The Development of Mylor Parish and the AONB Mylor Overdevelopment - v - AONB Cornwall AONB Management View Overdevelopment means.. General public ‘moans’ ‘On both banks of the Fal there has been a • Expansion and infill about this are easy for noticeable increase in the built environment Govt. to ignore. • More houses - people. with many of the original villages… namely, • More Traffic - More Noise We need a more accurate Flushing, Mylor Churchtown, Mylor Bridge, • More congestion. way of putting case Restronguet Passage and Feock…. , now subject to further residential development. Using Census and OS Harms AONB qualities: maps we can see… Particular care should be taken to ensure that • Low density.. Space. 1. We have grown faster no development is permitted inside or outside • Good views.. Nature. than other AONBs the AONB, which would damage its natural • Tranquillity.. Wildness 2. We are now more built beauty, character and special qualities….’ up than other AONBs. AONB Management Plan, 2016-21. Section 9. 1 2 Mylor Population Growth, 1801-2019 Mylor House Growth, 1801-2019 Early (19th Rapid. House numbers grew faster than 1841 – 1901 population, 1961- Decline, Cornish 2020. diaspora. Farms. Falmouth. Fewer people per household. 1961–2001:Growth 1900 – 5 Low local growth. 2000 – 2 Migration from SE CC plans for even 2001 – New Surge faster growth 2020 which cld continue. onwards 3 4 Traffic Growth – No of Cars, 1981-2011 Maritime and Service Business. Huge rise in traffic Maritime Firms since 2000 • More homes Mylor Yacht Harbour Cockwells • More cars Gaffers and Luggers • Commuting Falmouth Boat Construction • House builders All provide useful • Deliveries. services and some jobs. • Boat owners. Tourism. Successful But increase traffic through • Tourists pubs cafes also villages – and have generate more traffic – • Walkers changed environment congestion – ie • Congestion. Potential further growth. Pandora, Castaways 5 6 20th October 2020 J.R.Killick, Leeds University, Ret'd The Development of Mylor Parish and the AONB Cumulative Growth now too Much Cornwall AONB Divisions = 25% Cornwall 19th parish infrastructure, Defra responsibility for 1. Hartland (village centres, roads), AONBs. Incr. interest in 2. Pentire Point overwhelmed by traffic. AONB Stats. Part employ 3. Camel Estuary CC AONB Mgt. Essential tranquillity and 4. Trevose Head beauty of AONB eroded. Peter Bibby (Univ of Shd) 5. St Agnes Papers for Defra on AONB 6. Portreath Modernisation of village Land-Use. centres and road systems 7. West Penwith will destroy AONB Second specialised short 8. S. Coast-West Paper for us. Compares 9. S. Coast-Central CC and AONB failure to Mylor to AONB Cornwall 10.S. Coast-East examine ‘Parish Capacity’ to Sub-divisions. absorb more development.. 11.Rame Head 12.Bodmin Moor 7 8 Cornwall AONB Divisions – Bibby Stats + Economic Mass-Size of Nearby Towns Cornwall Area Houses, Economic Houses/ RLC in RLC in % New AONB Section Hectares 2011 Mass, 2011 Area AONB, Wider Area Build, 2001- Measures size Density. 1985-2011 1985-2011 11 of nearby 1 - Hartland 2594 292 0.203 0.113 1.20 0.45 37.5 towns - large 2- Pentire Point 11874 3204 0.190 0.270 0.46 0.39 67.5 threat to AONB 3- Camel Estuary 2454 293 0.365 0.119 0.72 0.74 - 4- Trevose Head 2427 1158 0.273 0.477 0.80 0.47 39.2 Affects demand 5- St Agnes 621 191 0.624 0.308 0.29 0.95 17.2 for recreation 6- Portreath 1171 116 1.108 0.099 0.20 0.11 - and affordable 7- West Penwith 13747 4768 0.531 0.347 0.36 0.41 25.9 8- South Coast W 19290 7317 0.387 0.379 0.40 0.41 48.9 housing. 9 – South Coast C 15984 6568 0.689 0.411 0.41 0.78 37.5 10- South Coast E 4632 3150 0.457 0.680 0.34 0.47 41.9 Affordable 11 - Rame Head 777 656 2.997 0.844 0.54 1.04 7.4 housing rules 12- Bodmin Moor 20868 1156 0.211 0.055 0.34 0.57 34.4 should adjust. Mylor Parish 1470 1391 1.150 0.98 0.81 1.23 7.9 Falmouth Estuary 3150 2924 - 0.93 - - - Avg of all 34 AONBs 56726 14293 0.818 0.252 - - - 9 10 Result - Mylor Bridge, 1960 and Today Housing Density – Houses per Hectare Increased density means: • More people. • More traffic. • More business. • More tourists. • Larger school. Mylor has highest density – followed by Fal Estuary as a whole. OS. 6 inch. C. 1960 2020 Satellite 11 12 20th October 2020 J.R.Killick, Leeds University, Ret'd The Development of Mylor Parish and the AONB Rural to Urban Land Use Change Expansion of Mylor Bridge - Stages Measures Largest area of greenfield land Mylor Bridge lost as % total came in area of parish. 1960s,1970s, 1980s. 0.8% of parish Springfield 1.2% of ‘Wider Comfort Rd Area’ - Penryn – Truro. Suggests Slower growth in some protection. 1990s, 2000s, 2010s. Our area losing Cogos. Rundle most. Small Totals - BUT BUT….. 13 14 New Build, 1985-2011, is mostly inside New-build as % of total house increase Villages on Brownfield Sites. Govt targets: 5 year supply of sites needed. House stock in AONBs incr. much faster than new build. Due to conversions and divisions. farms, barns 15 16 New Build Houses – Total Houses Conclude - Mylor needs a Break Map A: Mylor becoming over- ONS records and Defra New Build A B developed – long on-going spatial stats show Mylor a Houses Only. one way trend. consistent outlier compared – Govt wants a with other Cornwall AONBs. five-year CC allowed villages’ supply of sites development, 1961-1981. Good record of new house Map B: Continued growth, 1981 on. provision, despite low loss Total new Infill, Cars, maritime firms. of greenfield – Until Now. households Pause, 2001-2011. Then Should use Bibby type delivered. new surge, 2011 – New Defra concepts and stats to More than estates – Cockwells. New inform CC and AONB planned for – govt and CC threats. decisions. esp. in AONBs Blue = Fewer houses. Red = More houses 17 18 20th October 2020 J.R.Killick, Leeds University, Ret'd.