1CORNWALL LDF: CORE STRATEGY PLACE-BASED ISSUESPAPER:NEWQUAY&STCOLUMBCOMMUNITYNETWORKAREA
1Summary1Purpose of paper2Newquay & St Columb Community Network Area3Key Facts4Introduction5Housing7Local Economy9Retail and Town Centres11Transport and Accessibility14Community facilities16People18Environment20Coast
21Summary and Key Spatial Issues21Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives
23Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment
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Contents
February 2011 Newquay & St Columb Place Based Issues Paper
Contents
Cornwall LDF: Core Strategy Place-Based Issues Paper: Newquay& St Columb Community Network Area
Summary
Table .1
Summary
This paper summarises the key emerging issues for the Newquay Community Network Areabrought together to inform the Cornwall Core Strategy.
The key issues:
Issue 1 – Promote town centre regeneration in Newquay and St. Columb Major.
Issue 2 – Enable housing delivery, particularly affordable housing, and accompanying keyinfrastructure.
Issue 3 – Support the diversification of the economy, both in Newquay and the rural areas,including delivery of new employment space, up-skilling the workforce and extending the touristseason.
Issue 4 – Maintain and enhance the stock of tourist accommodation in Newquay to meet theneeds of the industry.
Issue 5 – Manage the night-time economy of Newquay.
Issue 6 – Resolve congestion through traffic management / parking initiatives.
Issue 7 – Consider the development of Newquay Airport.
Issue 8 – Support the improvement of rural services/facilities.
Issue 9 – Protect environmental assets. These are essential to the tourism economy.
Purpose of paper
This is one of a series of papers whose main purpose is to identify the key issues for a specificarea of Cornwall. There are nineteen Community Network Areas in Cornwall, based on groupingsof parishes as shown on the map below. Community Network Areas were introduced to givecommunities a stronger voice in helping them deal with complex issues. In this they offer a valuableconduit through which proposed Core Strategy area policies can be refined to reflect local issuesthrough engagement, policy formulation, delivery and local ownership. Further information onCommunity Network Areas can be found at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=12439.
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The various issues have been identified from a variety of sources including plans and proposalsof other organisations. Parish Plans, where available have been very useful in identifying issues,and a summary of the ‘visions’ for each of the Parish Plans undertaken in the Newquay CommunityNetwork Area is included in Appendix 1. These place-based papers, along with the topic-basedIssues Papers, will form the first stage of the development of options for the Core Strategy. A fulllist of the Core Strategy Issues Papers accessed on the Council’s websitehttp://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22887.
Newquay & St Columb Community Network Area
Description ~ This area is dominated by the presence of Newquay, one of Cornwall largest townsand a major holiday resort, but also an important retail and service centre. The area also containsother significant settlements including Mawgan Porth, similarly dominated by tourism, and inlandSt Columb Major, an ancient market town, with an attractive Conservation Area. Villages includeQuintrell Downs, Mawgan in Pydar, St Wenn, and Talskiddy. The main growth of Newquay froma small fishing village to the modern holiday resort of today came about from a combination offactors. It had an early railway connection - originally built for the export of copper and tin, whichcombined with its superb natural scenery and climate led to its rapid development in the 19th centuryas a resort. Inland the concerns have been more agriculture, however the influence of tourism hasspread and Newquay airport is an increasingly significant presence.
As the most important tourist resort in Cornwall Newquay’s economic health is important for thecounty as a whole. Whilst fairly self contained in employment terms as a settlement, it is also apopular residential location for people working elsewhere – particularly Truro.
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Key Facts
Key facts:
Key facts about the Newquay Community Network Area include the following(http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=20177 for the latest version of the NewquayCommunity Network Profile which gives more information):
PARISHES: Colan, Mawgan-in-Pydar, Newquay, St Columb Major and St Wenn.
POPULATION: The population of the Newquay St. Columb community network area in 2007 was26,900. Newquay’s resident population (including St. ColumbMinor) is 21,994, but can be increasedby another 100,000 in the peak tourist months; whilst St. Columb Major's population was 3,289.There are higher numbers of young people in the 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 year old age groupsthan in average in Cornwall, and a population density of more than twice the Cornwall average.
ENVIRONMENT: The coastline contains a number of Scheduled Monuments. There are buildingconservation areas at St. Columb Minor, St. Columb Major, and Mawgan in Pydar.
HOUSING: There were 13,057 dwellings in March 2010 within the network area - 1,896 of whichwere constructed in the period 2001-2010. As of March 2010 the total number of dwellings included720 second homes and 351 empty homes. In addition there were 205 dwellings under construction
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and a further 1,140 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 Newquay & St. Columb CNA to meet the backlog is 130(approx. net annual need).
