and enhanced – with the introduction of city centre infrastructure such people and businesses reconnected with water as seating, planting, bike racks and mobile stage and performance equipment. Impacts (related to vision) • Visitor numbers increased through a thriving retail, hospitality, arts, culture and entertainment offer with an energy and buzz ARTISTSTruro Harbour IMPRESSION and Lemon Quay around the city OF PROPOSALS • A waterfront and historic river environment reconnected to the city centre with easy pedestrian and cycle access from all parts of the city

Timescale/Milestone Long Term – within five years Costs Total Capital Project Costs - £14.27 M Town Deal Ask –£8.6 M (including project management of £178,350K) Match Funding – £5.84 M Lead body Cornwall Council Partners Truro City Council Schroders

Accelerator Funding linkages Upgraded infrastructure - seating, planters, bike racks on Lemon Quay, street market infrastructure and mobile stage and performance equipment Christmas lighting IMAGE: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS COLE WYNTER BRADBURY POYNTON IMAGE:

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PROJECT TWO TRURO COMMUNITY HUB

Truro Community Hub will provide a new community Strategic Aim Connected Experience space where all residents can meet, learn new skills, Key Issues/Context issues Issue 12: Skills gaps exist and tech opportunities are not being grasped access support, volunteer, gain work experience, meet Issue 13: No central community hub Outputs • Upgraded community space in a landmark building of 1,453 SqM employers, enjoy leisure and cultural activities and feel • Increase in breadth of local skills offer part of our evolving city. • Changing Places facility • Electric vehicle charging • Bike parking The Hub will be based in the repurposed Wesley Hall, The low carbon, modern designed part of Truro Methodist Church, a grade 11 heritage hub will provide: • Outdoor terrace and roof garden asset cementing the role of this landmark Methodist • Lifelong learning and training opportunities • Increased and closer collaboration with employers building as part of a more culturally alive and • Concerts, music rehearsals, lectures and • High tech digital equipment and catering facilities for up to 120 connected community, accessible to all. conferences people The Hub will be just that; a central place where • Community café along with changing places Outcomes • Wide range of health and wellbeing support Truro people of all ages, backgrounds, faiths and facilities • A community hub that belongs to the people of Truro orientations can connect with each other, be part of • Outdoor terrace and roof garden a wider network of community support and be part • Access for residents to learn new skills, access training, work • Multi-purpose meeting rooms for activities of shaping their city’s future as well as improving experience including health clinics, counselling, youth groups, their own quality of life. A key part of The Hub will be • A place for local people to go to share concerns and collaborate in a dementia friendly events, foodbank, street pastors its role in providing information on the progress of supportive environment • Bike parking and electric vehicle charging Towns Fund projects. • Socially connected city enabling everyone to play a key role in • High tech digital equipment and catering facilities Impacts (related to vision) Local people will be able to find out what is planned, shaping their own future and that of the city for up to 120 people get involved, learn new skills, connect with employers, Short Term – within 1 year meet other people and volunteer to support other Timescale/Milestone projects. Truro Community Hub also adapts an Costs Total Capital Project Costs - £3.81 M existing city building for a new modern purpose. Town Deal Ask - £1 M (including project management of £47,625) Match Funding - £2.81 M Truro Community Hub Truro Methodist Church PHOTO: CPLPHOTO: Lead body Partners Accelerator Funding linkages Bike racks in city centre Refurbishment of St Clement Street Centre brings a city centre building back into use 28 29

PROJECT THREE GREEN TRANSPORT

Sustainable Transport creates a local active travel Strategic Aim Connected Living network with better connected, healthier and more Key Issues/Context issues Issue 6: Key roads become congested at peak times sustainable communities by supporting people to change Issue 7: Poor cycle and footpath connectivity into city Outputs • 9 new and upgraded cycle/footpaths how they move around Truro by widening their healthy • 1 new cycle bridge across river

