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1CORNWALL LOCAL PLAN PLACE-BASED TOPIC PAPER:LAUNCESTON COMMUNITY NETWORK AREA

1Summary3Purpose of paper4Launceston Community Network Area5Key Facts6Community Planning Visions9Issues Tables9Introduction10Housing12Local Economy14Retail and Town Centres16Transport and Accessibility18Community facilities20People21Environment

23Appendix A: Landscape Character information from the 2007Cornwall Landscape Character Assessment

Launceston Place Based Topic Paper - March 2013

Contents


Contents

Cornwall Local Plan Place-based Topic Paper: LauncestonCommunity Network Area

Summary

Table .1

This paper explores and brings together the key issues to be addressed by the CornwallLocal Plan that are specific to the Launceston Community Network Area. The key issuesare:

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.

1Launceston Place Based Topic Paper - March 2013

Cornwall Local Plan Place-based Topic Paper: Launceston CommunityNetwork Area

Local Plan Objectives for Launceston CNA:

Objective 1 – Affordable Housing: Enable the provision of affordable housing.

Objective 2 – Employment in Launceston: Sustain and enhance Launceston town’semployment role, through the provision of employment sites and necessary infrastructure.

Objective 3 – Employment Opportunities: Raise the quality and quantity of employmentopportunities, including prioritising the use of brownfield sites for employment.

Objective 4 – Community Services: Improve the provision of and access to communityservices and facilities, especially sustainable transport, health services, further and highereducation and training opportunities and public open space.

Objective 5 – Infrastructure: To deliver the highway and sustainable transport infrastructureneeded to support the delivery of future housing and economic growth and to deliver otherinfrastructure required for the growth of the area.

Objective 6 – Congestion: Tackle congestion in Launceston.

Objective 7 – Drainage: Improve surface water drainage in Launceston.

Objective 8 – Heritage Assets: Maintain and enhance the area’s heritage assets for thecommunity’s

benefit and to enhance the area’s tourism offer.

Local Plan Policy (PP14) for Launceston CNA:

1. Development will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that the following prioritiesfor Launceston can be satisfied:

a) The protection of the vitality and viability of Launceston town centre through the promotionof retail, office and leisure uses. Proposals for change of use or redevelopment will only bepermitted within the Primary Shopping Area if the proposal adds to the attractiveness of thecentre and does not reduce the predominance of A1 retail use.

b) The need for the provision of around 8,450sqm of B1a office accommodation and16,900sqm of Industrial space has been identified. This has the potential of accommodating900 jobs in the CNA over the plan period.

c) The provision of around 1,100 dwellings in the period up to 2030. To be identified in theCornwall Towns Allocations DPD.

d) Provision of further and higher education facilities in the CNA.

e) The retention and enhancement of heritage assets with a particular focus on enhancingthe tourism offer of the CNA and of Launceston.



2. In the remainder of the Community Network Area development will be permitted whereit supports

the following priorities:

a) The provision of around 400 dwellings in the period up to 2030.

b) Development should help rebalance the communities by providing facilities, economicdevelopment or housing for local needs of a scale that is appropriate to the settlement andreduces the need to travel.

c) Development should deliver community benefits in the form of affordable housing for localpeople

and contributions to requirements for facilities, services and infrastructure identified locally.

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 the proposed Local Plan: Part 2 Policy Messages for Places can be refinedto reflect local issues through engagement, policy formulation, delivery and local ownership. Furtherin format ion on Communi ty Network Areas can be found athttp://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=12439.

The issues have been identified from a variety of sources including plans and proposals of otherorganisations. 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 isincluded in the section on "Community Planning Visions". A full list of the Issues Papers can beaccessed on the Council’s website at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=22887.

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.



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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 sizedmarkettown. 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



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

Key facts about the Launceston Community Network Area include the following (follow this linkwww.cornwall.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=20177 for the latest version of the Launceston CommunityNetwork Profile which gives more information):

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 18,200, with 8,600 in the town ofLaunceston. For the period 2001-2008, the population growth rate was higher (11%) than theCornwall average (6%). The age distribution is similar to the Cornwall average, although there areslightly higher proportions of the population in the 0-14 and 40-54 age groups. The populationdensity of the area is only about a third of that for the whole of Cornwall (0.6 per hectare as opposedto 1.5 per hectare), making this a predominantly rural area.