EMPLOYMENT: Employment is focused on the hotel and catering sectors which employ nearly1/3 of the workforce (almost three times higher than the Cornwall average). Unemployment ishigher than the Cornwall average with higher levels of social deprivation, particularly in the NewquayGannel Ward.
TRAVEL: Newquay suffers congestion and parking problems in the peak tourist season. The A39(North Atlantic Highway) runs through St. Columb Major. There is a branch line railway to Par,where services link into the mainline from Penzance to London. Newquay Airport provides mainlydomestic flights with some international flights, mainly during the summer months. However, thereare accessibility issues in some rural areas.
FACILITIES: Newquay town centre performs well and caters for both the resident and the touristmarket. The town has above average percentage of convenience* goods stores and below averageof comparison* goods stores. There is a range of other local facilities, e.g. hospital, leisure centre,local beaches, Newquay Zoo. Newquay Tretherras and Treviglas College Newquay cater for 11-18year olds and there are 5 junior and infants schools in Newquay, St Mawgan and St. Columb. Areawell served by bus network, St. Columb is an interchange for Western Greyhound. Sustrans Cycleroute runs through the area.
*Convenience retailing is the provision of everyday essential items i.e. food, drink, newspapers &confectionery. Comparison retailing is the provision of items not bought on a frequent basis ieclothing, footwear, household and recreational goods
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 network area against themain themes from a policy and community viewpoint, and concludes by identifying specific issues.
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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
provisionforthe
area
&possiblelocations.
TheRegionalSpatialStrategy
diddirect15,700
new
houses
totheformerRestormelarea
–with
asizable
Supportforrural
affordablehousing(6)
proportionexpected
inNew
quay
(2) .How
everfollowing
Deliveryofaffordablehousing,
particularly
starterhom
es.
theabolition
oftheRSSby
thecurrentgovernm
ent,
housingtargetswillneed
tobe
determined
morelocally.
1,033on
theaffordablehousingwaitinglistN
ewquay,
and183forS
tColum
b,27
QuintrellDow
ns,12St
Maw
gan(June09).
Housing
Requirementstudy
identifiesa5-yearNet
Housing
RequirementforNew
quay
of1,100.Atthe
date
ofits
publication,theoutcom
esoftheStudywerebroadly
consistentwith
theassumptions
madeintheRSS
.Within
thatoverallhousing
requirementistheneed
foraffordable
housingandatapolicylevelof40%
ofhousingschemes
beingaffordablethiswouldequatetoaround
440in
New
quay.(3)
1,033on
theaffordablehousingwaitinglistN
ewquay,
and183forS
tColum
b,27
QuintrellDow
ns,12St
Maw
gan(June09)(4
)
1Theview
sinthiscolumnreflecttheview
sexpressedby
communities,predominantly
intheirparishandtownplans,wheretheseareavailable.Amorecomprehensive
listofviewsas
expressed
inparishandtownplansinthisCom
munity
NetworkAreaisshow
nas
anappendixtothisdocument.
6Maw
gan-in-PydarParishPlan
2GOSW,R
egionalSpatialStrategy
ProposedChanges
2008
3WestC
ornw
allH
ousing
RequirementS
tudy
2007
4Cornw
allC
ouncil,2009
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DeliveryofaffordablehousingforN
ewquay
townaverage
of15
peryearforthelast5years.
New
quay
(27%
)and
StC
olum
bMajor(25%
)havea
largerpercentage
ofpeoplelivingwith
parentsinsocial
rented
andprivaterented
accommodationthan
inEn
gland
andWales
(17%
),theSouthWest(19%)and
Restormel
(23%
).(5)
Summary:Overthe
last5yearsNew
quay
hasseen
completions
ofon
averag
e180ne
who
uses
pery
earw
ithan
averag
eof
15affordab
leun
its.W
hilstm
uchof
thepo
stwar
developm
enth
asbe
enof
perip
heralb
unga
lowestates,recent
years
have
seen
developm
entfoc
used
onap
artm
ents
with
inthetownwhilstp
lann
edgrow
thto
theeast
ofthetownha
sbe
enslow
toco
meforw
ard.
Affo
rdab
leho
usingde
liveryin
recent
yearsha
sbe
endisapp
ointing.
Inorde
rtomaintaina5year
land
supp
lyforthe
town,an
dto
deliver
affordab
leho
usingad
ditio
nalm
ixed
usesitesto
theso
uthan
dwesto
fNew
quay
have
been
prom
oted
inthelast
12mon
thsto
augm
entthe
allocatedeastern‘growth
area’.Sign
ificant
newgrow
that
New
quay
may
requ
irealargeurba
nextens
ion.
