Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
Contents
CORNWALL LDF: CORE STRATEGY PLACE-BASED ISSUES PAPER: CAMBORNE, POOL AND REDRUTH COMMUNITY 1 NETWORK AREA Summary 1 Purpose of paper 1 Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area 2 Key Facts 3 Introduction 5 Housing 6 Local Economy 8 Retail and Town Centres 10 Transport and Accessibility 12 Community facilities 14 People 16 Environment 18 Coast 20 Summary and Key Spatial Issues 22 Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives 22 Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007 26 Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
Contents Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012 1
Cornwall LDF: Core Strategy Place-based Issues Paper: Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area
Cornwall LDF: Core Strategy Place-based Issues Paper: Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area
Summary
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This paper summarises the key emerging issues for the Camborne and Redruth Community Network Area brought together to inform the Cornwall Core Strategy.
The key issues:
Issue 1 – Enable higher quality employment opportunities.
Issue 2 – Manage the level and distribution of housing growth, taking into consideration the Camborne, Pool, Illogan, Redruth Area Action Plan research and evidence base.
Issue 3 – Promote a positive relationship between the retail centres of Camborne, Pool and Redruth, strengthening comparison shopping.
Issue 4 – Enhance sports and leisure facilities to serve population growth.
Issue 5 – Reduce deprivation through allocation of land for services, open space and through high quality design.
Issue 6 – Remediate contaminated land.
Purpose of paper
This is one of a series of papers whose main purpose is to identify the key issues for a specific area of Cornwall. There are nineteen Community Network Areas in Cornwall, based on groupings of parishes as shown on the map below. Community Network Areas were introduced to give communities a stronger voice in helping them deal with complex issues. In this they offer a valuable conduit through which proposed Core Strategy area policies can be refined to reflect local issues through engagement, policy formulation, delivery and local ownership. Further information on Community Network Areas can be found at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=12439.
The various issues have been identified from a variety of sources including plans and proposals of other organisations. Parish Plans have been very useful in identifying issues and a summary of the ‘visions’ for each of the Parish Plans undertaken in the Camborne and Redruth Community Network Area is included in Appendix 1. These place-based papers, along with the topic-based Issues Papers, will form the first stage of the development of options for the Core Strategy. A full list of the Core Strategy Issues Papers can be found on the Council's website A full list of the Core Strategy Issues Papers accessed on the Council’s website http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22887. 2 Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
Cornwall LDF: Core Strategy Place-based Issues Paper: Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area
Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area
Description: ~ The Camborne and Redruth Community Network Area contains the parishes of Camborne, Illogan, Portreath, Carn Brea, Redruth, St. Day, Lanner, Carharrack, Gwennap and Stithians. The main settlements in the network area are Camborne, Pool and Redruth, which together make up the largest urban conurbation in Cornwall. The area also includes a section of north coast from Godrevy to Porthtowan, and hilly rural areas to the south. Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012 3
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Key Facts
Key facts about the Camborne and Redruth Community Network Area include the following: (www.cornwall.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=20177 for the latest version of the Camborne and Redruth Community Network Profile which gives more information):
PARISHES: Camborne, Carharrack, Carn Brea, Gwennap, Illogan, Lanner, Portreath, Redruth, St Day and Stithians.
POPULATION: The total population for the Camborne, Pool and Redruth Community Network Area is around 59,400, with the population of the main urban area being around 45,200 (2008 mid-year estimates). Population growth during 2001-2008 was slightly higher (7%) than the Cornwall average (6%).The distribution of the population by age is similar to the Cornwall average, although there are slightly higher proportions of the population in the under 40 age groups and slightly lower proportions of people in the over 55 age groups.
