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1CORNWALL LDF: CORE STRATEGY PLACE-BASED ISSUESPAPER: LAUNCESTON COMMUNITY NETWORK AREA

1Summary1Purpose of paper2Launceston Community Network Area3Key Facts4Introduction5Housing7Local Economy9Retail and Town Centres11Transport and Accessibility13Community facilities14People15Environment17Coast

18Summary and Key Spatial Issues18Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives

20Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment

Launceston Place Based Issues Paper February 2011

Contents

February 2011 Launceston Place Based Issues Paper

Contents

Cornwall LDF: Core Strategy Place-based Issues Paper: LauncestonCommunity Network Area

Summary

Table .1

This paper explores and brings together the key emerging issues to be addressed by the CornwallCore Strategy that are specific to the Launceston Community Network Area.

The key issues:

Issue 1 – Enable the provision of affordable housing.

Issue 2 – Enable the provision of employment and sites in step with housing growth; considerprioritising suitable brownfield land.

Issue 3 – Improve the provision of and access to community services and facilities, especiallyhealth services and public open space.

Issue 4 – Tackle congestion in Launceston town.

Issue 5 – Improve surface water drainage in Launceston.

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.

The various issues have been identified from a range 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 Launceston 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.

For the purposes of this paper, ‘Launceston’ is used to refer to the town and its immediatesurroundings, and the ‘rural hinterland’ to the wider Launceston area outside of the town.

1Launceston Place Based Issues Paper February 2011


Launceston Community Network Area

Description ~ The Launceston Community Network Area covers 15 parishes containing a rangeof settlements as shown on the map below. The settlement pattern in this Community NetworkArea is characterised by a relatively large number of small settlements and amedium sized markettown. The market town of Launceston is the main settlement within this area, and acts as the localservice centre to the many smaller settlements in the area, as well as to the nearest settlementsacross the Devon border. Larger villages in the area include Altarnun/Five Lanes, Coads Green,Egloskerry, Lewanninck, North Hill, Petherwin Gate, South Petherwin, Stoke Climsland/Venterdonand Tregadillett.

The main transport link to the functional area is the A30 which runs centrally through the CommunityNetwork Area and alongside Launceston. Despite the A30, much of the area can be classified asremote, owing to the length of time it takes to travel within the area and to the A30 (or A39). Thelarger villages and Launceston provide for the basic day to day needs of the area’s inhabitants,with a number of mobile services serving the smaller settlements. For other, more strategic servicesand facilities inhabitants must travel to larger service centres outside the area, notably Bodmin,Truro, Exeter and Plymouth.

Links with other areas: The area does have employment related links with the Bodmin CommunityNetwork Area and with Exeter (both via the A30) and (via the A388) with Plymouth; inhabitants ofthe western part of the area look to Camelford for employment and services, although east-west

February 2011 Launceston Place Based Issues Paper2


links are time-consuming. Launceston is the first Cornish town when approaching Cornwall on theA30 and much of Launceston’s employment is related to its easy road access to the rest of thecountry.

Key Facts

PARISHES: Altarnun, Boyton, Egloskerry, Laneast, Launceston, Lawhitton Rural, Lewannick,Lezant, North Hill, North Petherwin, South Petherwin, Stoke Climsland, St Stephens By LauncestonRural, St Thomas the Apostle Rural, Trewen and Werrington.

POPULATION: Launceston CNA’s population is nearly 18,000 (2007). The population density of the area is only about a third of that for the whole of Cornwall (0.6 per hectare as opposed to 1.5 per hectare), making this a predominantly rural area.

ENVIRONMENT: The size of the area is just over 28,500 hectares. Bodmin Moor is designatedas part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a large part of which lies within this networkarea. The south eastern part of the area lies in the Tamar Valley and Tavistock Area of the World



Heritage Site. Launceston suffers surface water drainage problems and flood risk issues from theRiver Kensey. Launceston, Altarnun, Stoke Climsland, Luckett, Hicks Mill and Polyphant eachhave a building conservation area.

