Parish Neighbourhood Plan A joint project by members of the community of Menheniot and Menheniot Parish Council It’s time for YOU to give YOUR views and get involved in the creation of the new Menheniot Neighbourhood Plan to guide future development up to 2030 and beyond. Please view the exhibition, discuss the issues with the team, and add your comments to our ‘ideas board’ Then fill in a questionnaire, or take one away to complete later, or complete online at www.menheniotparishcouncil.co.uk/

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ISSUES? The first Menheniot Parish NDP survey showed which issues were important to the community. These included protection of the landscape, housing, transport links, open spaces, community services and renewable energy. Now it’s time to get into more detail, so that our NDP can be written around specific issues. The 2017 Survey asks more detailed questions about people’s opinions on several issues: ISSUE 1. HOUSING ISSUE 2. ROADS, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT ISSUE 3. ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE. ISSUE 4. BUSINESS AND JOBS ISSUE 5. LEISURE. ISSUE 6. RENEWABLE ENERGY. ISSUE 1. HOUSING - We are required by the Government and Council to make a contribution to the housing market and housing needs of the /Looe Community Network Area from 2010 up to 2030. So far... • 45 new dwellings have been built as infill (between existing developments), conversions, and on larger developments • 26 more have planning permission 14 more dwellings are needed to reach our 'fair share' of the Community Network Area needs. But what about the affordable housing needs of our community? HomeChoice, the housing register, tells us we should plan for: Ø About 75 affordable homes to meet all local housing needs Ø About 30 affordable homes to meet the most important local housing needs There are several ways we could deal with this housing need: 1. A 25% levy on private developments of a few larger sites of 11 or more dwellings. To meet the priority housing need we would need to find land for 114 new dwellings, and for 297 dwellings to meet the full need. PROS CONS Meets most housing needs Environmental impacts Developer contributions to some local services Worsen traffic problems Certainty about which sites Put more pressure on our local services 2. A more dispersed approach with smaller sites. On sites between 6 and 10 dwellings developers only have to make a financial contribution to affordable housing.

PROS CONS Less environmental impact Lower developer contributions Less traffic impact Only financial contributions to affordable housing Less impact on our local services More local people remain in real housing need. 3. Rely on mainly affordable housing ‘exceptional’ permissions on sites alongside our villages but not identified in the Plan, subject to criteria.

PROS CONS Less development. Can’t be guaranteed to come forward More than 50% of development is affordable Not on planned sites – uncertainty Difficult to plan services around The community needs to consider these factors and come up with a balanced solution to meeting housing needs that is best for us all locally. ISSUE 2. ROADS, ACCESS AND TRANSPORT are very important to rural communities like ours that need to travel to most services, and must be taken into account in Neighbourhood planning.

Car & van ownership in the Parish is very high 50.00% Availability of Cars & Vans compared to elsewhere, implying that most 45.00% people living here drive to work, shops and 40.00% services. Total travel-to-work mileage is nearly 35.00% 30.00%

8,000 miles per day. 25.00%

MENHENIOT PARISH WEEKDAY BUS SERVICES 20.00%

DODDYCROSS 3 BUSES PER DAY FROM LISKEARD TO TRERULEFOOT 15.00%

4 BUSES PER DAY FROM TRERULEFOOT TO LISKEARD VIA MENHENIOT, 10.00% PENGOVER & MERRYMEET 5.00%

MERRYMEET 1 BUS PER DAY TO TRURO AND REVERSE 0.00% 4 BUSES PER DAY FROM MENHENIOT & PENGOVER TO LISKEARD No cars or vans in 1 car or van in 2 cars or vans in 3 cars or vans in 4 or more cars or vans household household household household in household 1 BUS PER DAY FROM ST IVE VIA MENHENIOT & PENGOVER TO LISKEARD Menheniot Cornwall (INC. JOURNEY TO WORK) 4 BUSES PER DAY TO TRERULEFOOT VIA PENGOVER, MENHENIOT & DODDYCROSS There are bus services linking

PENGOVER 4 BUSES PER DAY FROM MENHENIOT TO LISKEARD VIA MERRYMEET our villages with Liskeard, GREEN I BUS PER DAY FROM ST IVE, VIA MENHENIOT TO LISKEARD VIA and beyond, but they MERRYMEET (INC. JOURNEY TO WORK) 4 BUSES PER DAY TO TRERULEFOOT VIA MENHENIOT & DODDYCROSS are infrequent. MENHENIOT 4 BUSES PER DAY TO LISKEARD VIA PENGOVER AND MERRYMEET Access roads are narrow and 1 BUS PER DAY FROM ST IVE TO LISKEARD (INC. JOURNEY TO WORK), VIA PENGOVER AND MERRYMEET have poor geometry. 1 BUS PER DAY TO ST IVE Several parts of our villages 4 BUSES PER DAY TO TRERULEFOOT VIA DODDYCROSS

LOWER 10 BUSES PER DAY FROM PLYMOUTH TO BODMIN PARKWAY have restricted parking and CLICKER 14 BUSES PER DAY FROM BODMIN PARKWAY TO PLYMOUTH turning areas. The location of development can worsen road and transport issues or give us the opportunity to improve them. To help us plan, we need to know how many work in various places, how they travel to services, work and education, how many vehicles they have, where they park, and what the problems are. Please tell us where: • There is not always enough space for large agricultural, emergency, commercial delivery vehicles to get through. • Footways and pavements are sometimes blocked or obstructed by parked vehicles. • Entrances and driveways are sometimes blocked or obstructed by parked cars. ISSUE 3. ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE. Menheniot Parish and its villages have a distinctive and attractive character that the Neighbourhood Plan can help to preserve and enhance.