ENVIRONMENT: Parts of the north coast are designated AONB – Godrevy Head to Portreath AONB lies partly within this network area. There are three SSSI within the area. Large areas around Camborne and Redruth are part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscapes World Heritage Site. Most of the centre of Portreath lies within flood zones 2 and 3. There are building conservation areas in Camborne, Carn Brea, Gwennap, Redruth, St Day and Tuckingmill. 4 Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
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HOUSING: There were 26,6807 dwellings in 2010 – 10.5% of Cornwall’s dwellings. During 1991-2010 there was an 18% increase in dwelling numbers. As at 31st March 2011 there were 463 dwellings under construction and 2,223 unimplemented planning permissions. About 1.3% of dwellings were registered as empty properties - Cornwall average 1.7% (Council Tax, 2011) and 1.7% of properties were registered as second homes – Cornwall average 10.7%. These figures indicate that a low proportion of dwellings remain vacant, and that there is minimal competition from other types of dwelling occupiers – most dwellings are used by permanent residents. 118 affordable homes are required each year to meet need.
EMPLOYMENT: There has been growth in the number of jobs in the urban area of Camborne/Pool/Illogan/Redruth from approx 18,600 in 2001 to 21,000 in 2006. The urban area serves a hinterland and more people commute into the area for work than out of it. Manufacturing is declining whilst the service sector is growing. The out of work benefit claim rate is 17% of working age population compared to a Cornwall average of 12%; wages are well below the national average.
TRAVEL: The A30 bisects this area, running close to the main towns Redruth and Camborne. The main roads between the major towns (particularly between Camborne and Redruth/Truro and Falmouth) can be very congested at peak times. Camborne and Redruth are on the mainline running from Penzance to London Paddington. Bus services are frequent within the urban areas and from most villages to the main towns. Coach services connect the area to the south coast, London and the north as well as other Cornish towns.
FACILITIES: The large towns have a full range of retail and service provision, although there has been some out of town retail development which has reduced the success of the town centres, especially in Camborne and Redruth where there is also a particularly low provision of non-food shopping. A need for more leisure provision was identified. Many of the larger villages retain a general shop, a public house and have children’s play areas and village halls. Mobile library services and mobile shops also serve the smaller villages.
Options Consultation Feedback
Feedback from the public exhibition held in Pool on 29th March show that 62% opted for low growth across Cornwall (38,000 new homes) whilst 27% chose medium growth (48,000 new homes) and 11% chose high growth (57,000 new homes).
The results regarding the approach to distribution showed that 50% preferred the dispersed approach to distribution (growth split between main towns and villages), whilst 31% chose the economy-led approach (development in key towns to aid regeneration in those areas).
Redruth Town Council opted for medium growth with an economy-led distribution pattern whilst Camborne Town Council expressed a preference for low growth with dispersed distribution. In addition, the Parish Councils in the network area, who expressed a view, mainly opted for low growth with a dispersed distribution pattern. Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012 5
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Introduction
The following tables provide the link between the ‘Topic Based Issues Papers’ and the ‘Place Based Issues Papers’. Each table explores the evidence relating to this area against the main themes from a policy and community viewpoint, and concludes by identifying specific issues. 6 Camborne, Pool Housing Cornwall
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Housing: This table will explore the evidence relating to housing – future growth, balance in the housing stock, tenure mix, quality, & Redruth LDF: deprivation, second homes, in-migration, affordability and housing need. Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will Redruth be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference
between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core (1) Based
Evidence & Policy Context Community View Issues for Consideration Community Strategy
The RSS did direct 11,100 dwellings to the CPIR and a Parishes want to be Incorporating the research and Issues further 2,500 dwellings to the former Kerrier district. involved in identifying evidence base for the
However with the abolition of the RSS by the current preferred areas for Camborne Pool Illogan and Paper government, housing targets will need to be determined development of rural Redruth Area Action Plan into - January
more locally. affordable housing and Core Strategy work Place-based Network In its ‘Preferred Strategy’ published in February 2009 establishing housing Distribution and delivery of
former Kerrier District proposed that 9,400 dwellings needs high quality affordable housing 2012 would be a more reasonable target for CPIR, based on Ensure affordable in urban and rural areas balancing job creation and housing provision. housing remains in public There is a very small proportion of second homes in ownership for future Area Camborne, Pool Illogan and Redruth. generations Very few national volume house builders have operated Concern over loss of Issues in Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth in the last 10 agricultural land to years. housing
