Contents PAPER:NEWQUAY ...Columb, 27 Quintrell Downs, 12 St Mawgan (June 09). Housing Requirement study identifies a 5-year Net Housing Requirement for Newquay of 1,100. At the date

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

Newquay & St Columb Place Based Issues Paper February 2011

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.

1Newquay & St Columb Place Based Issues Paper February 2011

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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.



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



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



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



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.

10New

quay


ork2009



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


forC

onsideration’andinthe

summaryboxattheendofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


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



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



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

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


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.



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



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.



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

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


ork2009



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.



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


forC

onsideration’andinthesummaryboxattheend

ofthetable–evidence

thatshow

sno


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



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.



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


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)



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.



Coa

st

Table.9

Coa

st:T


relatingtothecoast.Evidencethathighlightsspecificissues

forthisarea

willbe


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



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.



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.



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



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.



http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/cornwall_landscape

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Contents PAPER:NEWQUAY ...Columb, 27 Quintrell Downs, 12 St Mawgan (June 09). Housing Requirement study identifies a 5-year Net Housing Requirement for Newquay of 1,100. At the date