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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 WorldHeritage 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 around 8,500 dwellings in 2010, with a 29% increase in dwelling numbersover the period 1991-2010 (average of 20% across Cornwall). As at 31st March 2010 there were120 dwellings under construction and 489 unimplemented planning permissions. About 2% ofdwellings were registered as empty properties - Cornwall average 1.7% and 3.8% of propertieswere registered as second homes – Cornwall average 10.7% (Council Tax, 2011). These figuresindicate that a slightly higher than average proportion of dwellings remain vacant, and that thereis minimal competition from other types of dwelling occupiers – most dwellings are used bypermanent residents. 38 affordable homes are required each year to meet 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 significant alternative transport links,such as rail, in the area. Buses run to Exeter, Plymouth, Okehampton and Truro.

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.

Options Consultation Feedback

Feedback from the public exhibition held in Launceston on 15th February 2011 shows that 44%opted for medium growth across Cornwall (48,000 new homes) whilst 30% opted for high growth(57,000 new homes) and 26% opted for low growth (38,000 new homes).

The results regarding the approach to distribution showed that 56% preferred the dispersedapproach to distribution (growth split between main towns and villages), whilst 28% preferred theoption for development to be focused in Cornwall’s main towns and 16% preferred the economy-ledoption (development in key regeneration areas).

During the Options consultation, Launceston Town Council and Werrington Parish Council bothstated that they would prefer to see a mix of the Cornwall towns and the economy-led options inthis area, whilst North Petherwin Parish Council chose the economy-led model with low growth.

Community Planning Visions

Table .2

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.Stoke Climsland Parish are considering reviewing their plan.

Summary of Issues and ActionsSt Stephen's ByLaunceston RuralParish Plan (2010)

Affordable housing thought to be needed, the design of which shouldbe 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.

Key issues/actions:Trewen Parish Plan(2011) Ensure clear, safe and accessible footpaths.

Improve walking opportunities within and around the parishCar sharing schemes for work and amenity provision.Reduce traffic speeds in the village of Pipers Pool



Promote the Launceston Community Transport Partnership ‘LittleRed Bus’Support economic activity through a ‘Trewen Service Directory’ andimproved Broadband services.Improve community buildings and encourage shared use of facilitiesand bringing the community together.Encourage and facilitate information sharing within parish.Local need for housing for the future.Create an allotments register and address any need.Encourage energy saving.Research sustainable energy options as individual households andcommunity.Start a Tidy Parish Scheme, a Parish wildlife group and investigatedog problems.

Issues Tables

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.3

Hou

sing

:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtohousing–futuregrow

th,balance

inthehousingstock,tenuremix,quality,

deprivation,second

homes,in-migration,affordabilityandhousingneed.E

videncethathighlightsissues

relevanttotheremitof

theLocalPlan(PoliciesforP

laces)specifictothisCNAwillbe

identifiedunder‘Mattersforthe

LocalPlantoAddress’.For

Cornw

all-w

ideissues

please

refertotheTopicPapers.

Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

Add

ress

Key

Pointsfro

mCom

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

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.



Theproportionofrented

accommodation(bothprivate

andsocial)inLaunceston

ishigherthan

theCornish

average.

Gypsies

andTravellers:A

need

for2

separatetransit

sitesof3-5pitcheseach

and5residentialpitcheswas

identifiedintheformerNorthCornw

allareatomeetthe

needsuntil2011

(1) .Between2011-2026,furtherpitches

willbe

willrequiredinthearea.

App

roachto

beTaken:

PolicyPP

141c

-The

provisionofaround

1,100dw

ellings

intheperiodup

to2030.Tobe

identifiedintheCornw

allTow

nsAllocations

DPD.

PolicyPP14

2a-T

heprovisionofaround

400dw

ellings

intheperiodup

to2030

(rem

ainderoftheCNA)

1DraftRegionalSpatialStrategy,S

ecretaryofStateProposedChanges

(2008)



LocalE

cono

my

Table.4

LocalEcono

my:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtothelocaleconomy,includingregenerationandtourism–econom

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

theabilitytoworklocally.