1289 people were on the housing waiting list for the area. Query the former housing Paper: The Kerrier District Wide Sample Survey (2000) growth targets established that there was a need for more affordable How will infrastructure housing in all the villages around CPIR cope with new housing Camborne, and there have been very few completions in the four and population years up until 2007 All new housing should be affordable and for local needs
1 The views in this column reflect the views expressed by communities, predominantly in their parish and town plans, where these are available. A more comprehensive list of views as expressed in parish and town plans in this Community Network Area is shown as an appendix to this document. Cornwall Summary: The call for affordable housing was the second strongest message arising from the Parish Plans for this area. The Area Action Plan consultation response called for more affordable housing. However the housing growth as previously directed to the area by the draft RSS was largely opposed locally. A common message arising from rural parishes is that more housing would be welcomed in order to support village schools and services, but that this housing must be affordable, for local families and must be sensitively designed. Parish groups/councils would like to be actively involved LDF: in site selection. Housing provision should be balanced with employment. Core Strategy Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 7 8 Camborne, Pool Local Economy Cornwall
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Local Economy: This table will explore the evidence relating to the local economy, including regeneration and tourism – economic & Redruth LDF: activity, unemployment, deprivation, regeneration, dominant industries, occupation levels, skills, and the ability to work locally. Redruth Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at
the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
Evidence & Policy Context Community View Issues for Consideration Community
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There are 15,300 jobs in Camborne and Redruth . Promote economic prosperity Develop higher quality Issues CPIR act as a centre of employment for a large through tourism employment opportunities
hinterland. 8,100 people commute in and 5,550 Investigate grants for micro Amount and quality of Paper commute out of the area for work(3) businesses and homeworking workspace provision - January Place-based
Only 2% of CPIR working population are in ‘higher Investigate creation of a social What is the economic role of Network professional occupations’ (less than half the enterprise company CPIR in relation to the rest of
national average) Balance numbers of jobs and Cornwall? 2012 Average gross weekly pay levels in CPIR are houses Safeguarding the metalliferous below (95%) Cornwall average and only 77% of Retain/re-open South Crofty mineral resources in the area national average mine to retain the potential for future Area CPR Regeneration, an urban regeneration Consider heritage led use. Issues company, was formed in 2002 and manages a regeneration, based on WHS. capital investment programme estimated at £150 (7) million.
The most significant employment sectors in this Paper: area are wholesale and retail, health and social work, manufacturing and education. Employment in the knowledge sector has Camborne, increased by 55%(4) between 2002 -2007, equating
2 ABI data 2007 3 ABI data 2007 7 World Heritage Site (Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscapes) status 4 CPIR Strategic Investment Framework Cornwall to 9% of the population of CPR, although this is half the national average. Unemployment is 23% which is higher than the Cornwall average of 17.9% LDF: There is insufficient quality workspace in CPR which is affecting local business growth and new (5) start ups . Core About 65% of people live and work in CPIR(6). There are considerable mineral resources that contain metals in this area. Strategy
Summary: Camborne and Redruth developed over the last three centuries primarily as a result of the area’s tin and copper mining operations, but these traditional industries have now declined. Nevertheless the Camborne/Redruth urban area is a major employment area for Cornwall. It has higher than average levels of manufacturing, but manufacturing is Place-based now declining and improvements could be made to the quality of employment and levels of pay. More innovative solutions are required to provide employment opportunities in rural areas. and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 5 Ibid 6 SWRA (2005) Travel to work and urban areas of the South West region 9 10 Camborne, Pool Retail and Town Centres Cornwall
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Retail and Town Centres: This table will explore the evidence relating to retail and town centres – levels of convenience, & Redruth LDF: comparison and service retail outlets, self-containment, competition from other centres’, shopper needs, capacity for growth, and Redruth loss of facilities. Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the
summary box at the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
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The Cornwall Retail Study 2010, indicates Concern about competition Relationship between the retail Issues that: - between Camborne, Pool and centres of Camborne, Pool and
Redruth but willingness to Redruth Paper Retail is under-performing in this area - consider larger retail offer in Pool Relationship between and retail -
particularly the two town centres where January Protect existing town centres function of Truro, Falmouth, Place-based Network there is a lack of modern retail premises Survey local shopping needs in Camborne, Redruth and the with which to attract new retailers into the