and clean travel choices. Outcomes • Increase use of green transport infrastructure • Sustainable walking and cycling routes to provide commuter and leisure opportunities The project elements include: • Health and fitness benefits supporting work/life balance • Linking cycling and walking paths including the Newham Trail and connecting communities to the • CO2 saved West of Truro to the city including Threemilestone, Impacts (related to vision) • Better connected city Highertown and Langarth enabling green travel • Less air pollution to and from Truro College and The Royal Cornwall Hospital • Less congestion IMAGE: PBWC ARCHITECTS PBWC IMAGE: • Pedestrian and cyclist paths along the riverside at • Less traffic noise Newham • More people centred streets The project includes a key cycle link between • Cycling and walking rising bridge between • Healthy and active residents Threemilestone and Truro and an iconic lifting bridge Boscawen and Newham, an iconic landmark within • Reduced car dependency between Newham and Boscawen Park and seeks to Truro encourage people to walk and cycle for short trips and • Increased active travel • Safe cycling sections along the A390, main road lead to a less polluted, less congested city with reduced from Truro Timescale/Milestone Medium Term – within 3 years traffic noise and more people centred streets. The project triggers economic, social, environmental Costs Total Capital Project Costs – £6.6 M and health transformations for Truro enabling easy Town Deal Ask - £4.58 M commuting, encouraging healthy and active lifestyles (including project management of £82,500) and contributing towards clean growth. Match Funding - £2.1 M Through accelerator funding, bike racks have been Top: Boscawen Park Tidal Riverside Lead body Cornwall Council installed around the city to kick start this project. Below: Newham to Boscawen lifting bridge Partners Truro Rivers Working Group CIC Accelerator Funding linkages Bike racks in city centre IMAGE: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS COLE WYNTER BRADBURY POYNTON IMAGE: 30 31

PROJECT FOUR THE HIVE AT PYDAR

The Hive at Pydar will bring together education, research, Strategic Aim Connected Workspace innovation, business, entertainment and community facilities Key Issues/Context issues Issue 4: Not behaving like a city should in a unique environment, and will become a hub for the Issue 5: Lack of appeal as a destination with USP Issue 12: Skills gaps exist and tech opportunities are creative industries, creating jobs and wealth, while ensuring not being grasped top talent stays in Cornwall. Outputs • New innovative and learning environment created – 3,819 SqM • New specialist equipment • Integrated shared workspace and innovation facilities - 1,555 SqM Pydar will transform the creative economy of Truro. The new building will be created It will be home to ‘The Hive’, a digitally focused and by autumn 2024: • Increased and closer collaboration with employers entrepreneurial new innovative learning and living • Opportunities for higher education students to learn Outcomes • Jobs created in high growth, high value businesses environment that will help create jobs in high-growth, new skills leading to high value jobs high-value business that will benefit Cornwall’s wider • Hub for screen and digital sectors created bringing students living, • New companies created within the creative and economy. learning, working and playing in the city digital sectors • 750 higher education students studying in the new facility The Hive will be a hub for the screen and digital • Existing companies supported sectors focusing on film, television, games and • 40 new companies • New jobs created and safeguarded animation but with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, • 500 jobs created or safeguarded • New products or services providing a new model of ‘living, learning, working • 50 new-to-firm products or services and playing’. It will be home to students, researchers The Hive will support Truro to become a destination • 40 new companies supported and entrepreneurs from Falmouth University as well city with young people living, studying and working in as local digital start-ups. the city centre creating a ‘Soho’ atmosphere. This will • 100 existing business supported reinvigorate the entire Truro economy introducing Impacts (related to vision) • Young people in the city contributing towards a thriving retail, a younger audience who will also support the night- hospitality, arts, culture and entertainment offer with an energy The Hive at Pydar time economy. and buzz around the city

Timescale/Milestone Long Term – within 5 years Costs Total Capital Project Costs – £34.5 M Town Deal Ask - £1 M

IMAGE: PRP ARCHITECTS PRP IMAGE: (including project management of £12,500) Match Funding - £33.5 M Lead body Cornwall Council Partners Falmouth University 32 33