HOUSING: There were 8,154 dwellings in March 2010 within the network area - 1,124 of whichwere constructed in the period 2001-2010. As of March 2010 the total number of dwellings included185 second homes and 157 empty homes. In addition there were 120 dwellings under constructionand a further 489 permitted dwellings where work has not commenced; when completed thesedwellings will be counted towards the overall growth total. The number of affordable houses neededeach year for the next 10 years in the Launceston CNA to meet the backlog is 40 (approx. netannual need).

EMPLOYMENT: Launceston has a high proportion of manufacturing and transport, storage &communications employment, as well as higher than average education employment. Much of theemployment in the rural area is in agriculture and related industry.

TRAVEL: Launceston is immediately adjacent to the A30. The town's roads do not have adequatecapacity for the traffic travelling north and south. There are no alternative transport links, such asrail, in the area.

FACILITIES: Launceston town centre is performing reasonably well. The larger settlements in thearea have relatively comprehensive facilities, which serve wide rural catchment areas. Launcestonhas a secondary school and an indoor swimming pool.

Introduction

The following tables provide the link between the ‘Topic Based Issues Papers’ and the ‘PlaceBased Issues Papers’. Each table explores the evidence relating to this Community Network Areaagainst the main themes from a policy and community viewpoint, and concludes by identifyingspecific issues.



Hou

sing

Table.2

Hou

sing

:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtohousing–futuregrow

th,balance

inthehousingstock,tenuremix,quality,

deprivation,second

homes,in-migration,affordabilityandhousingneed.E

videncethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

will

beidentifiedunder‘Issues

forC

onsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno

difference

betweenthisarea

andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

(1)

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Housing

affordabilityacross

thearea

Provide

affordable

housingforlocalpeople

ThedraftR

egionalSpatialStrategy

diddirect13,400

new

dwellings

totheformerNorthCornw

allarea,with

aproportionofthisgrow

thexpected

tobe

accommodated

Affordablehousingneed,

especiallyinLaunceston

Any

futuremajorsocial

housingdevelopm

entto

atLaunceston.H

oweverwith

theabolition

oftheRSSby

thecurrentgovernm

ent,housingtargetswillneed

tobe

determined

morelocally.

includeaproportionof

shared

ownershipand

rent

Num

berofnew

homes

requiredtoenhance

sustainabilityofthesm

aller

settlem

ents

Thenumberofhouseholdson

thehousingwaitinglist

(June’09)inthearea

is576,with

thehighestnum

berin

Launceston

(443),butw

ithsizeablenumbersinthe

villages(forexample23

inAltarnun;20inTregadillet).

Monitorthe

need

forlow

costhousing

Options

forgrowthdirections

inLaunceston.P

hysical

constraintstogrow

thin

Launceston

Avoidout-oftow

nhousingwithoutfacilities

House

prices

inthearea

averaged

atjustabove£200,000

(’08).

Theaffordabilityratio

(num

berbywhich

tomultiplythe

area’saveragewagetogettothearea’saveragehouse

Infrastructureshouldsupport

newandexistinghousing.

price)isapprox

8intheruralpartofthe

area,the

ratio

is6inLaunceston

(Cornish

averageis6.6).

Themixtureofhousesizesissimilartothatacross

the

county,yetinLaunceston

thereisahigherproportionof

smallerhousing

units.

1Theview

sinthiscolumnreflecttheview

sexpressedby

communities,predominantly

intheirparishandtownplans,wheretheseareavailable.Amorecomprehensive

listofviewsas

expressed

inparishandtownplansinthisCom

munity

NetworkAreaisshow

nas

anappendixtothisdocument.



Theproportionofrented

accommodation(bothprivate

andsocial)inLaunceston

ishigherthan

theCornish

average.