rural areas in order to provide for smaller settlements and rural 2012 area. need and protect services areas. There is potential for new retail provision at How can shops be retained in Pool. villages Area Use of mobile facilities in rural Camborne Pool and Redruth are relatively self areas Issues sufficient in convenience goods(9) retailing. Out of centre convenience retailing has recently increased in Camborne/Redruth (70,000 sq ft Paper: Tesco) Self containment for non food shopping: Pool 15%, Camborne 52%, Redruth 44%
Self containment for food shopping: Pool 60%, Camborne, Camborne 91%, Redruth 82%(10) Larger villages tend to retain a basic level of convenience goods shopping, but shops are
8 GVA Grimley, Cornwall Retail Study 2010 9 Day to day shopping needs such as food 10 LTP2 Annex2 Cornwall under threat in more rural areas, with pressure for change to more lucrative uses (e.g. housing.) Mobile facilities can provide some services to make up the shortfall. LDF: Summary: Camborne and Redruth tend to lose out to Truro for comparison goods shopping. Out of centre retail development (retail park at Pool, food/DIY stores at Camborne and Redruth) has further weakened the performance of Core these town centres. Strategic decisions need to be made about the relationship of the three centres (Camborne, Pool and Redruth). Post offices and rural shops continue to be under threat. Strategy Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 1 1 12 Camborne, Pool Transport and Accessibility Cornwall
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Transport and Accessibility: This table will explore the evidence relating to transport and accessibility – opportunities for walking & Redruth LDF: and cycling, use of private vehicles and public transport, road/rail/air/water networks, and connections within and outside the area. Redruth Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at
the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
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Self-containment (living and working in Improve public transport Encouraging more sustainable Issues (11) same area) is 65% in CPIR Support community transport initiatives transport choices
8,100 people commute into CPIR and Survey, map and improve and extend Junction capacities into Paper 5,550 commute out daily (mainly to footpaths, cycle paths and bridleway Camborne and Redruth from - January
Falmouth, Newquay and Truro) but the the A30 need improvement. Place-based networks – ensure that they connect Network majority of travel to work (TTW) trips are communities Maintain and improve the rail
internal Combat parking problems in villages link to rest of Cornwall and the 2012 The Truro/CPIR/Falmouth-Penryn Existing Infrastructure will not be able to country. triangle generates nearly a third of all cope with growth Travel To Work trips in Cornwall Area The A30 is used both for local trips and by through traffic and can become Issues congested especially at peak times and at the junctions to main towns; this is
exacerbated in the summer months with Paper: heavy tourist traffic. Planning permission exists for a proposal to implement a new east-west link road between Redruth and Camborne,
11 SWRA (2005) Travel to work and urban areas of the South West region Cornwall Camborne, which would be required to support delivery of growth The main towns are well served by public transport including mainline train LDF: stations at Camborne and Redruth but service from and between rural
settlements are less frequent. Core
Summary: Over 30% of all Cornish Travel to Work journeys occur within the Truro/CPIR/Falmouth-Penryn triangle and roads are congested at peak times. There is a need to reduce reliance on the private car and ensure and improve provision Strategy of other forms of transport. Accessible and mobile services can also reduce the need to travel. The A30 brings benefits to the urban area, but is also a physical barrier and can be congested, especially in the peak tourist season. Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 13 14 Camborne, Pool Community facilities Cornwall
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Community facilities: This table will explore the evidence relating to community facilities, including health, recreation and open & Redruth LDF: space – health care, education, meeting places, formal and informal sports spaces, open space, and loss of facilities. Evidence Redruth that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at the end
of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
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The rise in population at CPIR would Survey need for further youth facilities Provision of major sports Issues create demand for a leisure centre at Review provision of play and sports facilities to serve existing
least 50% bigger than that existing at facilities population and projected Paper (12) Carn Brea Investigate other ways of accessing youth growth in population - January
Additional investment in primary and Investment in healthcare, Place-based facilities (e.g. free bus) Network secondary schools and healthcare Instigate a ‘Mining Villages’ festival sewerage treatment and
would be required to support population Consider heritage led regeneration, based education to support 2012 growth on WHS(16) population growth Additional investment will be needed in sewage treatment works for the Area anticipated population growth Self containment for leisure: Pool 50%, Issues Camborne 52%, Redruth 67%.(13) There is a minor injury units at
Camborne (not 24 hr) Paper: Many of the villages support an active programme of events, societies and activities (Source: Parish Plans) Camborne, Major growth in CPIR will result in a shortage of leisure facilities, especially in swimming pools and sports stadia(14).