PROJECT FIVE Strategic Aim Connected Workspace Key Issues/Context issues Issue 1: High Street turmoil Issue 2: Footfall within the city is decreasing NEW LIFE FOR Issue 3: Commuters leave city after 5pm to detriment of evening economy CITY BUILDINGS Issue 8: Paucity of housing in city at affordable rates Issue 14: Cultural assets are hidden, not celebrated and could be New Life for City Buildings will improve access to and strengthened celebrate Truro’s heritage whilst repurposing Truro buildings, Outputs • Remediation and development of unused buildings x 65 • Delivery of quality residential space in city centre x 65 maximising space and enabling flexible usage to ensure our • Contemporary heritage asset created at Royal Cornwall Museum buildings are future proofed for modern day use. • Increase in amount of affordable commercial x 27 • Increase in the amount of shared workspaces x 12 • Grants to support owners of enterprises x 24 There are two key elements to this project: • Repurposed space of 5,000 Sq Metres Transforming the Royal Cornwall Museum into a • Construction jobs work valued at £10M 1 contemporary heritage asset and a carbon neutral • Construction apprenticeships museum in the heart of the city. Improved access, new exhibition space and a digital learning lab Outcomes • Repurposed buildings supporting business growth and start-up will create a first-class heritage offer attracting incubation units 100,000 visitors each year. • New commercial and creative uses of redundant spaces and community assets Funding scheme for landlords prioritising the use 2 of vacant buildings and other spaces to create: • Decrease in empty units • Contemporary heritage asset with a digital programme delivered PHOTOS: POYNTON BRADBURY WYNTER COLE ARCHITECTS • Residential accommodation in the city particularly via Royal Cornwall Museum above shops Recognising the wealth of historical buildings and • Flexible workspaces and studios Impacts (related to vision) • A City where people choose to live thanks to great use of space and the value of Truro’s cultural assets to our visitor’s increase in affordable and central residential properties experience, this project will position Truro as a • Letting rooms for overnight stays • Night-time economy revitalised cultural capital. • Apprenticeship opportunities within the construction trade • Thriving city centre with few vacant units and increased footfall Responding to the empty spaces above shops and on • Heritage ‘brand’ for the city the edge of the city, this project is about refurbishing An early project to repurpose the St Clement Centre and Threemilestone Community Centre is being delivered and repurposing buildings to add vitality to the city Timescale/Milestone Short Term – starting within 1 year centre. using accelerator funding. Costs Total Capital Project Costs - £14 M Town Deal Ask - £4.18 M (including project management of £175,000) Match Funding - £10 M Lead body Truro City Council Royal Cornwall Museum

Partners Cornwall Development Company Truro City Council Development Company

Accelerator Funding linkages Refurbishment of St Clements Street Centre brings a city centre building back into use

IMAGE: PURCELL IMAGE: Threemilestone Community Centre

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PROJECT SIX BOSCAWEN SPORT AND RECREATION HUB

IMAGE: MEI LOCI LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Boscawen Sport and Recreation Hub will Strategic Aim Connected Experience create a ‘go-to destination’ in Boscawen Key Issues/Context issues Issue 4: Not behaving like a city should Park providing Truro residents and visitors Issue 5: Lack of appeal as a destination with USP Issue 11: Poor recreational facilities particularly for young people of all ages with new leisure and recreational Issue 15: Events in Truro are limited and not coordinated opportunities across a range of indoor and Outputs • Indoor Climbing Wall New waterfront ‘boardwalk’ – with views • Covered area for performance and outdoor exercise outdoor facilities. over Truro River toward the Cathedral • Botanical and Horticultural Showhouse • Enlarged changing facilities Building on Truro’s national reputation as a city of • Enhanced viewing area for the river from a • Playing surface bloom, there will be a ‘winter garden’ which will boardwalk. • Studio for fitness and sports clubs become a horticultural showcase for the city creating • Hard surfaced area for bootcamp/outdoor fitness jobs. classes • Viewing of area • Water jets and splash play area • Remediation of abandoned nursery The project elements include: • Remedial works to the eroding riverbank • Sports Hub to include an indoor children’s play area, • Enhanced performance space for outdoor events climbing wall and fitness suite. • Remediation works to the eroding riverbank, Outcomes • Recreational space created for the whole community including • Botanical house and horticultural showcase enhancing the footpath and cycleways for improved young people • Improved changing facilities and surfaces for the access facilitated by the iconic bridge • Well designed and green recreational and leisure space enabling sports pitches Early funding has enabled this theme to start its people of all ages to come together to take part in sport and events in a safe, fun and vibrant environment close to the water • Hospitality area including a bar and café journey with the proposals for Boscawen Pavilion, introduction of City Centre infrastructure such as bike • 40 jobs • Extended play area with more natural play racks and mobile stage and performance equipment. • Creation of a wildlife sanctuary in the creek Impacts (related to vision) • Visitor numbers increased through a thriving retail, hospitality, arts, culture and entertainment offer with an energy and buzz around the city • Improved recreational offer for young people in the city

Timescale/Milestone Medium Term – within 3 years Boscawen Park Sport and Recreational Hub Costs Total Capital Project Costs - £7.76 M Town Deal Ask – £5.57 M (including project management of £96,950) Match Funding - £2.28 M Lead body Truro City Council Partners Royal Horticultural Society Accelerator Funding linkages Bike racks and mobile stage and performance equipment together with Pavillion IMAGE: MEI LOCI LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 36 37

HOW WERE THE I have been in businesses on Newham for 30 years and it is PROJECTS SELECTED? now much better than it used to be. A lot of that progress is down to the BID. Newham isn’t perfect and there is still more to do but the BID has made a significant difference. Getting the views of people from the community is extremely I believe we need to keep that momentum going! Russell Dodge, Business Location Services Ltd important to us, that’s why we’re listening to people living, and Newham BID Committee Member working, investing in and visiting the city. Our Truro

