What changes are we proposing?
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Much of our existing community-led Neighbourhood Plan remains unchanged, but we have made some key changes that respond to challenges identified. The main policy changes are set out below:
Responding to the challenges of climate change and helping to protect and increase wildlife and natural space:
• New Policy E4 (development and building quality) sets out new standards for creating buildings that are energy efficient with green and accessible layouts. This policy will help to secure better quality development across the plan area.
• Revised Policy E6 (Character and setting of settlements) sets out the areas of landscape around the city, Threemilestone and Shortlanesend that are important in forming an edge to our settlements. Providing decent homes, improving health and wellbeing and providing certainty for infrastructure to be delivered and protecting and growing our economy:
• New policy H3 (Langarth) sets out a new approach to the Langarth developments that already have planning permission. The policy sets out the need for a masterplan
that creates a mix of uses and a better standard of development that is walkable, green and energy efficient. It also requires the masterplan to identify ways of bringing vital infrastructure forward as soon as possible.
• New Policy EJ2(b) (Pydar Street Redevelopment Site) sets out the points that must be addressed to gain permission for this important city centre redevelopment site. This includes a mix of uses and high-quality design and layout. Encouraging more sustainable travel choices:
• Revised Policy T2 helps to safeguard land at Truro Railway Station for new sustainable transport uses and for the improvement of rail services in the future.
• New Policy H3 (Langarth) helps to ensure that the form of new development will make it easier for new residents to travel without a car and opens up new walking and cycling connections back to the city centre and Threemilestone.
Supporting our heritage and culture:
• Revised Policy C3 adds the importance of preserving our Cornish hedges and trees in new development.
Please note that the draft policies shown above are either new or changes to existing policies.
Neighbourhood Plan Area Map
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