12 G. Kelly (2007) Pool Community Sports and Health Project 16 World Heritage Site status 13 LTP2 Annex2 14 T&TAAP consultation draft 2008 Cornwall There are existing deficiencies in the provision of open green space in CPIR and for access from urban areas into the countryside and this would be exacerbated by population growth(15) LDF: The Heartlands project in Pool secured
£22 million from the Big Lottery Fund to Core regenerate this former mining landscape and provide community parks and facilities. Strategy
Summary: The call for more facilities was the strongest message arising from the Parish Plans. Priorities were young people, sports and recreation facilities. The population growth indicates a need for more facilities, especially sports and
health facilities, and strategic decisions will be needed to determine where these facilities can be most accessibly located. Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012
15 Emerging CPIR Green Infrastructure Strategy 15 16 Camborne, Pool People Cornwall
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People: This table will explore the evidence relating to people, including demographics, education & skills, social inclusion, crime & Redruth LDF: & anti-social behaviour – age profile, social deprivation, health, safety, perceptions’ of crime, qualifications and skills. Evidence Redruth that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at the end
of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
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42% of households in General concerns about crime, anti social How to improve skills levels, Issues Camborne/Redruth have at least one behaviour and the need for more policing literacy and numeracy.
member with limiting long term illness Promote and increase opportunities for Paper One third of the population of adult learning How to ensure access to -
healthcare facilities January Camborne/Redruth live within wards Place-based Network which are within the 20% most deprived Place-making and good design to
in England compared to a county 2012 average of 11%. discourage crime and encourage healthy lifestyles. Levels of qualification, literacy and numeracy in CPIR are lower than Area national and local averages. Population is ageing but in Issues Camborne/Redruth there is a projected growth in the working age population
The crime rate in Camborne/Redruth is Paper: 65.1 incidents per 1000 population, above the Cornwall average of 52.8 and comparable with the national average of 65.4 Camborne, According to the indices of deprivation this area is particularly deprived in Cornwall barriers to housing and services and indoor living environment. There is a wide range of deprivation in terms of health and education and skills LDF: in the area.