Towns Fund bid has been informed by a wide and ongoing Projects in scope were listed on the Truro Towns • Affordable – project costs were considered in consultation of conversations, ideas and feedback. The best Fund website (www.trurotownfund.com) and people terms of the likely costs, rationale for costs and were encouraged to have their say via a feedback form match funding also making some early judgements answers for local people has come from local people. online. Projects were also promoted via on and offline around likely benefit-cost. communication channels including the media and The project portfolio was agreed at the October 2020 printed newspapers. Board meetings with some minor modifications made Before getting started we asked ourselves ‘what do we Initially, our Board started by establishing two At our Board meeting in September 2020, it was agreed at the November 2020 Board meeting once further already know, what surveys, consultation and analysis project sub-groups one to develop projects (project to merge the development and assessment groups to project information had been provided. The projects already exists’? development group), and the second one (project form a single sub-group of the Board called the Project were confirmed as those presented in our Town assessment group) to ‘test’ that projects met the Town We reviewed information from partners such as Truro Assurance Group (PAG) for the main projects under Investment Plan. Funds criteria. In other words, providing another layer City Council, Truro, and Newham & Port of Truro consideration as part of our Town Investment Plan; of scrutiny. This approach to selecting projects was Some of the projects not making the short-list were Business Improvement Districts as well as wider this was agreed to be a more efficient modus operandi road tested with the launch of the accelerator projects deemed to be able to proceed without the Towns spatial strategies, programmes and investment. allowing the Board to work more collaboratively on opportunity. Fund (e.g. marine hub at Newham where the Harbour assessing and shortlisting projects. Further details are outlined on page 40 and within Authority will prepare land for commercial marine When looking at larger projects arising from ideas the Community Engagement appendix. Using this The Project Assurance Group invited proposals uses with their own funding sources) or 5G (where submitted by members of the residential and valuable feedback, our Towns Fund Board has actively from project leads which were submitted by the end Cornwall Council intend to install the necessary business community as well as those already under filtered through project ideas, met with proposers, of September for consideration by members of the infrastructure). Other projects will remain under development, these were identified and slotted under developed their ideas, checked out prospective project Project Assurance Group. These were discussed and appraisal for consideration under other funding a series of project areas with a Board member leading outputs and outcomes and ensured that projects under scored using a criteria that matched the requirements programmes or to be signposted to more appropriate each one. The ‘theme lead’ set up smaller working consideration link strongly to economic regeneration of the Town Funds Guidance and Truro Vision and funding sources. groups comprising Board members and other key and transformation aligned to the Town Funds Aims that had been agreed at our July 2020 meeting. During autumn 2020, extensive development of short- Guidance. stakeholders depending upon the project. In this way the projects have benefitted from input, largely Initially, projects had to meet some primary tests listed projects continued with detail confirmed around voluntary from a wide range of different people and before being scrutinised further. The key tests were: outputs, costs, match funding and delivery. Project stakeholders. lead bodies were also identified. • Transformational – projects had to demonstrate how they aligned with our Truro Towns Board Potential delivery risks were assessed alongside vision and aims as well as the Intervention mitigations. Costs for each project were ratified by This opportunity has come at a brilliant time – Truro has passed Framework with particular reference to the quantity surveyors and match funding secured. a massive test in the past year of moving in and out of lockdowns, economic outputs and outcomes. An exercise to understand the Benefit Cost Ratio of and when retailers have been able to open, we have had strong • – projects had to be worked up to a each project was carried out in January 2021. trade. We can now use this experience to build a high street offer Deliverable level that allowed them to be deliverable within the that’s relevant for the next 10-20 years. timescales set by the Towns Fund guidance e.g. fully Kristian Fleming, Inhabit, Chair, Truro BID deliverable by March 2026. Conceptual projects or those without clear lead bodies were not shortlisted.