5GOSW,R
egionalSpatialStrategy
ProposedChanges
2008
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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
Needtodiversify
thelocal
econom
yanddelivernew
Needfornew
employmentland
Therewere1030
business
units
inNew
quay
in2005,
which
increasedto1040
in2006.Incomparison,there
were200business
units
inStC
olum
bMajorin2005,
which
fellto190in2006.
employmentlandas
wellas
supportingindigenous
businesses.
(previousLD
Fconsultation).
TodayNew
quay
isthelargesttow
non
theNorthCoast
andisthecounty’sprem
iertouristresortw
ithan
Needtomanagenight
timeeconom
yand
Rem
ovebarriersto
employment/up-skilling
the
workforce.
prom
otefamilyorientated
tourism(ParishPlan)
estim
ated
1.2millionstayingvisitorsand1millionday
visitorsperannum
producingavisitorspend
inexcess
of£300
million(7).
Maintenance
ofappropriate
rangeoftourism
accommodation.
Needtoimprove
employment
opportunitiesinSt
25%ofallovernightstaysinCornw
allareinNew
quay.
New
quay
supportsan
estim
ated
8,300jobs.The
hotel
andrestaurantsectorisamajorem
ployer,supporting
Colum
bMajor(CNA
manager)
Extendingthetourismseason.
approximatelyone-third
ofalljobsinthetown(8).H
igh
seasonalunem
ployment.Lowwages.
Needtoexplorefuturevision
forN
ewquay
asatouristresort
-balance
betweenfamily
According
totherecentem
ploymentstudy,the
town
supportsan
estim
ated
8,300jobs.(9).A
ccording
tothe
orientated
accommodationand
surfmarkets.
recentem
ploymentstudy,the
townsupportsan
estim
ated
8,300jobs.
Needforevidenceon
potential
fornew
tourismfacilities.
Visitoraccom
modationshouldbe
encouraged
insectors
notw
ellprovidedforintheCornw
alle.g.highquality
Scope
forairportrelated
employmentatN
ewquay
7RestormelBorough
Council–New
quay,D
eliveringTheVision
May
2005
8RogerTym&Partners–RestormelEmploymentLandAssessm
entD
ecem
ber2006
9RestormalBorough
Council-N
ewquay,D
eliveringTheVision
May
2005
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Airport(seealso
transport
section).
leisurevillage
type
developm
entsthatshouldhave
year-round
appeal.(ActionFram
ework)
New
quay
houses
moreworkersthan
item
ploysandhas
significantcommuteroutflow
s.Halfofthe
TraveltoWork
Area(TTW
A)jobsarefoundoutsidethetowninthe
surro
unding
areassuch
asIndian
QueensandStColum
bwhich
accommodates
somemanufacturingactivity,other
business
services,educationandhealth,and
miscellaneousservices.C
onverselythetownalso
attracts
substantialnum
bersofresidentstoworkinthetownfrom
theStA
ustellarea.
Thetownhastwoedge
oftownem
ploymentsites.
New
quay
StrategicInvestmentFramew
orkidentifiesland
fornew
employment-TrevithickManorFarm
/Tretherras
(10)
Theeconom
yisdominated
bymicrobusinesses
-those
employingless
than
tenpeople.
Increasing
importanceofNew
quay
Airportforin-bound
tourism.
EmploymentopportunitiesatNew
quay
Airport–
see
transportsection.
Loss
ofRAFStM
awgan.
Summary:
Toda
yNew
quay
isthelargesttow
non
theNorth
Coa
stan
distheCou
nty’sprem
iertou
ristresortw
ithan
estim
ated
1.2millionstayingvisitors
and1millionda
yvisitors
pera
nnum
prod
ucingavisitors
pend
inexcess
of£300
million.
Thetownha
sinternationa
lstatusas
asu
rfingvenu
e,an
davibran
tevening
econ
omy.Italso
hasanu
mbe
rofv
isito
rattractio
nsan
dha
strad
ition
allybe
enafamily
friend
lyreso
rt,and
thiscanlead
toco
nflictw
iththemoreyo
uthorientated
market.Issu
eswhich
emerge
however
includ
ediversify
ingtheecon
omyan
dextend
ingthetouristseaso
nto
createmore
allyearrou
ndem
ploy
men
t.
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quay
StrategicInvestmentFramew
ork2009
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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
identifiedunder‘Issues
forC
onsideration’andinthe
summaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence
thatshow
sno
differencebetweenthisarea
andtheaverageforC
ornw
allw
illnot.