Summary: There are high levels of deprivation in certain parts of this community network area. There are a complex Core range of factors which affect deprivation. Not all these factors are within planning control, however strategic planning decisions will have an effect on quality of life, for example in allocating land for provision of services and requiring high design standards. Policies should be prepared which ensure that the needs of all the community are met. Strategy Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 17 18 Camborne, Pool Environment Cornwall
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Environment: This table will explore the evidence relating to the environment – biodiversity, geodiversity, landscape & seascape, & Redruth LDF: historic environment, flooding, soil, air and water. Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will be identified under Redruth ‘Issues for Consideration’ and in the summary box at the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference between this area
and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Core Based
Evidence & Policy Context Community View Issues for Consideration Community Strategy
Camborne/Redruth is a designated Promote the use of sustainable design and Remediation of contaminated Issues AQMA(17) due to several air pollution construction techniques brown field sites around
hotspots along the A3047 and Penryn Use World Heritage Status status for Camborne and Redruth Paper Street, Redruth heritage led regeneration Protection of designated sites - January
Camborne and Redruth Mining District and all landscape value to be Place-based Concern over loss of agricultural land for Network is part of the World Heritage Site: there housing/ urban extension considered in location of
is a significant amount of vacant land The Environment Agency advise proposed development, especially given 2012 related to former mining works, which levels of growth (Feb 2011) will need to be the high levels of housing is contaminated, yet can be of high phased with improvements to the current growth directed at this area. conservation value surface water sewer networks whilst Location of development to Area Landscape character: The area contains ensuring no increase in flood risk avoid floodplain. Remediation (parts of) a number of landscape downstream. This is a critical piece of of surface water run off Issues character areas as described in infrastructure.(20) through surface water Appendix B(18). drainage systems (SUDS).
Most of the centre of Portreath lies Particular emphasis on Paper: within flood zones 2 and 3. reduction of contaminated run Surface water, sewerage and fluvial off. flooding are a problem in Camborne, Redruth and Illogan. (19) Camborne,
17 Air Quality Management Area 20 See Options Response Schedules for full details www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22887 18 Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment (2007) 19 Cornwall Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 1 Cornwall CPIR has a Surface Water Management Plan There are three designated Bathing Waters at Portreath, Towan and LDF: Porthtowan and the impact of development on water quality must be
considered Core A Sustainable Energy Strategy has been prepared for CPIR and an Energy Centre and Esco (energy service Strategy company) are being developed at Pool/Tolvaddon. There are conservation areas in
Camborne town centre, Redruth, Carn Place-based Brea, Tuckingmill and Pool village centre is a proposed Conservation Area. and Camborne,
Summary: Designated areas such as the conservation areas, AONB and the WHS should be appropriately protected and Redruth enhanced. Flood risk is an issue in some areas. Transport improvements, as noted in the table above, may reduce air (21) pollution in the town centres. . Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012
21 World Heritage Site 19 20 Camborne, Pool Coast Cornwall
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Coast: This table will explore the evidence relating to the coast. Evidence that highlights specific issues for this area will be & Redruth LDF: identified under ‘Issues for consideration’ and in the summary box at the end of the table – evidence that shows no difference Redruth between this area and the average for Cornwall will not. Place Evidence & Policy Context Community View Issues for Consideration Core Based Characteristics include rugged cliff Protection and enhancement Community Strategy
coastline and pocket coves, harbour of of the AONB and of Issues Portreath. undeveloped coast.
AONB and Heritage Coast from Conservation of the World Paper Portreath westwards. Heritage Site. - January Place-based
whole length of coastline is within the Conservation of the SSSI. Network Godrevy to St Agnes SSSI Define Coastal Zone or
Portreath Harbour is Grade II listed Coastal Change management 2012 Area around Porthreath Harbour is in Areas. the Camborne and Redruth Mining Public access to the coast. Area District of the Cornwall and West Devon Future use of Portreath Mining Landscape World Heritage Site; harbour. Issues and a small part of the coast west of Porthtowan is within the St Agnes Mining District of the Cornwall and West
Devon Mining Landscape World Paper: Heritage Site. Draft SMP2 objectives include in summary: Camborne,
to allow the natural evolution of the coast whilst recognising the need to maintain the Cornwall identity and viability of the coastal settlements through maintaining recreational and amenity facilities within the context of the LDF: natural
amenity value of the area: Core National Heritage Coast objectives Strategy Summary: The coastline in this area is protected for various different reasons, including historic assets, landscape, biodiversity and geodiversity. The Core Strategy should take these into account where policies for the coastal zone are prepared, ensuring that special qualities are protected, while economic development and access to the coast are still enabled. Place-based and Camborne, Redruth Pool Issues & Redruth Community Paper: Place Based Camborne, Issues Network Paper - January Area Pool 2012 21 22 Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
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Summary and Key Spatial Issues
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This paper summarises the key emerging issues for the Camborne and Redruth Community Network Area brought together to inform the Cornwall Core Strategy. It will be added to and kept up-to-date as other relevant evidence becomes available. In updating these papers all previous versions will be archived to ensure it is clear what evidence was available at each stage.