Newham & Port of Truro BID represents circa 130 Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan businesses and over the past 7 years has invested consultation, Lemon Quay £0.5m into the business district

Far left: Truro BID represents circa 400 businesses and over the past 10 Before getting years has invested £3.4m into the started we City centre Left: Early Towns Fund project

asked ourselves HIBBARD IAN PHOTO: development ideas (Aug 2020) ‘what do we already know, what surveys, consultation and analysis already exists’? 38 39

• Promote coastal walking and cycling as a means of WIDER SPATIAL STRATEGIES, healthy and enjoyable transport TRURO CITY COUNCIL • Ensure that ports and the coast accommodate the The Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan ratified by PROGRAMMES, INVESTMENTS provision of leisure/recreational activities the people of Truro at a referendum in November 2016 has a vision that resonates with our Town Investment • Seek solutions to better connect people with Plan, making Truro a successful and vibrant place, Our Investment Plan links to wider Truro and Cornwall strategies, waterfront land, beaches, the sea and estuaries economically, culturally and socially. Specifically, the including walkways and cycle routes programmes and investments. following sections match our aspirations: includes the Connecting Cornwall 2030 – • ‘good quality amenities will be • Creative economy: using our cultural following vision matching our green transport Environment: LIS priority: important for the quality of life afforded by the distinctiveness, innovation and creativity to project, ‘Our transport system will connect people, CORNWALL AND ISLES OF community’ and ‘green infrastructure will be improve productivity through our innovation, ideas communities, businesses and services in a way that SCILLY LOCAL ENTERPRISE pivotal in reducing the need to use cars, increasing and creative expression, (Project: The Hive at Pydar; is reliable, efficient, safe, inclusive and enjoyable’. journeys by foot and cycle and, subsequently, PARTNERSHIP New Life for City Buildings) Underpinning this vision is the aspiration to support Developed in partnership with government, the economic prosperity by improving transport links, reducing local congestion and unnecessary carbon • Infrastructure - a fully connected Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local Industrial LIS priority: encouraging healthy active lifestyles and ensuring our emissions as a result’ economy, built environment, and transport system Strategy (LIS) was endorsed by the Local Enterprise communities are safe and enjoyable places to live. • ‘New access ways and areas should powered by a zero-carbon smart grid and accessible Transport: Partnership and Cornwall Council in March 2020. be opened up to increase the usage of sustainable green infrastructure. (Project: Truro Harbour and Local Walking Cycling Infrastructure Plan for transport’ The LIS highlights ‘place’ as one of the five drivers of Lemon Quay; Boscawen Sport and Recreation Hub.) Truro - the case for better connected sustainable productivity, seeking a ‘thriving network of connected • ‘repurposing buildings - • Ideas - productive connections across transport around Truro is made in the Truro Local Economy and Jobs: and innovative businesses, equitable communities and LIS Priority: including living above the shop, is one of the keys sectors, linking businesses with academia and other Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan published productive systems, all capitalising on the strengths to a sustainable and resilient high street economy relevant skills development initiatives (Project: The February 2020 https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ and opportunities of our cultural assets and natural for Truro’; ‘the focus for non-food retail and Hive at Pydar) transport-and-streets/sustainable-transport/truro- capital’. The TIP and all 6 projects respond directly local-cycling-and-walking-infrastructure-plan/ leisure should be in the City centre, where it can to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s place ambitions, be accessed by a variety of means of transport and which focus on: CORNWALL COUNCIL support other town centre businesses and uses’; sets out PRIVATE SECTOR ‘there is a need to provide proactive support for • Access to enhanced natural and cultural capital, Cornwall Local Plan 2010 – 2030 – employment including advice for those with no IT green spaces and improved biodiversity for all to Cornwall Council’s strategic policies. Three objectives COMMISSIONED REPORTS are complementary to our TIP: access or skills’; ‘The Newham employment area is promote wellbeing and productivity. OR STRATEGIES located close to the City centre, but is a significantly ‘Enhance the cultural and tourist offer • Resilience to climate change impacts directly and Objective 2: ‘Covid-19, Build Back Better’ by retail guru, underutilised resource. Over 