Issu
esforC
onside
ratio
nCom
mun
ityView
Eviden
ce&Po
licyCon
text
Towncentreregeneration
includingheritagelead
regeneration.
Strong
support/desire
toseepositivechange
and
theregenerationofthe
town.
The2010
Cornw
allR
etailStudy
(11)indicatesthat:-
New
quay
continuestoperform
welland
show
ssigns
ofahealthytowncentre,serving
localresidentsand
asubstantialtourismmarket.
Enhanced
shopping
provision.
Concernsexpressed
aboutlossofopen
space
andcarparks.
Mange
thenighttieeconom
yinNew
quay.
Inordertocementingits
roleinthehierarchy,further
retailp
rovision
shouldbe
provided
inthetowncentre.
Considerthe
outcom
esofthe
countywideretailstudy.
Concernoveranti-social
behaviour.
New
quay
towncentrehaslowrepresentationofnational
multipleretailersrepresentation.
Retentionofshopsinvillages
Needtoimproveretail
offer(ParishPlan)
New
quay
haslack
ofofficespaceincentralareas.
Poorpublic
realminNew
quay,buttownhasashop
front
design
guide(12) .
The‘New
quay
ActionFram
ework’identifieskeytown
centreregenerationsitese.g.ManorRoad,Station
Area.(13)
Strong
nighttimeinNew
quay
towncentre.
Potentialforadditionalcom
parison
shopping
provision.
Caseform
oreconveniencegoodschoice
(14).
11GVA
Grim
leyCornw
allR
etailStudy
2010
12New
quay
ShopFrontD
esignGuide
13SurfC
apitalSteeringGroup
New
quay
ActionFram
ework
14Atisreal,N
ewquay
RetailStudy
2004
/5forR
BC
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StC
olum
bMajortowncentre:financialandprofessional
services
representationbutretailm
ixnotstrong
and
limitedvisitorattractions.
Loss
ofshopsStC
olum
bMajortowncentre
(15).
StC
olum
bMajorhaspoorquality
publicrealmandpoor
condition
ofhistoricbuildings.
Summary:
New
quay
towncentre
isdo
minated
bysh
opscaterin
gforthe
tourism
market,whilsts
tillp
roviding
ago
odrang
eof
shop
sto
meetg
eneralsh
opping
need
.The
mos
trecen
tretailstudy
conc
lude
dthatthetowniswellprovision
edwith
conv
enienc
estores
buttha
tthe
rewereim
balanc
esin
term
sof
qualita
tivech
oice,w
hilstfor
conv
enienc
esh
opping
expe
nditu
reisstillbe
inglost
outsidethecatchm
enta
rea.
Thereisastrong
case
fora
ddition
alco
mpa
rison
good
prov
isionin
thetown,
includ
ingthene
edforb
ulky
good
sretail
stores.
Thetowncentre
ofSt
Colum
bMajor
hasseen
agrad
ualerosion
ofthenu
mbe
rofsho
psinrecent
years,bu
tdoe
smaintain
aco
reof
thos
emeetin
gda
yto
dayne
edsas
wellasfin
ancialservices.O
utside
ofthemaintowns
therearelocalsho
psat
QuintrellDow
ns,S
tMaw
ganan
dMaw
ganPo
rth.
Anup
date
ontheretailne
edsof
theco
unty
asawho
leisun
derw
ay.
15StC
olum
bMajorConservationAreaAppraisalandEconomicStudy
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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
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
Traffic
Managem
entN
ewquay
andStC
olum
b.StC
olum
bMajor:concernoverspeeding
trafficandstrong
community
view
over
Cornw
alltow
nsstudy(2005)indicates
high
levelofselfcontainment(72%).
parkingissues
andcongestioninthe
narrow
streets.
Seasonalaccess/egressissues
for
trafficintoNew
quay.
Trencreekbypass
Railway
services
andstation
enhancem
ent
Concernexpressedduringprevious
LDF
consultationaboutlossofcarparking
spaces
inNew
quay.
Accesstopublictransportservice
issues
insomeruralareas-e.g.S
tWenn,Colan,W
estP
entire.
Futuredevelopm
entatairport.
Potentialfortheairportto
createwellpaidairportrelated
ProposalsintheNew
quay
Airport
Masterplanwerewelcomed,w
ith73%of
ParkandrideforN
ewquay
–proposal
oppositeHendra(16) .
business
which
couldonlybe
attracted
toandairportand
respondentsstronglyorsomew
hat
agreeing
andonly20%somew
hator
stronglydisagreeing.
