DUCHY PRESENTATION TO RESIDENTS OF NANSLEDAN Thursday 16 May 2019 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND • Ben Murphy provided a brief introduction to the Duchy and Nansledan Team and explained their role in the management of the development. The Prince’s vision and Nansledan masterplan aims to build a mixed use and mixed income community, inspired by traditional Cornish architecture, using local materials and creating new businesses and jobs. It hopes to create a place with a real sense of community and strong Cornish identity and it is a reaction to “more of the same” low quality Plc housing developments. Examples were given of how Nansledan is already providing opportunity for local businesses, using local materials and employing local tradesmen. • Newquay and Truro are taking over most of the housing growth throughout Cornwall. Nansledan is on Duchy of Cornwall land and they control design and build quality by acting as the master developer and estate manager, retaining a long-term interest in realising the masterplan vision. CURRENT PHASING PLAN • The new CEO of Wainhomes is Alex Hugo, who has confirmed that the site compound will be moving from Phase 1 so that the new allotments and play area can finally be built. Wainhomes will be moving onto phase 4 (south of Phase 1). CG Fry are moving onto phase 7 and Morrish are intending to move across the main road into the Rialton Quarter for their next phase. • Nansledan house sales are very good, and it is currently the best performing site within the South West for all three house builders. BUSINESSES • All of the new businesses are doing well and set in a good location. The Duchy acknowledges that there are parking issues at these early stages and they want to work with residents and businesses to resolve these issues. • Peter James took over the presentation and emphasised that the Duchy see the importance of using local materials and employing local builders. They are currently using quarries in Cornwall: Trevillett Slate are providing slate for our roofs and DeLank Quarry the granite for lintels and curbs. The Duchy is keen to retain them as long-term partners to supply Nansledan, allowing them to grow as a business. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY 2 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE • The Duchy apologised for the delays in the delivery of the green space available for residents, which has been due to planning and infrastructure issues. Peter outlined a programme of delivering three new green spaces, allotments and play areas before the end of 2019. The Duchy will engage with the community over play equipment designs to ensure that they are delivering what the community want. The green spaces will be delivered to a high standard, using quality natural materials (e.g. timber play equipment), and in keeping with the landscape masterplan and community code. • The circles of light green parcel of land (towards Quintrell Downs) will be Ziggurats (mounds of soil turned into a spiral path to the top of the mound providing a great walk and viewpoint of surrounding area). • 2 x young children playing areas will be delivered this year. They are looking at using “Timber play” or “CAP.Co” the image on the PowerPoint depicts how the Duchy want the parks to turn out. 3 • With thanks to Midas, the construction of the primary school, Skol Nansledan, remains on programme for a September opening and the first Ofsted visit took place this week - they were very happy with the progress, finding a number of classrooms ready for use. • Outside the new school will be 2 x football/multi use pitches which will be available for community use and these will be ready by September 2020 allowing grass to settle etc. • There will be a grass mound/bun around play areas to keep the wind out and make use of excess soil. This should be complete by the summer. ALLOTMENTS • The first set of allotments will be delivered this year on the site where the Wainhomes compound presently stands. The houses overlooking these are providing feedback to the Duchy team to ensure they have minimal negative impact for the local houses. These allotments will be managed by the Nansledan Community. NEWQUAY STRATEGIC ROUTE • The building of a new haul Road will commence in 2020, which will take construction traffic away from the residential areas. It is hoped that it will be completed late 2021 or spring 2022. CYCLEWAYS AND FOOTPATHS • Peter presented a map and described how the walking routes have been designed to allow residents to access the community. These will all be safe walking routes for the community away from busy roads. • The footpath around the new school will be 3m wide. 4 • The Duchy are looking at prioritising certain walk routes, for example, the route to Tretherras Secondary School, giving children a safer route. • Peter presented drawings for Parc Mengleudh (a new park between phases 1 and 4). This will be a large Green Space which is currently being prepared. The area is designed to be a space to relax and hold community events. Trees are due to be planted Oct/Nov this year ready for opening early next year. PARC MENGLEUDH • There has been a delay in this area as a local archeological dig found Bronze Age items, which has meant an initial 6-week delay. • The community notice board, sourced by the Nansledan Community Association, will be installed by the park, together with signage of the development and eventually a post box. 5 • Consideration is being given to the requirement for electric charging points to promote the use of electric cars. SANG Suitable Alternative Natural Green-space • The SANG is a 100-acre area of natural beauty which is being created near Trewollack Farm and is to be called “Pras Trewolek” (Trewollack Meadows). This will encompass a 2.5k walkway through meadows with smaller pathways feeding off it. The area for Phase 1 is 30.26 hectares (75 acres) and the next phase will be 14.81 hectares (35 acres). • The present Duchy farmer is changing management of the land from arable to managing the area for wildlife and as a local amenity for residents to visit. The SANG will become an exciting 6 beautiful place to walk with wild flowers, trees and shrubs maturing every year. The Estate Charge funds the management and maintenance of the SANG along with the other green spaces. • The area is coming along well: wildflower meadows have been seeded and Cornish hedges and paths being laid. The first paths should be open by August 2019. • There will be 6/7 Devonshire (dog friendly) cows within the SANG to help establish and manage the wildflower meadows. • The SANG was originally proposed as a response to an obligation on developers to pay for green space but the Duchy has expanded on this theme to create something larger and more special, akin to a country parkland for the benefit of the wider community. NANSLEDAN SCHOOL 7 • The Nansledan School “Skol Nansledan” will eventually take 450 children in over 10 classrooms. Peter reported on progress: trees have been planted; the grass area is ready; three classrooms are ready. The first Ofsted inspection took place, which went extremely well. By September 2019, there will be 6 classrooms for 140 children. • The school, managed by Aspire Trust, has a big school hall which will be available for use within the community. TRAFFIC CALMING • Peter referred to the PowerPoint presentation and reported that there has been much consideration and a lot of discussion over devising a plan to ensure the speed of traffic is reduced considerably near the school. The Duchy shares concerns raised 8 by the community and issued a plan to Cornwall Council Highways with traffic calming measures and a recommended speed limit of 30 along Quintrell Road, reducing to 20 near the school. A bus stop will be provided and lay-bys will be placed on either side of the road which, together with the planting of trees, will create friction for the traffic and help reduce vehicle speeds. Peter is still in talks with the Highways authority to get additional measures put in place along the main road to slow traffic. • A crossing area will be highlighted in red, allowing safe crossing over to the SANG. The Duchy is pressing for a raised tabletop crossing to reduce car speeds and make the crossing more prominent, however, this has to be agreed by Cornwall Council Highways. • A question from the audience asked if an additional crossing could be considered by the bus stop to allow safer walking routes along the main road. Peter will take this away and add it to his list for discussion with Cornwall Council. HIGH-STREET DESIGN • Peter presented the plan for the proposed High Street which will provide retail and office space with plenty of parking, a supermarket and a pub/hotel with views over the wetland habitats. • Nansledan Methodist Centre – this will be a space at the centre of Nansledan, which can be used by the community. Clare Anderson stated that the Christian mission is to support the community, which is the main intention of this building. CLOSING THOUGHTS • Ben reported that holiday letting on Nansledan has been reviewed and, as the ethos of Nansledan is all about building a community, the Duchy have decided that, at this stage, there will be no allowance for holiday lettings within the development. 9 QUESTIONS FROM THE RESIDENTS • Parking: Commercial vehicles are allowed on the development, where they can fit into a resident’s existing allocated parking space or garage and not to be parked on the roads.