Gypsies

andTravellers:A

need

for2

separatetransit

sitesof3-5pitcheseach

and5residentialpitcheswas

identifiedintheformerNorthCornw

allareatomeetthe

needsuntil2011

(2) .Between2011-2026,furtherpitches

willbe

willrequiredinthearea.

Summary:

Laun

ceston

willbe

expe

cted

toacco

mmod

ateaprop

ortio

nof

theho

usinggrow

thprojectedforC

ornw

all.

Thiswillgive

oppo

rtun

ities

forthe

prov

isionof

affordab

leho

using,to

meetloc

alne

ed.Itw

illalso

prov

ideop

portun

ities

toprov

ideho

usingof

therig

htsize

andtype

,according

tone

ed,and

ofgo

odqu

ality.

2DraftRegionalSpatialStrategy,S

ecretaryofStateProposedChanges

(2008)



LocalE

cono

my

Table.3

LocalE

cono

my:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtothelocaleconomy,includingregenerationandtourism–econom

icactivity,unemployment,deprivation,regeneration,dominantindustries,occupationlevels,skills,and

theabilitytoworklocally.

Evidencethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe

identifiedunder‘Issues

forC

onsideration’andinthesummaryboxat

theendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno

differencebetweenthisarea

andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Protectionandprovisionof

employmentspace

inDevelop

business

parkat

Badash(Launceston)

ThedraftN

orthCornw

allLDFproposed

20hectares

ofem

ploymentlandatLaunceston,based

ontheNorth

Cornw

allEmploymentLandAssessm

ent(3

) .Launceston

toalignprovision

with

housinggrow

thExtendPennygillam

industrialestate

RegenerationproposalsforS

carneandNew

portindustrial

estates,incorporatingnewrivercrossing

atNew

port(4)

Appropriateprovisionofnew

employmentspace

inthe

villages

Givepriorityto

developing

existing

brow

nfieldsitesfor

ThedraftN

orthCornw

allLDFprom

oted

safeguarding

ofexistingem

ploymentlandatLaunceston

employment

(Launceston)

Sustainabilityofsm

all

businesses,including

post

offices.

Unemploymentinthearea

hasrecentlyseen

anoverall

increase:inLaunceston

itishigherthan

theCornw

all

average,butthe

ruralaverage

isstilllower

(5)

Develop

Launceston’s

tourismpotential

Thequality

ofnew

employment

Dom

inantindustries

inthearea

are:agriculture(in

rural

area),storageanddistribution(Launceston),

agriculture-related

industry,engineeringandfood

production(Launceston).

Rolloutbroadband

across

area

Supportandprom

ote

localpostoffice

and

otherlocalbusinesses

2/3ofLaunceston’sem

ployeesworkinLaunceston.W

ork

relatedselfcontainm

ent(wherepeopleworkinthe

community

inwhich

they

live)isrelativelyhigh

withinthe

wards

ofthisarea

3NorthCornw

allEmploymentLandAssessm

ent,2005

4Launceston

Forum/BakerAssociates(2006),A

Strategy

forS

ustainableGrowth

5Office

forN

ationalStatistics(2009)-C

laimantcountdata‘08and‘09



Supportfarmersmarkets

togrow

Theruralareahasahigherthan

averageproportionof

selfem

ployed

workers(approx20%)

Therearedaily

travel-to-workbusservices

from

Launceston

toseveraldestinations

andthelargest

Higherpaidjobs

are

needed

villagesandsomeofthesm

allervillages

have

adaily

travel-to-workbusservice

Summary:La

unceston

hasan

advantag

eov

erothe

rCornish

towns

asitisthefirsttowninCornw

all,as

approa

ched

via

theA30.M

anyof

itsindu

strie

scapitaliseon

that

advantag

e.New

employ

men

tsite

swou

ldbe

requ

iredto

balanc

ean

ysign

ificant

newgrow

thin

Laun

ceston

with

suita

bleem

ploy

men

topp

ortunitie

s.Em

ploy

men

tsho

uldbe

ofhigh

quality,

paying

decent

wag

es(aselsewhe

rein

Cornw

all).