Regeneration/enhancementof
New
quay
railstation.safeguarding
oflong
term
platform
potential(1
7).
wouldthereforenotsubstitute
ofcompetewith
developm
ent
orregenerationinitiatives
elsewhereinCornw
all.
Five
‘green’groupsstronglyopposedto
anyfurtherdevelopm
entatthe
airport,or
saidthey
wouldliketoseeitclosed
altogether.
Enhancedbranch
linerailservicestoSt
Austell(18) .
Connections
between
New
quay
townandtheairport.
Planned
spineroad
toserve
developm
enteastofthe
townand
bypass
Trencreek(19) .
ParkandRide.
SIF:N
ewquay
requiresimproved
strategictransportlinks
ifcongestionis
16New
quay
StrategicInvestmentFramew
ork2009
17FO
CAL,2007,A
‘Blueprint’forthe
developm
entofthe
New
quay
BranchLine
2007
18FO
CAL,2007,A
‘Blueprint’forthe
developm
entofthe
New
quay
BranchLine
2007
19RestormelLocalPlan2001.
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tobe
mitigatedandthearea
itisto
benefitfromeconom
icgrow
th.
New
quay
AirportM
asterplan(20)
–proposessignificantdevelopm
entto
turnAirportintokeytransport‘Gatew
ay’
forC
ornw
all.Key
proposalsinclude:-
BusinessParkforairportrelated
employment
Aviationacadem
yConferencecentre
New
terminal
Preparationofanewairport
developm
entplanandZonal
Masterplans
arebeingconsidered.
Sustrans
cyclenetworkpasses
through
theCNA
Areawellservedby
buses
-StC
olum
bMajorisan
interchangefor
WesternGreyhound,but
transportcanbe
aproblemfor
communities
intheoutlyingarea
andSt
Colum
bwho
oftenfinditdifficultto
access
services
such
ashealthcare,
shops,em
ploymentand
training.
20Cornw
allC
ountyCouncil,New
quay
AirportM
asterplan2008
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Summary:
New
quay
isvery
selfco
ntaine
dwith
ahigh
numbe
rofp
eoplelivean
dworkin
thetown.
Akeyissu
eforthe
townof
New
quay
istheman
agem
ento
fpeakvisitortrafficto
avoidco
ngestio
nan
dto
prom
otemore
sustaina
bletravelch
oices.Traffic
man
agem
entc
oncernsha
vealso
been
high
lighted
forS
tColum
bMajor.R
ecen
twork
bytheFO
CALgrou
pha
shigh
lighted
oppo
rtun
ities
toen
hanc
etheNew
quay
railbran
chlin
e.
New
quay
Cornw
allA
irportw
asform
allytheho
meof
RAFSt
Maw
ganbu
twas
tran
sferredto
exclus
ivecivilianus
ein
2008.W
ithon
eof
thelong
estrun
waysin
theUKtheairportc
anacco
mmod
ateallsizes
ofaircraftinclud
ingtheAirb
usA380,an
drecent
yearsha
veseen
services
expa
ndingto
anincreasing
numbe
rofd
omestic
andinternationa
lloc
ations
.Itisincreasing
lyim
portan
tfor
in-bou
ndtourism
with
high
ersp
ending
custom
ers.
Theairportisreco
gnised
asim
portan
tfor
thede
velopm
ento
fthe
Cornish
econ
omy,he
lpingto
overco
meit’spe
riphe
rally
with
theairporta
ctingas
akeytran
sport‘Gatew
ay’intoCornw
all.Po
tentialo
fthe
airporttocreate
wellp
aid‘airp
ort
related’
busine
ss,add
ition
alto
developm
ento
rreg
enerationinitiatives
elsewhe
rein
Cornw
all.
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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
identifiedunder‘Issues
forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendof
thetable–evidence
thatshow
sno
differencebetweenthisarea
andtheaverageforC
ornw
allw
illnot.
Issu
esforC
onside
ratio
nCom
mun
ityView
Eviden
ce&Po
licyCon
text
Provision
ofnewcommunity
infrastructure.
Supportforretentionofopen
spaces
(previousLD
Fconsultation)-opposition
toTowncentresofNew
quay
andSt
Colum
bMajor–villageandotherlocal
facilities,hospital,leisurecentre,zoo.
anyredevelopm
entofN
ewquay
golf
Protectionofopen
spaces.
course
(40%
ofActionFram
ework
consultees).
New
quay
Tretherras
andTreviglas
College
New
quay
caterfor11-18year
olds
andthelargervillagessupport
primaryschools.
Capacity
ofhealthservices
inthearea.