Evidencethathighlightsissues

relevanttotheremitoftheLocalPlan(PoliciesforP


identified

under‘Mattersforthe

LocalPlantoAddress’.ForC

ornw

all-w

ideissues

please


Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

Add

ress

Key

Pointsfro

mCom

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Protectionandprovisionof

employmentspace

inDevelop

business

parkat

Badash(Launceston)

ThedraftN

orthCornw

allLDFproposed

20hectares

ofem

ploymentlandatLaunceston,based

ontheNorth

Cornw

allEmploymentLandAssessm

ent(2

) .Launceston

toalignprovision

with

housinggrow

thExtendPennygillam

industrialestate

RegenerationproposalsforS

carneandNew

portindustrial

estates,incorporatingnewrivercrossing

atNew

port(3)

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

(4)

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

2NorthCornw

allEmploymentLandAssessm

ent,2005

3Launceston

Forum/BakerAssociates(2006),A

Strategy

forS

ustainableGrowth

4Office

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

App

roachto

beTaken:

PolicyPP14

1a-T

heneed

forthe

provisionofaround

8,450sqm

ofB1a

officeaccommodationand16,900sqmofIndustrialspace

hasbeen

identified.Thishasthepotentialofaccom

modating900jobs

intheCNAovertheplan

period.

PolicyPP14

2b-D

evelopmentshouldhelprebalancethecommunities

byprovidingfacilities,econom

icdevelopm

entorhousing

forlocalneedsofascalethatisappropriatetothesettlem

entand

reducestheneed

totravel.



Retailand

TownCen

tres

Table.5

Retailand

TownCen

tres:T

histablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtoretailandtowncentres–levelsofconvenience,

comparison

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

loss

offacilities.Evidencethathighlightsissues


laces)specifictothisCNA

willbe



ornw

all-w

ideissues

please


Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

Add

ress

Key

Pointsfro

mCom

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Deliveryofregenerationof

Launceston

towncentre

Appointtownmanager

forLaunceston

The2010

Cornw

allR

etailStudy

(5)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(6)

Ifsignificantgrow

thtakesplaceatLaunceston

thereis

likelytobe

aneed

foradditionalcomparison

(non

food)

floorspaceby

2026

(7)

5GVA

Grim

ley,Cornw

allR

etailStudy

2010

6Cornw

allC

ouncil/GVA

Grim

ley(2008)Householdtelephoneretailsurvey

7NorthCornw

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(8)

App

roachto

beTaken:

PolicyPP14

1a-T

heprotectionofthevitalityandviabilityofLaunceston

towncentrethroughtheprom

otionofretail,officeand

leisureuses.Proposalsforchangeofuseorredevelopm

entw

illonlybe

permitted

withinthePrim

aryShoppingAreaiftheproposal

adds

totheattractivenessofthecentreanddoes

notreducethepredom

inance

ofA1retailuse.

8Launceston

Forum/B

akerAssociates(2006),A

Strategy

forS

ustainableGrowth



Tran

sportand

Accessibility

Table.6

Tran

sportand

Accessibility:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtotransportandaccessibility–opportunitiesforw

alking

andcycling,useofprivatevehicles

andpublictransport,road/rail/air/w

aternetworks,and

connections

withinandoutsidethearea.

Evidencethathighlightsissues



identified

under‘Mattersforthe


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ideissues

please


Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

Add

ress

Key

Pointsfrom

Com

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

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.

Doessteamrailway

have

potentialfor

community

travel?

Proposalsfornew

north-southlinkin

Launceston.

Consultresidentson

limiting

orexpanding

parkingprovisioninSouthPetherwin.

Parking

problemsattheGPsurgeries.

Access

issues

have

createdasocialdivide

which

shouldbe

addressed.

Thescatterednatureofthemanysm

all

settlem

entsinthearea

impactson

the

viabilityofpublictransport.



Traveltim

esby

carformuchoftherural

area

arelong,owingtotheroad

network

inthearea.

Public

transporttraveltimes

are

significantlylongerthan

inless

remote

areasofthecounty.

App

roachto

beTaken:

Launceston

Objective5–Infrastructure:To

deliverthehighway

andsustainabletransportinfrastructureneeded

tosupportthe

deliveryoffuturehousingandeconom

icgrow

thandtodeliver

otherinfrastructurerequiredforthe

grow

thofthearea.



Com

mun

ityfacilities

Table.7

Com

mun

ityfacilities:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtocommunity

facilities,includinghealth,recreationandopen

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

offacilities.Evidence

thathighlightsissues



identifiedunder

‘Mattersforthe


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Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

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ress

Key

Pointsfrom

Com

mun

ityPlan

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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(

9)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.