Localambitio

nsareforthe

existin

gbrow

nfield

land

inthetownto

beprioritised

,butad

ditio

nalgreen

fieldland

wou

ldbe

requ

iredalso

.Qua

lityjobs

arerequ

iredtobo

ostw

agelvelsAnexistin

gem

ploy

men

tallo

catio

nat

Bad

ashisstillvacant.A

balanc

edprov

isionof

employ

men

tspa

cesin

thevillage

swou

ldincrease

thesu

staina

bilityof

localcom

mun

ities.



Retailand

TownCen

tres

Table.4

Retailand

TownCen

tres:T

histablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtoretailandtowncentres–levelsofconvenience,

comparison

andserviceretailoutlets,self-containment,competitionfromothercentres’,shopperneeds,capacityforgrowth,and

loss

offacilities.Evidencethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe


forconsideration’andinthe

summaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Deliveryofregenerationof

Launceston

towncentre

Appointtownmanager

forLaunceston

The2010

Cornw

allR

etailStudy

(6)indicatesthat:-

Launceston

towncentreisconsidered

tobe

performingreasonablywell.

Considerthe

retailroleof

Launceston,inrelationtoits

Encourage

viabilityof

village

shops/postoffices

Thereisno

urgentneed

toplan

foradditional

conveniencefloorspace(i.e.theprovisionof

ruralhinterland,aswellasin

theCornw

allcontext.C

onsider

everyday

essentialitemssuch

asfood,drink,

theretailrolesofthelarger

villages

newspapersandconfectionary)although

thereisa

need

torebalanceconvenienceretailp

rovision

back

Considerhow

shopping

functions

across

thearea

can

towards

thetowncentre.The

abilitytoaccommodate

futureneedsinthetowncentreiscomprom

ised

complem

enteachotherto

form

astrongerretailnetwork

howeverby

thehistoricnatureofthecentreandthe

lack

ofreadily

identifiablesites.

Launceston

area

residentsshop

locally

forfood(87%

offood

shopping

iscontainedwithinthetown),furniture,

domestic

appliances,electricalgoodsetc.butaremore

likelytobuyclothesinPlymouth(7)

Ifsignificantgrow

thtakesplaceatLaunceston

thereis

likelytobe

aneed

foradditionalcomparison

(non

food)

floorspaceby

2026

(8)

6GVA

Grim

ley,Cornw

allR

etailStudy

2010

7Cornw

allC

ouncil/GVA

Grim

ley(2008)Householdtelephoneretailsurvey

8NorthCornw

allR

etailStudy

(2007update)



Launceston

hasahistoriccorewith

asizeablenumber

ofsm

allindependentshops.AsuccessfulTownscape

Heritage

Initiativehasattracted

£1.2million

grantfunding

forregenerationproposalsforthe

town’shistoriccentre

The‘Strategy

forS

ustainableGrowth’recom

mends

the

towncentreas

theheartofLaunceston(9)

Summary:La

unceston

isfairlyselfco

ntaine

dford

ailysh

opping

need

san

dha

san

attractiv

etowncentre

offerin

gawide

rang

eof

retailan

dserviceus

esin

supp

orto

fits

reside

ntsan

dthesu

rrou

ndingruralcom

mun

ity.L

aunc

estonha

sbe

enthesu

bjectofreg

eneration,ba

sedon

theTowns

cape

Heritage

Initiative.Th

eretailfunc

tionofLa

unceston

shou

ldho

wever

beco

nsidered

inthelig

htof

anysign

ificn

atgrow

thof

thetown.Reten

tionof

shop

ping

ford

ailyne

edswith

inthevillage

swou

lden

hanc

etheviab

ility

ofthelocalcom

mun

ities.