Needforw
etweatherfacilities–cinem
a.ParishPlans
Accesstoruralservices
/facilities.
Therearefivejuniorandinfantsin
New
quay,S
tMaw
ganandStC
olum
bMajor.
Developmentofyearround
community
facility(ParishPlan)
Cornw
allC
ollege/U
niversity
ofPlymouthprojecttoestablishanew
Needbetteraccesstofacilitiesforyoung
people.
centreinNew
quay
which
focuseson
enterpriseandentrepreneurship.(21)
Additionalhousing
putspressureon
the
existinghealthinfrastructurein
New
quay.G
Ppractices,dental
practices
andNew
quay
Com
munity
Hospitalservicesarereaching
capacity
(and
certainlyverystretchedduringthe
summermonths).N
early
1000
21New
quay
StrategicInvestmentFramew
ork2009
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additionalhom
eswereapproved
atQuintrellDow
nsandon
Duchy
Land.
Summary:
Theprov
isionof
infrastruc
ture
tosu
pportn
ewde
velopm
ente
merge
sas
akeyissu
eforN
ewqu
ay.C
oncern
hasbe
enexpressedov
erloss
ofop
ensp
aces
inthetownan
dthereha
sbe
enalong
stan
ding
conc
ernov
erthelack
ofwetweather
facilitiessu
chas
acine
ma.New
oppo
rtun
ities
such
astheCornw
allC
ollege
/University
ofPlym
outh
prop
osal
willhe
lpto
deliver
othe
reco
nomican
dso
cialob
jectives.
Intheruralareas
theissu
eof
serviceprov
ision/m
aintaining
facilitiesem
erge
s.Th
isisaco
mmon
them
eacross
the
coun
ty.
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Peop
le
Table.7
Peop
le:T
histablewillexploretheevidence
relatingtopeople,including
demographics,education&skills,socialinclusion,crime
&anti-socialbehaviour–
ageprofile,socialdeprivation,health,safety,perceptions’ofcrim
e,qualifications
andskills.Evidence
thathighlightsspecificissues
forthisarea
willbe
identifiedunder‘Issues
forC
onsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheend
ofthetable–evidence
thatshow
sno
differencebetweenthisarea
andtheaverageforC
ornw
allw
illnot.
Issu
esforC
onside
ratio
nCom
mun
ityView
Eviden
ce&Po
licyCon
text
ManagingNighttim
eeconom
y.Populationforthe
area
in2007
was
26,900.
Concernoveranti-socialbehaviour.
Health
impactsofplan
proposalsshouldbe
considered.
New
quay
populationabout20,000,but
thatcanbe
increasedby
another
100,000overthepeak
touristm
onths.
Theageprofile,com
paredtoCornw
all
asawhole,showsaslightlyhigher
proportionofpeopleinthe15
-34age
groups.
Thecrimerateper1000ofpopulation
is,at79.2%
,above
theCornw
all
averageof52.8%andabovethe
nationalrateof65.3%.
Incidentsofanti-socialbehaviourare
particularly
high
at87.5incidences
per
thousand
population(Cornw
all61)and
theincidentsofrowdy/nuisance
behaviourm
uchhigherthen
thecounty
averageat66
comparedwith
44.
'New
quay
Safe'initiativelaunched
todealwith
abovesocialissues
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Socialdeprivationishigherthan
the
countyaverage-particularlyinthe
Gannelw
ard
PeopleinNew
quay
(20.8%
),StColum
bMajor(19.8%
),andQuintrellDow
ns(21.2%
)aremorelikelytohave
alim
iting
long-term
illness
incomparison
toEngland
andWales
(17.6%
)and
the
SouthWest(17.4%).(
22)
Summary:Anti-s
ocialbeh
aviour,related
prim
arily
tothenigh
t–tim
eecon
omyisakeylocalcon
cern.M
anag
ingthenigh
ttim
eecon
omyem
erge
sas
apriorityforN
ewqu
ay.
22Cornw
allC
ouncil,Com
munity
NetworkProfile.
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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
forC
onsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence
thatshow
sno
differencebetweenthisarea
andtheaverageforC
ornw
allw
illnot.
Issu
esforC
onside
ratio
nCom
mun
ityView
Eviden
ce&Po
licyCon
text
Protectionofthenatural,
archaeologicalandbuilt
heritageofthearea.
Thereissupportinthetownforthe
AONB
designationtobe
extended
tothecoast
here.
ThereareConservationAreas
atSt
Colum
bMinor(villagenowcontiguous
with
New
quay),StC
olum
bMajorand
StM
awgan.StC
olum
bMajoridentified
Naturalheritageunderpinsthe
touristindustry.