1000 people work in the in Cornwall and to continue to promote Cornwall as a indirectly, ensuring greener, safer, healthier and Bill Grimsey - makes the case for encouraging less area, but many feel that the area is poorly connected resilient communities and businesses. year-round destination for tourism and recreation’ use of the car and more use of walking and cycle paths to the City centre, despite its close proximity’ • Empowered, equitable, connected and circular local to access our town and cities Objective 3: ‘Provide and enhance retail provision • Housing: ‘To maintain a compact City and to economies that all members of the community within our towns and City with a regional and increase residential presence in the City centre, Truro Business Improvement District contribute to and benefit from. subregional status that adds to economic growth and the reuse of previously developed land must be Business Plan 2017 – 2020 includes the vision ‘to • Regenerated vibrant towns and town centres provide opportunities to improve existing facilities for position Truro, the capital of Cornwall, as a leading a priority. This ranges from the reuse of empty providing important functions relevant to the better economic performance’ destination for tourism, business visitors and local accommodation over shops to redevelopment of residents and business community, as well as its disused buildings and underused sites’; ‘House ‘Promote development that contributes people through creating a vibrant, well connected, historic, natural and cultural assets. Objective 8: prices relative to income are a huge problem in to a healthy and safe population by providing for well marketed and well-presented great little City’. the Plan area. It is essential, therefore, that new In addition, TIP projects respond to additional priority opportunities for walking and cycling and ensuring This vision was supported by 94% of business levy housing development meets local housing need, interventions within the LIS: the appropriate levels of open space and the protection payers during consultation on their priorities for Truro. The investment through the TIP enabling our including affordable housing’ • Infrastructure - A modal shift from and improvement of air quality’ LIS priority: city to be regenerated will allow Truro BID’s more • ‘Better physical recreation private cars to public transport, car sharing, Leisure and Culture: Cornwall Maritime Strategy highlights that modest resources (circa £240K p.a.) to deliver superb opportunities. This includes better walking and cycling and walking for residents and visitors alike. ports and harbours are vital to Cornwall’s character events, marketing, signage, street marshals and other cycling trails, crossing facilities for pedestrians and (Project: Green Transport) and maritime history, important contributors to the activities prioritised by the business community. cyclists’ • Business Environment - greater economy serving as gateways into and out of the LIS priority: • ‘Facilities should not only be connectivity and networking for businesses, both region and providing a base for trade and employment Newham Business Improvement District Community uses: limited to those designed for certain age groups. physically and digitally, to enable improved access serving local, national and international markets. 2018 - 2023 includes the vision ‘to improve and A desire to create new community halls in the city to knowledge transfer, business support, academic One of Cornwall Council’s priorities to create a raise the profile of Newham & Port of Truro through centre and new developments’ and ‘The quality and expertise, training and finance; including creative healthy and resilient community is to use a place- making it more attractive, accessible, safer and opportunity for accessing cultural and community and cultural engagement within hubs – avoiding based approach that incorporates the community to better promoted’. This vision was supported by 100% centres, services and facilities should be enhanced silos based on sectors and encouraging diversity and builds sustainable, healthy, safe, and vibrant coastal of businesses; similar to Truro BID, the investment by improvements to existing facilities and expression. (Project: New Life for City Buildings; communities. Objectives that fit with our TIP include: through the TIP will support Newham BID to create appropriate new provision where it is required’ Truro Community Hub; The Hive at Pydar) a vibrant, well connected and higher profile trading • support regeneration initiatives including the environment. • Historic Environment: ‘The history goes beyond creation of employment and business opportunities the heart of the conservation area. Our policies that maintain and enhance the viability and seek to ensure that historic assets are respected, vibrancy of coastal communities. recognising the wealth of architectural and archaeological features across Truro and Kenwyn’ 40 41