9Launceston

Forum/B

akerAssociates(2006),A

Strategy

forS

ustainableGrowth



Tran

sporta

ndAccessibility

Table.5

Tran

sportand

Accessibility:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtotransportandaccessibility–opportunitiesforw

alking

andcycling,useofprivatevehicles

andpublictransport,road/rail/air/w

aternetworks,and

connections

withinandoutsidethearea.

Evidencethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe


forC

onsideration’andinthesummaryboxat

theendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Transportsolutions

shouldbe

considered

forw

ithin

Launceston.

Considercom

munity

transportschemes.

Congestionofnorth-southtrafficwithin

Launceston.

New

north-southlinkroad

torelieve

congestionatLaunceston.

Launceston’srelativelyisolated

location

isan

importantcontributingfactortoits

Address

parkingissues

atGP

surgeriesinLaunceston.

New

foot/cyclepaths(accesstoandwithin

countryside

andimprovelinks

withintown

-inc

cliffliftproposalatLaunceston).

high

levelofemploymentself

containm

ent(approx

47%).

Transportsolutions

fortravel

betweenthemanysm

all

Inboundandoutbound

trafficflowsfor

Launceston

arerelativelysm

all.

BikelockersatbusstopsinLezant.

settlem

entsandtoLaunceston

Promoteuseofexistingbusservices.

How

evertherehave

been

rises

inboth

andthelargertowns

outside

thearea.

Exploreoptionofcommunity

busservice

forS

outhPetherwin

populationandem

ployment

(respectively12

and8%

)since

2001,

particularly

intheSo

uthPe

therwinarea.

Consultresidentson

limiting

orexpanding

parkingprovisioninSouthPetherwin.

Proposalsfornew

north-southlinkin

Launceston.

Access

issues

have

createdasocialdivide

which

shouldbe

addressed.

Parking

problemsattheGPsurgeries.

Thescatterednatureofthemanysm

all

settlem

entsinthearea

impactson

the

viabilityofpublictransport.

Traveltim

esby

carformuchoftherural

area

arelong,owingtotheroad

network

inthearea.

Public

transporttraveltimes

are

significantlylongerthan

inless

remote

areasofthecounty.



Summary:

Laun

ceston

suffe

rsmuc

htraffic

cong

estio

n,caus

edby

thefact

that

alln

orth-sou

thtraffic

isrouted

throug

hthetown.

Ane

wno

rth-so

uthlin

kha

sbe

enun

derc

onside

ratio

nfory

ears.Travelo

ptions

such

asrailareno

tavailable

andalternativeop

portun

ities

such

aswalking

/cyclin

gan

dpu

blican

dco

mmun

itytran

sports

houldbe

explored

,both

with

inLa

unceston

andin

theruralarea.



Com

mun

ityfacilities

Table.6

Com

mun

ityfacilities:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtocommunity

facilities,includinghealth,recreationandopen

space–healthcare,education,meetingplaces,formalandinformalsportsspaces,openspace,andloss

offacilities.Evidence

thathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe


forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendof

thetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Co-locationofdifferent

community

facilitiesinthe

Promoteshared

community

uses

ofexistingcommunity

buildings

(schools,

village

halls

etc).

Largenetworks

ofsm

allsettlementsrely

oncommunity

facilitiesinthelarger

settlem

ents;settlementshave

relatively

largecatchm

ents.

area’smanysm

aller

settlem

ents.

Upgrade

townhallandformermedical

centreatLaunceston

intocommunity

centres.

Postoffices(and

mobile

services)

proposed

fora

lesserHom

eOutreach

servicein10

ofthesm

allersettlements

inthearea.

Regenerationofexisting

community

facilities.

Identifying

theneed

forand

provisionofnewfacilities.

Skateparkandotheryouthfacilitiesat

CoronationPark(Launceston),upgrade

PhoenixLeisureCentre.