Issue 1 – Enable higher quality employment opportunities.
Issue 2 – Manage the level and distribution of housing growth, taking into consideration the Camborne, Pool, Illogan, Redruth Area Action Plan research and evidence base.
Issue 3 – Promote a positive relationship between the retail centres of Camborne, Pool and Redruth, strengthening comparison shopping.
Issue 4 – Enhance sports and leisure facilities to serve population growth.
Issue 5 – Reduce deprivation through allocation of land for services, open space and through high quality design.
Issue 6 – Remediate contaminated land.
Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives
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Document Summary of “vision”
Carn Brea Parish Plan (Summary from objectives) 2008-2018 Ensure there is sufficient high-quality affordable housing in our communities to enable those that wish to live, work and remain in our community to do so, and at the same time to ensure that we make best use of existing unused or derelict industrial buildings by seeking to redevelop them as affordable homes. To ensure that any affordable housing development is properly integrated into the community, with appropriate infrastructure in place, and contributes positively to the quality of our built environment. Ensure that any further housing or other building development in the villages and hamlets is managed sensitively and in keeping with the local environment. Provide a wide range of play and activity / recreation facilities for children and young people throughout the Parish Provide additional amenity facilities and allotments Provide additional social and support facilities for older residents Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012 23
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Provide a multi-faceted community centre Improve access to NHS dental services for residents of the Parish An environment benefiting from substantially reduced instances of crime and anti-social behaviour
St Day (2008) “To have a museum or heritage centre.” “Weight and size restrictions on vehicles.” “A secure future for St Day Old Church.” “Better parking for residents.” “Somewhere to go pond dipping.” “Allotments in St Day.” “Designated dog area.” “To have friends and kind people.” “A youth club for the children.” “A safe crossing on the main road.” “A local produce market in the Market Square.” “No second homes.” “A health centre.” “More tree planting.” “Peace.” “To be traffic-free.”
Carharrack (2011) Transport and the infrequency of bus services was identified as a particular issue.
The level of traffic through the village and parking is seen as a problem.
Housing is not seen to be an issue at the moment, with the recent approval of schemes.
Camborne Pool Illogan In 2026, the communities of Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth and Redruth Area Action provide an excellent quality of life for their residents – offering a Plan stimulating and enjoyable place to live, work and play, whilst also providing high quality services and facilities for their neighbouring villages. The communities collectively have developed and enhanced their role as a sub-regional centre for employment, education and various leisure pursuits, complementing the wider network of key settlements, such as Truro, Falmouth and Penryn. Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth have become renowned as Cornwall’s economic hub, a centre for production, service and innovation, providing a wide variety of job opportunities for a range of skill levels. Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth offer the opportunity for high quality businesses to relocate, as well as providing facilities and services 24 Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
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to foster and nurture home-grown companies. New and expanded business facilities are easily accessible from the A30 and by local residents. The populations of Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth have grown significantly, but each area remains individual and distinctive, with strengthened communities that still complement one another. The growth has been handled sensitively, indeed used as an opportunity to enhance local services and facilities – such as new schools, open space, shopping, transport links, healthcare and leisure facilities. Green space is a recurring theme throughout the four areas, with networks of green space, linking quality open spaces in the urban area with the countryside and the coast. These links also enable Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth’s unique heritage assets to be shown off to their full advantage. Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth provide a wide range of new housing opportunities, with choices of rent or purchase and much of it affordable. All new developments reflect and complement the character of the existing communities and respect the area’s World Heritage Status. The streets and squares have been designed and landscaped as attractive and welcoming places. Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth are places to enjoy and in which to walk and relax. There is a real sense of quality, with vitality, a mix of uses, and cohesion when moving from one place to another. A new web of avenues and streets suitable for buses, pedestrians and cyclists, as well as cars seamlessly link the old with the new, as well as providing easier access. A quick, efficient, and comfortable public transport network links Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth and connects the surrounding villages with the towns. The network also provides reliable linkages to the renewed and busier railway stations.