Maw
gan-in-PydarParishPlan–strong
supportforenvironm
entalprotection.
forheritage-ledregeneration
scheme.(23)
ConservationAreaCharacter
AppraisalsandManagem
ent
PossiblenewConservationAreafor
historicparts
ofNew
quay
–likelytobe
focusedaround
harbourarea(24) .
plansforS
tColum
bMinorand
StM
awganarerequired.
Cornw
allG
eologicalSitesatFistraland
WatergateBay.
Detailedlandscapecharacter
assessmentforNew
quay
urbanfringeisrequired.
Dunesystem
salongthenorth
coast
(Pentire,Fistral,WatergateandMaw
gan
Flooding.
Porth)areexceptionallyarchaeologically
rich.
Landscapecharacter:Thearea
contains
(partsof)a
numberoflandscape
characterareas
asdescribed
inAppendixB(25).
Around25
propertiesareestim
ated
tobe
atriskoffluvialortidalfloodingin
23StC
olum
bMajorConservationAreaCharacterAppraisalandManagem
entP
roposals2007.
24New
quay
reportoftheCornw
alland
Scilly
Urban
Survey
25Cornw
allLandscape
CharacterAssessm
ent(2007)
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New
quay.A
pproximately90
properties
inNew
quay
areestim
ated
tobe
atrisk
ofsurface
waterflooding.
InStC
olum
bMajortherehasbeen
ahistoryoffluvialflooding.Ap
proximately
50propertiesarepotentially
atriskof
surface
waterflooding.
Highphosphateissues
ontheMenahyl
(Environm
entA
gencyadvice).
Therearefloodingissues
atMaw
gan
Porth.
Summary:
Despite
theattractiv
enessan
dim
portan
ceof
theco
astline
oftheNew
quay
area
fortou
rism
thereareno
natio
nallan
dscape
design
ations
forthe
area
however
therearena
tiona
lnatureco
nservatio
nde
sign
ationat
StBreoc
kDow
nsan
dat
Treg
onetha
.The
reareso
melocald
esigna
tions
forw
ildlifewhilstS
tColum
bMinor,S
tColum
bMajor
and
Maw
ganin
Pyda
rhaveCon
servationAreas
forthe
historicpa
rtsof
theirs
ettle
men
ts.T
here
arege
olog
icalsitesat
Waterga
teBay
andFistral.Th
ereisano
tableco
ntrastbe
tweentheurba
nisedarea
ofNew
quay
andtheruralcou
ntryside
totheso
uthan
deast.Stron
glocalsu
pportfor
environm
entalp
rotectionin
ruralareas.
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Coa
st
Table.9
Coa
st:T
histablewillexploretheevidence
relatingtothecoast.Evidencethathighlightsspecificissues
forthisarea
willbe
identifiedunder‘Issues
forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence
thatshow
sno
difference
betweenthisarea
andtheaverageforC
ornw
allw
illnot.
Issu
esforC
onside
ratio
nCom
mun
ityView
Eviden
ce&Po
licyCon
text
Protectionofenvironm
ental
assets.
Attractivecliffs.
GreaterprotectionofNew
quay
coastal
landscapehasbeen
raised
atcommunity
level.
SouthWestC
oastalPath
ImpactofClim
atechange
Coastalerosion.
Possibleimpactofclimatechange
and
coastalerosion
(26).
Needtomaintaingood
bathingwater
quality.
Summary:
Theco
astline
ofNew
quay
isacriticalasset
forthe
localeco
nomy
26ShorelineManagem
entP
lan2–ongoing
work
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Summary and Key Spatial Issues
Table .10
Summary
This paper summarises the key emerging issues for the Newquay Community Network Areabrought together to inform the Cornwall Core Strategy.
The key issues:
Issue 1 – Promote town centre regeneration in Newquay and St. Columb Major.
Issue 2 – Enable housing delivery, particularly affordable housing, and accompanying keyinfrastructure.
Issue 3 – Support the diversification of the economy, both in Newquay and the rural areas,including delivery of new employment space, up-skilling the workforce and extending the touristseason.
Issue 4 – Maintain and enhance the stock of tourist accommodation in Newquay to meet theneeds of the industry.
Issue 5 – Manage the night-time economy of Newquay.
Issue 6 – Resolve congestion through traffic management / parking initiatives.
Issue 7 – Consider the development of Newquay Airport.
Issue 8 – Support the improvement of rural services/facilities.
Issue 9 – Protect environmental assets. These are essential to the tourism economy.