Most of the Parish is open agricultural land, incised by valleys lined with broadleaved woodlands, some of which are semi-ancient. To the north and south are Areas of Great Landscape Value. Dotted across this landscape are many heritage features, including prehistoric and mediaeval settlement and field patterns, listed buildings of historic interest and the remains of mining and other earlier industries. There are also County Wildlife Sites and Sites of Special Scientific Interest which include important biodiversity and habitat.

There are some local facilities, including a school, shop, churches and chapels, and the sports opportunities offered by the Sports Association

Planning ahead, we need to know what facilities the community thinks should be close to homes, and if there are any areas where action is needed to improve the environment (e.g. neglected land and buildings, poor street-scene). ISSUE 4. BUSINESS AND JOBS. The Neighbourhood Plan could include policies to support business and find more land for jobs. The Census tells us that: • about 770 people (61.9% of all residents 16 to 74) were in employment • about 60% of these worked 2km or more from their homes • about 125, or 22% worked from home, which is an unusually high proportion. • about 6% worked outside the home but within 2km, suggesting only about 50 jobs in the Parish • 373 people held managerial, professional Distance Travelled to Work and administrative posts (46.6% of 25.00% residents in employment compared to 52.6% nationally). 20.00%

• 152 (19.0%) held skilled trades, higher 15.00% than the national proportion (11.4%), • 135 (16.9%) in caring, and customer 10.00%

service employment (compared to 17.7% 5.00% in England), 0.00% Less than 2km 2km to less than 5km to less than 10km to less than 20km to less than 30km to less than 40km to less than 60km and over Work mainly at or Other • 89 (11.1% compared to 11.1% in England) 5km 10km 20km 30km 40km 60km from home in elementary occupations. Menheniot Cornwall England

In short, many of our community work outside the Parish, mainly in Liskeard, nearby towns and Plymouth, and there are few local jobs available. Encouraging local business development might provide local jobs, reduce the need to travel, and increase prosperity.

Do you think that more businesses should be encouraged to set up in the Parish? If so, which business sectors should be encouraged? What are the future additional space or accommodation needs of existing businesses. ISSUE 5. LEISURE. Neighbourhood Plans can protect existing community leisure spaces and help provide more.

Significant formal sports opportunities offered by the Menheniot Sports Association, and there are equipped plays spaces at Menheniot and Merrymeet. There are also village allotments, and social facilities/meeting space at the Old School and the Parish Hall.

Should more be provided, such as a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), Outdoor Gym equipment, a Skatepark or Boule (petanque) pitch?

Are there any facilities and green spaces that the Neighbourhood Plan should have protective policies for?

It will also be helpful for us to understand where people go to participate in the following activities: Rugby - Football - Cricket Sailing - Rowing – Surfing - Swimming - Canoeing Golf Karate/Judo Scouts/Guides - Military Cadets Library - Dancing including Ballet & Tap Horse riding Running - Fitness training ISSUE 6. RENEWABLE ENERGY. Government policy is that new wind turbines can only be permitted in areas identified as suitable for wind energy development in a local or neighbourhood plan. Therefore, we need to know if the community of Menheniot parish support the allocation of land for wind turbines.

Pros of wind energy ü Virtually no resultant pollution which damages environment, wildlife and humans. ü No negative impact on global warming ü No hidden dangers as with nuclear renewables ü Completely renewable: no risk of running out of wind. ü Reliable source – not dependent on geo-political tensions elsewhere as with oil and coal ü May be a good use for some damaged or barren environments which are unsuitable for other uses. ü Costs of production very low after initial relatively low infrastructure costs ü Can aid viability of agricultural businesses. Figures for all Cornwall

Cons of wind energy ✗ Visual impact through physical presence and visual interference of movement ✗ Risk of noise pollution ✗ Wind energy very variable and constant output or boosted output not possible. ✗ More expensive to produce electricity: although capital costs are falling, currently needs subsidy ✗ Some reported wildlife impact on birds and bats ✗ Interference with civil aviation We need to know whether people ✗ Can cause electromagnetic disturbance to TV and agree or disagree with the following Radio transmissions statement: ‘The Menheniot Parish ✗ Driver distraction – although this is decreasing as Neighbourhood Plan should identify areas for people become more accustomed to wind turbines one or more wind turbines in its area’.

£££££! A community owned renewable energy project and planning policies that support a community energy initiative could bring cheaper bills and investment to the Parish. Please say if you would support a community energy project for Menheniot Parish. DO YOU WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED?

As it’s a Plan made by local people, we can all get involved in various ways as it goes through its development: • Help decide what should be in the plan by reading our leaflet or our website then completing the questionnaire. • Keep up-to-date via the dedicated web-site, posters, Twitter, and the press and radio. • Talk about the Plan with friends and neighbours – spread the word! • Contribute your ideas and suggestions through our comments form or via the Parish Council. • Comment on the draft plan before it goes off for inspection and we all vote on it. • Join a working party that focuses on a particular topic to help develop options for the future. • Volunteer practical help to create the Plan, from note-taking to photocopying, doing surveys and delivering leaflets, and supporting exhibitions.

If you want to volunteer to help, please talk to a member of our team present today, or use the form on our website:

8 IDEAS WALL Please use a ‘post-it’ note to share your initial thoughts on what should go in the Neighbourhood Plan.

Please spend a little time to fill out this questionnaire. Consider your own position but please think also of the wider community, the needs of our children and future generations, and how one decision might impact on another.