ParkingproblemsattheLaunceston

GP

surgeries.

Identifying

combinedbenefits

ofSUDS(

10)andopen

space

provisioninLaunceston.

Enhance

healthfacilitiesintownand

villagesandaccess

tohealthfacilities

elsewhere.

Possibleneed

fornew

primaryschool

inLaunceston

iftowngrow

s.Sharingoffacilitiesbetween

smallestsettlem

ents,including

access

solutions.

RetainLaunceston

hospital.

Lack

ofpublicopen

space/play

facilities

withintheLanstephan

area

ofLaunceston.

Provision

ofopen

recreationalspacesand

ongoingmaintenance

ofexistingopen

spacefacilities.

Opportunityfora

poolatLaunceston

College.

Summary:

Thereisareason

ablygo

odprov

isionof

commun

ityfacilitiesin

Laun

ceston

andin

thelarger

village

sbu

tthereisaview

thatexistin

gbu

ildings

canbe

bette

rutilised

bysh

aringco

mmun

ityus

es.The

prov

isionof

andaccess

topu

blicop

ensp

aces

isiden

tifiedas

aprob

lem

incertainpa

rtsof

theCom

mun

ityNetworkArea.

10SUDS=surface

waterdrainage

system

s



Peop

le

Table.7

Peop

le:T


relatingtopeople,including

demographics,education&skills,socialinclusion,crime

&anti-socialbehaviour–

ageprofile,socialdeprivation,health,safety,perceptions’ofcrim

e,qualifications

andskills.Evidence

thathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe


forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendof

thetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Issu

esforC

onside

ratio

nCom

mun

ityView

Eviden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Suitablefacilitiesandhousing

forthe

youngestagegroups.

Develop

youthinitiatives

toreduce

anti-socialbehaviour.

Launceston

hasalowerthan

average

proportionofyoungpeople(15-30).

Som

epocketsofdeprivation:overall

mostdeprived

wardinthenetworkarea

Address

deprivation.

Investigatewaysofmaintaining

and

increasing

pupilnum

bersinvillage

schools.

isLaunceston

NorthEast,which

isalso

mostdeprived

forincom

e,em

ployment,

Improverangeofeducationofferand

access

toeveningclasses.

health,crim

eand

education/skills/training(11) .

Summary:Prov

idingtherig

htho

usingan

dfacilitiesan

dho

usingfora

nag

eing

popu

latio

nas

wellasen

courag

ingyo

ung

peop

leto

stay

inthearea

areissu

esto

bead

dressed.

11DCLG

,Index

ofMultipleDeprivation2007



Environm

ent

Table.8

Environm

ent:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtotheenvironm

ent–

biodiversity,geodiversity,landscape

&seascape,

historicenvironm

ent,flooding,soil,airand

water.E

videncethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe

identifiedunder

‘Issues

forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


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Summary:



Summary and Key Spatial Issues

Table .10

This paper explores and brings together the key emerging issues to be addressed by the CornwallCore Strategy that are specific to the Launceston Community Network Area.

The key issues:

Issue 1 – Enable the provision of affordable housing.

Issue 2 – Enable the provision of employment and sites in step with housing growth; considerprioritising suitable brownfield land.

Issue 3 – Improve the provision of and access to community services and facilities, especiallyhealth services and public open space.

Issue 4 – Tackle congestion in Launceston town.

Issue 5 – Improve surface water drainage in Launceston.

Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives

Table .11

Summary of “vision”Document

“For the people of the historic capital of Cornwall and its surroundingarea

Launceston 2020(2006)

to enjoy an improving quality of life based on a thriving 21st centuryeconomy that respects the natural and built environments.”

No vision or key objectives identified.Lezant Parish Plan(2002)

North PetherwinParish Plan (2002)

Need for footpath map, transport and mobile facilities.Support for affordable housing.Improvements to the parish hall.Need for a multi-use resource centre.