Truro Place Shaping Consultation 2018 #MYTOWN The Government’s MyTown ENGAGEMENT campaign generated more than 100 responses from people in the community. This reflected Our chance to dream of many popular ideas that are now represented in Truro’s a city re-imagined project portfolio. 92%OF RESPONSES Truro Voice, November 2020 SUPPORTIVE OF THE VISION FOR TRURO “BUILD A LOCK TO KEEP WATER IN

Therefore we were able to adopt themes and THE RIVER” OUR STARTING POINT priorities that the people of Truro really care about. Delivering solid community engagement in a world Opportunities to remodel and enhance some of our where it’s not safe to interact with people face- city’s most cherished facilities, such as Lemon Quay, to-face certainly has its challenges, but the Truro Boscawen Park and to reconnect with our rivers, have Towns team was in a strong position to tackle this. already gained solid public support. Media Coverage 2020 Truro is a city that’s experienced plenty of community The team are particularly proud of our work with local “RIVER MARINA” consultation – from 2018 Truro Place Shaping Project media partners to share our plans which has been ‘Truro 2030-Thriving River City’ to more recent instrumental in winning the hearts and minds of the surveys to explore city centre pedestrianisation. public. The Truro Voice and Cornwall Live news media Carrying out the consultation in 2018 in a pre-COVID have firmly got behind us and supported us to gain “CONVERT THE RETAIL world, the “Love Truro” team were able to carry out feedback. SPACE INTO HOMES” physical consultations over a six-month timeframe And it doesn’t stop here - as part of our ongoing meeting over 60 individuals face to face and reaching communications and community engagement, we’re 120 organisations. A ‘festival of ideas’ was held over looking forward to getting out there onto the streets the May bank holiday in 2018 reaching young people and into public spaces to keep asking the question – and families in Truro, an audience who often do not what do you want for Truro’s future? “CLEAN, GREEN engage in consultations. AND OPEN FOR The purpose of the 2018 consultation was to identify: BUSINESS” • What is great about the city? Lemon Quay is an • What is missing in the city? incredible space that • How could it be improved? could be transformed to become “MAKE BETTER Truro Place Shaping Consultation feedback USE OF THE included the need to: more vibrant and a pull for Community Engagement Report 2021 Appendix • Encourage more people to live in the city and reduce PIAZZA” car use and reliance shoppers to enjoy the city. • Reconnect the city with its rivers creating more Nicky Whittaker, Hotelier, Merchant House people focused activity at the water’s edge and celebrating natural assets “BETTER CYCLING • Create more reasons to visit Truro, creating INFRASTRUCTURE” ‘memorable experiences’ Truro currently doesn’t • Create facilities for everyone such as halls or make the most of its meeting places • Strengthen the cultural offer in Truro including water connections. I like living “REGENERATE food, music and performance opportunities in Truro and enjoy running, and • Improve sustainable transport and promote LEMON QUAY” opportunities for walking and cycling I’m all for cycling. Health and • Recognise the importance of green spaces in the city and create more colour and interest in the wellbeing is an important part of public realm my lifestyle in the city. “MORE INVESTMENT • Support new types of flexible workspace in the city IN SPORTS FACILITIES” • Enhance the built environment, reinforcing the Trevor Lee, Trevor Lee Media beauty and diversity of the city 42 43

COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT PLAN

Our communications and engagement strategy was Proactive Engagement – Developed a stakeholder a targeted, digital-first approach to stakeholder map (appendix) of groups and individuals to engagement that sought specific feedback across proactively approach. This was representative of Truro projects, sectors and Truro’s geography used to shape by sectors, geography and demographics (businesses project development. including SMEs as well as major employers, residents Where we couldn’t reach stakeholder groups through including those in outlying estates, charities and a targeted or face-to-face approach, traditional and community groups including those linked to sports face-to-face communications was used to gather and wellbeing, arts and culture and hard to reach WEBSITE: groups who don’t traditionally engage, young people Media trrotonfndco Face to face quantitative and qualitative feedback. coverage direct and older adults) Gather feedback digitally approaches Given the challenges of physical engagement during the pandemic, a targeted, digital-first approach to Social Media – Promoted Vision for Truro and stakeholder engagement was applied that sought the opportunity to engage via social media - across specific feedback across projects and was subsequently Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn. used to gather quantitative and qualitative feedback Media and Digital Communications – We Partnership and to shape project development. used media and digital communications to reach Social media support stakeholder groups, highlighting and driving Website – Set up a dedicated website https://www. trurotownfund.com/ opportunities for feedback on projects and overall Email vision. Media coverage included several front-page newsletter This website gave people the opportunity to engage articles in the West Briton and Truro Voice newspapers with the process, give feedback on project ideas or including a double page spared featuring projects and suggest new ones as well as shaping the Truro Vision initial funding awards from the accelerated funding through the ‘Have your say’ page. As part of this scheme. we also asked if people supported our Vision for the Future. Pivoting through COVID-19 – To gain feedback on project themes, we had planned to execute physical engagement in Truro during late October/November TIMELINE using retail and business partners that naturally have high footfall. We planned to install feedback boxes and distribute leaflets with tear-off questionnaires. Appoint However, the introduction of the second lockdown Board agree Towns Fund Board is comms & Submit Agree Heads Develop detailed Release project projects and in November resulted in a revised engagement plan. formed engagement TIP of Terms business cases Funds Milestones portfolio funding team We worked with our media partners to execute an advertising campaign using banners and a cut out feedback coupon was also used to allow people to engage in a traditional way and to complement digital Timeline June August September October November December 31 January March/April March 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 feedback.

Engagement Announce Brand Announce Maintain website updates, Announce Website Projects advertising/ Announce partners “LIKE THE IDEA OF EXTENDING Communications workshop & TIP social media, email Board goes live announced media next steps development submission newsletters campaign projects THE WILDLIFE AREA”

Comms Ongoing social media “EXCELLENT strategy/ updates and email newsletters planning PROPOSAL THAT MAKES CYCLING

Project by project “TRURO NEEDS AROUND THE RIVER A Analysis Prioritise key stakeholders engagement to Engagment Stakeholder of results DESIRABLE ACTIVITY – targeted and one to one support business case TO IMPROVE engagement development. ITS COMMUNAL FOR RECREATION Continue Including in-person targeted /events and public domain SPACES” AND HEALTH” engagement, (where Covid generate guidelines allow) letters of support “SOFT, GREEN LANDSCAPING TO TURN LEMON QUAY INTO AN ATTRACTIVE, COFFEE CULTURE AND SOCIAL AREA FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AND THE TOURISTS” 44 45

DELIVERY

Our Towns Fund Board is committed to working with Cornwall Council as the accountable body, our lead bodies, partners and stakeholders to ensure successful development and delivery of our Town Investment Plan.