Camborne
There is a real sense of arrival when approaching Camborne from both the A30 and the Railway Station, with new high quality housing and employment uses sitting comfortably within the landscape. New parks and tree-lined avenues complement the fine old civic buildings and the town centre is bustling and attractive, with a fine mix of the new and old, providing a quality retail experience for local residents, as well as its neighbouring villages. When travelling to the edge of Camborne, it is noticeable that a new village character for Tuckingmill has emerged, with the older buildings and the new housing and workspace very much as Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012 25
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one. The Red River Valley offers an attractive landscape that links Camborne with Pool.
Pool and Illogan
Travelling into Pool, there is a real sense of renewal, with derelict land replaced by high quality development. The winding gear of South Crofty Mine provides a distinctive beacon; a celebration of the past in an area that looks to the future. New development reinforces and enhances Pool’s role as a commercial, education, retail and leisure hub, with the heart of Pool recreated as a community in its own right. High quality employment space, together with new college buildings, has also helped to provide a true sense of arrival for visitors coming off the A30, demonstrating that the area truly means business. Much better links have been created between Pool and Illogan, breaking down old barriers, enabling the parish to benefit from Pool’s enhanced facilities whilst retaining its individual character. Park Bottom and Tolvaddon have witnessed significant change, but their characters have been maintained, whilst providing high quality new services and facilities in these expanded communities. Green space is apparent throughout the area, providing green links within Pool and Illogan to their neighbouring communities. At the centre of these reinvigorated communities is Heartlands Park, offering green space and heritage attractions of the very highest quality, as well as a backdrop for new homes and a range of employment space. The buildings are stunning and an exemplar of environmental design.
Redruth
When travelling into Redruth one of the most noticeable changes is that Chapel Street has now become the main entrance to the town, providing a high quality entrance, reducing congestion and providing easy access to the retail centre. This new gateway provides the setting for new commercial uses, which sit comfortably with new and existing homes; these developments respect the town’s heritage and fine old buildings, promoting Redruth’s unique character. The new development helps to draw people into the town centre, where shops, cafes and pubs are attractive and busy, providing an excellent place to visit for Redruth’s local community. Vacant sites and buildings within the centre have been replaced by housing, small businesses and new shops, galleries, restaurants and cafes, creating a lively 26 Camborne, Pool & Redruth Place Based Issues Paper - January 2012
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place to live. Street improvements make it a pleasure to walk around. Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth have come a long way in a relatively short period of time; no longer settling for second best, they have embraced the best of what the future has to offer, without losing the identities they are renowned for the world over.
Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007 Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment
COMMUNITY NETWORK AREA 4 – CAMBORNE & REDRUTH
Evidence and Policy Context
Landscape Character Areas (LCA):
LCA 10 - Carnmenellis LCA 11 - Redruth, Camborne and Gwennap LCA 28 – North Coast – Reskeage Downs
www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall_landscape (underscore between cornwall and landscape)
Issues for Consideration
Environment
Conserve and enhance Camborne and Redruth Mining District’s historic mining heritage. Develop design guidance to avoid incremental changes to buildings which are out of scale and pattern with the dispersed settlement character of the land to the south. Link the management and strategic planning of Network Area 4 with other adjacent network areas:-
Godrevey to Portreath Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) - Network Areas 4, 8. Gwennap Mining District with Devoran, Perran and Kennal Vale - World Heritage Site - Network Areas 4, 7, 15, 18. Heritage Coast – Network Areas 4,15.
Coast
Retain and enhance character of sparsely developed, wild exposed coastline. Enhance and maintain access to car parking at key visitor locations along the coastal area.