South PetherwinParish Plan (2005)

An adequate supply of affordable housing available for local peoplethat is in keeping with the local area.Safer and less congested roads achieved through reviewing speedlimits, car parking, pedestrian crossings and public transport issues,



whilst ensuring that young people have a safe place to congregateaway from roads.Parish to maintain and develop a range of activities and eventsthrough local support, good communications and development ofcommunity facilities.Young people to have a range of facilities to meet their needs,including a designated safe meeting area.Improved access to employment and continued support for localbusinesses.A safe and crime free environment throughout the parish.Residents to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle with adequate accessto health and sports facilities.Environment to be protected and enhanced through tidy-up efforts,measures to reduce dog fouling, energy efficiency and continueddevelopment of recycling facilities.

St Thomas TheApostle

Improving communication regarding community safety, maintaininglow level of crime.Facilities for young people.

Rural Parish Plan2007

Traffic calming and road safety issues.Promotion of healthy activities and looking at ways to increase accessto health facilities.Support for local businesses and investigation of employmentdevelopment.Promotion of community facilities and activities.Parish Newsletter and promotion of parish activities etc.Improvement and promotion of footpaths, promotion of environmentalinitiatives e.g. recycling etc.Improvements to public transport and other modes of transport thatreduce car travel.Affordable housing development and influencing planning policy.

Stoke ClimslandParish Plan

Information point, police coverage and library service actions.Tackling the problems of access to health services, and improvinglocal services that are responsive to needs of patients particularlythe elderly and those without transport.Recycling, litter reduction, footpaths and guided walks,hedgerow/plant/tree management and prevention of light pollution.Improvements to the public transport system (commuter link toGunnislake railway station etc) to prevent reliance on car.Improved road safety (danger spots, speeding, parking, road cleaningetc).Publication of a footpaths leaflet/parish map; visitor and localinformation; more local government information; parish website etc.



Activities for younger children in the parish (10-16years); range ofsporting activities and improved footpaths.Encouragement of small and agricultural businesses; provision ofchildcare / after school facilities; also educational and leisure courses.No further developments wanted and only consider the provision ofaffordable housing through natural occurrence on housing marketor a low-cost scheme if necessary.

Summary of Issues and ActionsSt Stephen's ByLaunceston RuralParish Plan (2010) Affordable housing thought to be needed, the design of which should

be in keeping with the local area. Preference for small development;less than 10 properties; Starter/affordable homes; For local people:ie. Must have lived or worked in the parish.

Ensure number of new properties is limited, in keeping with the areaand takes into account the current infrastructure (sewerage, roadaccess, facilities and energy efficient measures).

Improved amenities to cater for the needs of the Parish: InadequateParish Hall; Recreational Facilities and IT facilities in the hall.

Investigating potential for improving communications technology.

Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007 CornwallLandscape Character Assessment

COMMUNITY NETWORK AREA 10 - LAUNCESTON

Evidence and Policy Context

Landscape Character Areas (LCA):

LCA 26 East Cornwall and TamarMoorland FringeLCA 29 Middle Tamar ValleyLCA 30 Kit HillLCA 31 Upper Tamar and OtteryValleysLCA 32 Bodmin MoorLCA 37 Western Culm Plateau

Issues for Consideration

Environment



Conserve the area’s wooded landscape character.Conserve valuable riparian and valley floor habitats.Encourage restoration and recreation of orchards along with traditional fruit, flower growing.Conserve, protect and restore riverside quays and encourage use of river transport.Enhance Bodmin Moor’s character by removing roadside wire fencing and or installing cattlegrids.Support the retention of distinctive free standing trees, particularly in the floodplain.Conserve mire BAP and lowland woodland pasture habitatsLink the management and strategic planning of Network Area 10 with other adjacent networkareas:-

Bodmin Moor - Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Network Areas 1 3 5 10 11.TamarValley - Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) - Network Areas 3,10,14.



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