App

roachto

beTaken:

9SUDS=surface

waterdrainage

system

s



Launceston

Objective4–Com

munity

Services:Improvetheprovisionofandaccess

tocommunity

services

andfacilities,especially

sustainabletransport,healthservices,furtherandhighereducation

andtrainingopportunitiesandpublicopen

space.



Peop

le

Table.8

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

forconsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheendof

thetable–evidence

thatshow

sno

differencebetweenthisarea

andtheaverageforC

ornw

allw

illnot.

Matters

forthe

LocalP

lant

toAdd

ress

Key

Pointsfrom

Com

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

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(10) .

App

roachto

beTaken:

Provide

therighthousingandfacilitiesandhousingforanageing

populationas

wellasencouragingyoungpeopletostay

inthe

area

areissues

tobe

addressed.

10DCLG

,Index

ofMultipleDeprivation2007



Environm

ent

Table.9

Environm

ent:Thistablewillexploretheevidence

relatingtotheenvironm

ent–

biodiversity,geodiversity,landscape

&seascape,

historicenvironm

ent,flooding,soil,airand

water.E

videncethathighlightsissues

relevanttotheremitoftheLocalPlan(Policies

forP




ornw

all-w

ideissues

please


Matters

forthe

LocalP

lanto

Add

ress

Key

Pointsfrom

Com

mun

ityPlan

sEv

iden

ce&Po

licyCon

text

Reductionofsurface

water,

especiallyintheLaunceston

CriticalDrainageAreas.

Concernregardinglightpollution

MostofB

odminMoorispartofthe

Cornw

allAONB.

Investigateopportunitiesforcom

munity

compostingschemeinLezant,S

toke

Clim

sland.

MuchofBodminMoorisdesignated

asSSSI.

Linkingprotectionand

enhancem

entofsem

inatural

Improvehedges,lookintotreeplanting

schemes.

Landscapecharacter:Thearea

contains

(partsof)a

numberoflandscape

areaswith

catchm

entw

ide

reductionofsurface

water

characterareas

asdescribed

inAppendixB(11).

Promotesustainabledrainage

system

s.runoff,toincludelinking

the

managem

entofthe

Tamar

Prom

oteenergy

efficiencyofcommunities.

Launceston

isan

historicsettlem

ent.

Thereisalargenumberoflisted

Protectionofruralareas,villagegreens.

Valleywithinthedifferent

Com

munity

NetworkAreas.

Explorerenewableenergy

generation

(RiverKensey)andenergy

saving.

buildings

inthearea

andthescheduled

monum

entofthe

Norman

Castle

islocatedintheheartofthe

town.

Protectandenhancethe

area'soutstandingnaturaland

historicenvironm

entinthe

contextofgrowth.

Encourage

localfoodproduction.

Launceston,Altarnun,Stoke

Clim

sland,

Luckett,Hicks

MillandPolyphanteach

have

aConservationArea.

Link

themanagem

entof

BodminMoorw

ithinthe

Surface

waterdrainage

problems(3

identifiedCriticalDrainageAreas)in

differentCom

munity

Network

Areas.

Launceston.R

iverfloodingissues

in

11Cornw

allLandscape

CharacterAssessm

ent(2007)



Launceston’sNew

portarea

alongthe

RiverKensey(12) .

Restorationandrecreationofupland

heathon

Bodm

inMoorand

ofthearea’s

woodlands

inaccordance

with

Nature

Map

(13).

App

roachto

beTaken:

ThisCom

munity

NetworkAreacoversalargepartofBodminMoor,which

formsan

importantnaturalassettothecounty.The

protectionandmanagem

entofB

odminMoorshouldbe

considered

inthelightofnewdevelopm

ent.Surface

waterdrainage

iscriticalatLauncestonas

isfluvialfloodingfromtheRiverKe

nsey.The

area

hasan

outstandingnatural,builtandhistoricenvironm

ent.

ToretainandenhancetheHeritage

assetswith

aparticularfocus

onenhancingthetourismofferofthe

CNAandofLaunceston.

12Cornw

allStrategicFloodRiskAssessm

ent(Cornw

allC

ouncil,2009)

13Biodiversity

SouthWest,SouthWestR

egionalN

atureMap



Appendix A: 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

www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall_landscape (underscore between cornwall and landscape)

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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