Penryn Neighbourhood Plan
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PENRYN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Statement of Community Involvement Produced on behalf of Penryn Neighbourhood plan group. March 2020 1.Introduction The Consultation Statement has been prepared to fulfil the legal obligations of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012 under Section 5(2). A Consultation Statement: (a) Containsdetails of the persons and bodies who were consulted about the proposed Neighbourhood development plan; (b) Explains how they were consulted; (c) Summarises the main issues and concerns raised by the persons consulted; and (d) Describes how these issues and concerns have been considered and, whererelevant, addressed in the proposed Neighbourhood development plan. This Consultation Statement summarises all the statutory and non-statutory consultation that has been undertaken with the community and other relevant statutory bodies and stakeholders in developing the Penryn Neighbourhood Development Plan. It describes how concerns have been addressed and what changes have been made to the final Plan as a result of the pre-submission consultation. 2.Background information to the Consultation on the Neighbourhood Plan In 2016 the Town Council set up a Neighbourhood Plan forum with the objective of coordinating the development of a Plan for the Town. The first stage of the plan was to seek the views of the local Community. Understand what the wider community felt the plan should be seeking to achieve. What was the vision people supported, what were the objectives and issues that residents wanted the plan to address? Events were held in the Town advertised through the web site and Neighbourhood plan Facebook pages with the aim of developing the scope of the plan. This engagement led to the development of a series of reports which set out the community responses and provided an analysis of the issues raised .This documents also started set out which issues could be dealt with through the Neighbourhood plan as part of a land use framework and which might form part a wider strategy for the Town. The summary of the key issues raised during this first stage are set out in the opening of the draft Neighbourhood plan and the assessments from that consultation are attached as appendix 5 of this report. 3 Following this 2017 consultation and the production of summaries of the key issues the steering group set up a number of working groups to develop the plans for each element and continue engagement with the community. The groups covered the following areas; Culture Employment Transport Housing Environment During this period each group met to address the issues raised, additional information required and in the case of the housing group seek input from landowners in the area. At each steering group meeting the different working groups would report back on progress 3.Landowner engagement Landowner and developer engagement were managed through the Housing working group. The group met on three occasions .The first meeting was advertised in the local press .In addition to these meetings the group took advantage of the SHLAA call for sites undertaken by Cornwall Council as part of the development of the Allocations DPD .Cornwall Council contacted those landowners who had promoted their land through the SHLAA to ask them to contact the Neighbourhood plan group should they wish their sites to be considered. In addition to the landowner consultation as assessment of sites was undertaken along the edge of the settlement. This assessment was undertaken by AECOM and considered by the group and the Town Council in 2019. 4.Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Following discussions with Cornwall Council a scoping request was provided to the group. A SEA for the plan was produced and this has formed part of the consultation under Reg 14 for the plan. The SEA was also accompanied by the production of a Habitat regulation assessment. The statutory organsisations were consulted as part of the production of these assessments and where appropriate the plan was adjusted to reflect the recommendations of these reports. 4 5.Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14) The Pre-Submission consultation on the draft plan proposal was held between 18th January 2020 and the 4th March 2020. Hard copies of the Neighbourhood Plan were available to view at the Penryn Library /Town Council offices during the six-week consultation period. The plan was distributed to statutory consultees by email using Cornwall councils recommended mailing list. (list of consultees is attached as appendix 4) The Neighbourhood plan documents were available to view and download from the Penryn Town Council website during the consultation period which also hosted a response questionnaire. Hard copies of the plan were available for inspection at the library. As part of the launch press releases were developed and items appeared in the local papers. A pamphlet outlining the plan was distributed to all households in Penryn to raise awareness with the local