A Neighbourhood Development Plan for St Gluvias Cllr

A Neighbourhood Development Plan for St Gluvias Cllr Chris Daly St Gluvias Parish Council

The story so far • The Parish Council resolved at its July 2016 meeting to prepare a NDP • The Parish Council has applied to designate the Parish of St Gluvias as a ‘Neighbourhood Planning Area’ – confirmed September • Need a Steering Group to continue the process and write a Plan.

What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan? (NDP) • A Plan which gives a right for communities to shape future development in the area • Powerful document when deciding planning applications • It is NOT a plan to stop development, such a plan would not be accepted • Written by us. It gives you the right to have a say in future development

What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan? (NDP) • You can write a Neighbourhood Development Plan working with your Parish Council • When completed and approved it will be adopted by Cornwall Council as planning policy for the area • It must conform to National and Cornwall Local Plan policy

Why should we have one? • It is for the present and future community • Development would be sustainable and community led • The right plan will preserve the character of the parish • Careful and considered planning will enhance the parish economically and socially

Do they cost money to be written? • It will cost money • There are grants available (£ 9 K) and if you wish to proceed with the NDP, the Parish Council can also budget for these costs in future years by a small increase to the precept • Costs can be anything from £ 5 K to £ 30 K depending on whether consultants are used

What can a NDP do? • Decide what new houses should look like and where, including affordable houses, • Can improve local spaces e. g. playing fields, public open space, • Can protect spaces and restrict areas from development, • Help fund road improvements, • Can draw upon relevant evidence in the Parish Plan.

Future housing in the Parish? • St Gluvias is part of the Falmouth and Penryn Community Network Area • The number of new houses is allocated to each Network (3, 400) • Falmouth and Penryn, Mabe and Budock have been allocated their own housing numbers (2, 800) • Reminder to be divided between us, Perranworthal, Constantine, Mawnan Smith and Mylor (600/5 = 120) Some have already been allocated and will bring down this number.

Future housing in the Parish? • In theory all the required number of new houses could be built in just one parish and the other parishes in the Community Network would not have any • Not likely that this would happen, but a NDP would also address this possibility

Next steps • Would you be prepared to help shape a Neighbourhood Development Plan for St Gluvias Parish? • If so, please add your name and contact details to the list • Website to be set up • Email address stgluvias. NDP@yahoo. co. uk • Questionnaires to be sent to everyone in the Parish • Steering Group to be convened in New Year

Thank you for listening! Any questions?