TRURO TOWNS FUND FINANCIAL PROFILE AND LEAD BODY

PROJECT LEAD BODY KEY PARTNERS* STAKEHOLDERS TOTAL MATCH PROGRAMME TOWN FUNDS OUR TOWNS FUND ASKS PROJECT FUNDING MANAGEMENT ‘ASK’ CAPITAL COST We are seeking

Truro BID,

Cornwall Council Truro City Council Environment Agency, £14,268,000 £5,842,000 £178,350 £8,604,350 Truro Harbour and Harbour Authority to£25m deliver this exciting Lemon Quay new future for our city

Truro Methodist Community groups £3,810,000 £2,810,000 £47,625 Church Trustees £1,047,625

Truro Community Hub Total project costs are

Truro Rivers Working Walking and cycling Cornwall Council £6,600,000 £2,100,000 £82,500 Group CIC groups, Newham BID £4,582,500 £81.5mof which £56.5m will be match funding Green Transport Intervention rate of 31%

University of Cornwall Council £34,500,000 £33,500,000 £12,500 Falmouth £1,012,500

The Hive at Pydar

Truro City Council Development Landlords and Company (CIC) £14,000,000 £10,000,000 £175,000 Royal Cornwall agents, Truro BID £4,175,000 Museum to be established New Life for City Buildings *Key partners and stakeholders will be critical to the delivery of projects ensuring that they are Royal Horticultural Truro Sports Club engaging with private sector businesses, statutory Truro City Council Society, Cornwall £7,756,000 £2,282,000 £96,950 users £5,570,950 agencies or local groups as appropriate to make Council Boscawen Sport and sure the project realises its ambitions, continues to Recreation Hub have a reality check with its beneficiaries and has appropriate consents. TOTAL £80,934,000 £56,534,000 £592,925 £24,992,925 46 47

GOVERNANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Our strong partnership working ethic will continue Cornwall Council, the lead Council for the Town Deal, Truro Towns Board would like to thank everyone who through this journey. The ongoing delivery of the will be the accountable body for all Cornwall Town has contributed towards this plan – a plan that could Truro Town Investment Plan will be governed by Deals. Cornwall Council will have responsibility for not have been submitted without the collective support, the Truro Towns Fund Board, which will continue to managing and administering funds on behalf of the energy and commitment of so many people. include representation from the public, private and Truro Towns Fund Board, reporting on performance, Our thanks to our enthusiastic community of third sectors. and ensuring appropriate governance and assurance Truronians including business leaders, individual are in place. Cornwall Council are in a unique business owners, residents, community groups, The Board will: situation with four Town Deals. With this comes the voluntary sector organisations, our anchor institutions • Continue to set and agree strategic direction and opportunity to combine efforts and resources that and statutory bodies who gave feedback to identify the priorities complement and support all four towns. With this strengths, issues and opportunities and for sharing • Review and support progress of agreed objectives, in mind, Cornwall Council will achieve economies their aspirations to improve our city. including the delivery of the identified priority of scale by providing a Programme Management projects Office (PMO) function as part of future delivery A final thanks for the many contributions in the form of • Oversee evaluation activity arrangements that supports all four towns and quotes, designs, photographs, narrative or evidence to delivers against the Town Investment Plan objectives. support our proposals. • Make recommendations to the accountable body. A management fee 1.5% of will be added to the programme for this function and this is included in each project TIP. The PMO will oversee the delivery of the Truro Town Deal projects and advise the Towns Fund Board on progress.

Contracting and Grant Agreements Performance Comms Management We are thinking BIG for the future of our great little city; developing plans which will help transform Truro into a confident capital, fit to lead Cornwall into a successful and prosperous future. Procurement TOWN DEAL and PROGRAMME Finance Commissioning MANAGEMENT Yma towlow BRAS dhyn ni rag agan cita vyghan marthys y’n OFFICE devedhek; ow tewlel towlow hag a wra gweres orth treusfurvya Truru yn penncita awenek, meur hy omgyfyans, gwiw dhe ledya Legal Board Reporting Support Kernow war-tu ha devedhek sewen ha golusek.

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