community. A copy of the leaflet is attached as appendix 3 A launch event was held at the library on the 18th January 2020.The exhibition of the plan was from the launch retained for the consultation period for people to view and comment. The consultation event was also matched by a series of press releases, and resultant articles, in advance of the consultation to raise awareness of the plan and key issues that it sought to address. Over 130 people attended the launch event to meet the group and discuss issues and the plan. The launch event was followed by awareness raising events at the local school, rugby match, and leaflets distributed to cafes, local businesses 5 6 Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Respondents Analysis In addition to the exhibition in the Library and household distribution leaflets were left at businesses in Penryn Town Centre. The leaflets included links to the website so businesses could stay updated on the plan and its progress. Consultation leaflets were also provided at St Gluvias Community Hall, Jubilee Warehouse and Yard woodfire pizza Who commented? Most of the respondents either live or both live and work in Penryn (39 people, 90 %). There were responses from all age groups, with most responses from those aged between 30-44 and 60-74. Fewest responses were received from those aged 75+ and 18-29. 6 7.Main issues raised During the Reg 14 consultation The consultation received responses through online comments, email and in written form. The responses were broadly in three groups; 1.local residents and businesses, The issues raised related • a desire to reinforce the objectives stemming from the climate change emergency, including renewable energy, energy efficiency • Support /concern about the future of the Town Centre • Support and ideas on the regeneration, improvements required along Commercial road /waterfront • Support for the protection of College valley • The importance of the heritage of the town • Support for the protection of open spaces. • Support management of student accommodation landowners, developers • Concerns about limits to flexibility caused by a new settlement boundary for Penryn • Concerns that the settlement boundary would mean that insufficient housing was being delivered to provide for the needs of the town • Objection to the designation of the College valley as a local green space. Statutory consultees, including Cornwall Council. • Generally supportive • Question of how student accommodation policy restriction would be implemented. • Suggested detailed wording changes to policies • Need for consistency with Cornwall allocations DPD on uses supported at Kernick industrial estate. A more detailed summary and analysis of responses made by local residents, landowners, developers and statutory consultees is set out in appendix 1 and 2 of this report. The summary of responses also set out the recommended responses to pints made and any proposed changes to the plan. 7 8 Appendix 1 Penryn Neighbourhood Plan Online consultation Responses Policy 1 Boundary development as infilling and rounding off 2 Policy 2 Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) 3 Policy 3 Town centre uses 5 Policy 4 Commercial Road and waterfront uses 6 Policy 5 Kernick Industrial Estate uses 7 Policy 6 Retaining commercial uses 7 Policy 7 Considerate design in new development 10 Policy 8 Small scale renewable energy provision 2 Policy 9 Provision of well-designed energy efficient buildings and places 3 Policy 10 Support and protect community infrastructure 4 Policy 11 Protection of formal open spaces and playing pitches 4 Policy 12 Development and green infrastructure 5 Policy 13 College Valley development 5 Policy 14 Protection and enhancement of biodiversity 6 Policy 15 Protection of trees 6 Policy 16 General movement 7 Policy 17 Sustainable movement within new development 8 Policy 18 Development affecting the conservation area 9 Policy 19 Retain and respect key views and vistas 9 Policy 20 Boundary treatment and enclosure in the conservation area 10 Appendix 1 Policy 21 Sustainable energy in the conservation area 10 General Comments 11 Policy 1 Boundary development as infilling and rounding off The settlement boundary part of the policy confuses me slightly, but I broadly agree with it. Has any discussion been had yet on where the proposed settlement boundary will be? A map would be good. Brownfield sites should be developed & infills instead of any green belt or green buffer land. 1. The extensive 'infilling' over-development in and around Penryn, often on handkerchief-sized plots e.g. most recently opposite The Famous Barrel Pub, a 2-apartment house sited on a very narrow road, with restricted access to main road, with: 2. More over-parking in an already very congested area. The problem of excessive vehicle use in a town that was NEVER intended for extensive use of motor vehicles on such narrow roads, causing congestion, pollution and a general pedestrian- unfriendly environment. 3. Too many 'bijou' -type properties, badly designed with undersized rooms and living space. Unsustainable for 'real' people.