St Austell & Surrounding Parishes Town Framework:

Statement of Community Consultation

Community Network Panel

3 September 2014

St Austell Framework Plan / Cornwall Site Allocations Document

• Recent consultation on St Austell Framework Plan – Options

• Brief summary of the consultation feedback

Context• Framework Plans for most of Cornwall's main towns

• Informing the content of the Cornwall Site Allocations Document

• Each town has a local member steering group, plus discussions with Town Council: - ongoing local involvement - steer and support the process

• Before leading into the Cornwall Council Committee process

Framework Plan / Site Allocations - Stages

1. Review the evidence with local steering group

2. Draft Options

3. Public consultation on Options – April/May 2014

4. Review consultation feedback

5. Amend and prepare preferred Plan with local steering group

6. Further public consultation on the Cornwall Site Allocations Document / Framework: Early 2015

7. Review comments

8. Finalise plan – Submit Site Allocations Independent examination - Adoption

Framework Plan – consultation period summary

6 week public consultation period 7th April to 19th May• Summary leaflet/posters/school satchel drop/press release• Options document published online & placed in the OSS & Library• Survey online & paper copies

3 public exhibitions held:• Fri 25th April: Bethel Hall, 60 attended• Sat 26th April: White River Place, 90 attended• Mon 28th April: St Austell Library, 58 attended

Online & exhibition results390 surveys completed (234 online & 156 on paper)

Written comments / representations – 49 received by email/letter

E-Petition – 1501 signatures – included in the review of comments & responses

Independent Survey, local action group – 1362 responses, own brief analysis, included in the review of comments & responses

Statement of Community Consultation summarises the above process & results

Online & exhibition survey - results

Where respondents live

Do any of the following relate to you? (please tick all that apply)

Answer Options Response Percent Response Count

None of the below apply48.5% 162

I live in St Austell87.7% 293

I work in St Austell36.2% 121

I own a business in St Austell14.1% 47

I own a commercial building in St Austell1.8% 6

answered question 334

skipped question 56

Economic Strategy Options

Do you agree with the aims of the Economic Strategy for St Austell?

Answer Options Response Percent Response Count

Yes21.8% 92

No15.4% 33

Partially46.2% 134

Don't know16.7% 31

answered question 290

skipped question 10

Economic Strategy Options

290 responses:

Retail Strategy Options299 respondents23% support Strategy 152% support Strategy 223% support neither

Sedgemoor Retail Option106 respondents

Penwinnick Rd Retail Option212 respondents

Neither Retail Strategy

• 88 respondents said that they did not support either strategy.

• 60 respondents suggested alternative sites with Coyte Farm primarily mentioned.

Plus• E-petition: 1501 signatures in support of Coyte Farm

Housing Options306 responses

Housing Options

306 respondents:

•SAUE 1 Trewhiddle Penwinnick Rd: - 136 people either strongly supported or supported this option, proving to be the most supported option- 82 did not support this option- 72 neutral

•SAUE2 Mount Stamper Rd- 68 people either strongly supported or supported

- 112 did not support this option- 98 neutral

•SAUE3 Trenowah Rd- 92 people either strongly supported or supported

- 86 did not support this option- 105 neutral

•SAUE4 Holmbush Rd - 68 people either strongly supported or supported

- 141 did not support this option proving to be the least popular option

- 76 neutral

Housing Options

Plus:Independent survey submitted during the consultation period by local

action group: SOUL

• 1362 respondents

• Indicating SAUE1 Trewhiddle as the most favoured option for housing (over 70%)

• Indicating SAUE2 Mount Stamper Rd as least favoured option (over 90%)

Transport Options307 responses:

Written comments / representations

49 representations received in totalPublic, agents/developers: 39Statutory consultees: 10 (includes Town & Parish Councils, Natural England,

English Heritage)

Key issues raises: Retail, Housing, Infrastructure, Coyte Farm

Review of comments:1. Grouped into themes, employment, retail etc.

2. Analysis of comments by theme – identify the key issues

3. Key issues given Officer responses & recommendations

4. Steering group review & agree recommendations for the Framework

5. Summary of process set out in Statement of Community Involvement – presented to Cornwall Council formal committee for formal consideration

Broad Recommendations

• Ensure that the next draft document is easier to navigate

• Review the ‘Vision’ for minor amendments

• Increase the emphasis to be given to tourism in the Framework

• Undertake further assessment of the options for retail alongside an update to the Cornwall retail evidence base study - consultation

• Gather further evidence to inform prioritisation of the housing site options for consideration alongside the consultation comments

• Review if further employment space can be identified in St Austell in particular for industrial use

• Further assessment to clarify infrastructure requirements, for highways, education, utilities and open spaces

Next Steps – Framework /Allocations DPD

September / October•Evidence base work•Framework Plan member Steering group meetings•Present the Statement of Community Consultation to the Cornwall Council committee to enable it to be published

Winter 2015•Pubic consultation on the Cornwall Site Allocations Document (section on St Austell)

2015, following Cornwall Local Plan Examination: •submit Site Allocations Document for examination

Once the Cornwall Site Allocations DPD is adopted the Framework Plan can be endorsed by Cornwall Council. Until then it will be supporting evidence to the Allocations Document