Appendix A: Community Planning Area Visions / Key Objectives
Table .11
Summary of “visions / key objectives”Document
The separately published vision statement says:Newquay ActionFramework (2004)
The vision is to make Newquay an all year round destinationwith enlivened streets and spaces, create a vibrant economyand an attractive place to live and work. Newquay benefits fromsome of the best coastal scenery in the country and has potentialto capitalise on this with improved public realm works and newquality development such as the Fistral Surf Centre including goodplaces to eat and drink, arts and cultural facilities.
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The ‘Action Framework’ main document sees Newquay as ‘the SurfCapital of the UK’ and seeks: -
‘To ‘capitalise on Newquay’s unique asset, the quality of surfand beaches, by being a quality resort for tourists and localsalike. Also to be a leader in sustainable coastal tourism wherea superb and accessible natural environment supports a healthyand vibrant community of all ages’
The document goes on to say
‘Newquay has the potential to evolve into one of the most excitingplaces to live, work and visit in the UK. It can become a place witha populated town centre all year round, enlivening streets andspaces and supporting the economy; a place where there is easyaccess to some of the best coastal scenery in the country but alsomany of the benefits of urban living including good places to eatand drink, arts and cultural facilities, and good public transport. Itwill in the future attract a wider diversity of people, both as residentsand visitors and these will contribute to a thriving year roundeconomy. There is potential for some wonderful new architectureon the seafront - buildings that could put the town on theinternational map - and new exemplar sustainable developmenton the edge of town that can bring new employment opportunitiesand community buildings.’
St. Mawgan in PydarParish Plan (2007)
Projects relating to traffic management and car parking; pluscreation of footpath/bridleways.To look at how all residents can have the best possible quality oflife; improving access for those with disabilities etc.Improved access to health services/facilities.Improvements to public transport provision.Support for role of tourism within the parish whilst ensuring thereis a minimal adverse impact on the environment and its residents.Also the need to curb the growing commercialisation outside theshops at Mawgan Porth and any dominating activities on the beachwhich are to the detriment of swimmers and family based funactivities on the sand.Sustain economic growth in the parish and provide additionalemployment opportunities, including the protection of dying skillsin the rural community; and ICT training/facilities.Production of a Parish Design Statement to ensure rural characterof parish is not lost; that effects on infrastructure considered; toprevent over-development; to provide low cost housing forlocal/young people.Increased police presence and service within the parish.
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Improvements to play/sports facilities.Protection and preservation of parish areas; nature trails; recycling;prevention of light pollution; tackling dog fouling. Also issuesrelating to Newquay Cornwall Airport!Issues relating to public utilities; upgrading community facilities;retail needs, community bus, village halls, street lighting, etc.
The Economic aims are:Newquay Town andParish Plan 2010
For Collective Agreement on Newquay’s Economic VisionA diverse Economic baseFor Newquay to be a bustling, vibrant town
The social aims are that:
Newquay should be for allThere should be a real sense of civic prideYoung people should be engaged and participate in the community
The Environmental aims are:
For a cleaner, greener townA beautiful environmentTo enhance Newquay’s individuality ‘town and environment’
(Summary of Key Priorities / Actions)
A more family friendly resort.Provision of community centre / community group hub.Better access to NHS dental services.Develop a strategy to create a positive environment to tempt
appropriate retail offer into town.
Work with planners to further previous design / architecture work.
Support better business developments.Housing opportunities.
Appendix B: Landscape Character information from the 2007 CornwallLandscape Character Assessment
COMMUNITY NETWORK AREA 12 - NEWQUAY
Evidence and Policy Context
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Landscape Character Areas (LCA):
LCA 14 Newlyn DownsLCA 15 Newquay and Perranporth CoastLCA 18 St Breock DownsLCA 20 Mid Cornwall MoorsLCA 33 Camel and Allen Valleys
www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall_landscape (underscore between cornwall and landscape)
Issues for Consideration
Environment
Create coastal management plan to conserve undeveloped coast, manage areas subject towear and tear and accommodate tourism.Encourage woodland management, in particular wet woodland in valleys and new broadleaved woodland planting to extend tree cover.Soften urban edges with appropriate mitigation and planting.Prepare heathland management plan to conserve existing areas, and create new areas linkingwith existing areas. Encourage appropriate grazing regimes.Regenerate heathland on rough conifer areas at Hustyn.Within areas of high ground keep forestry to flanks of hills, avoiding open upland.Conserve archaeological features and their settings.Encourage creation of footpaths to link with open access areas.Conserve significant and unusual field systems and retain large boulders within fields byproviding information and incentives to landowners.
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