Summary
The original Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2016 following a public vote where 85% voted in a referendum for the plan to be used in planning decisions by Cornwall Council. That plan covered a wide range of subjects including environment, economy, education, housing, leisure and culture, transport and historic environment. Since then, there have been a number of local and national changes that meant that the plan needed to be updated. These include further opportunities to influence the Langarth and Pydar Street developments and the need to react pro-actively to the Climate Change Emergency. Work started on this in 2021 and was approved in a public referendum in April 2023. The latest version of the Neighbourhood Plan which takes us up to 2030 can be read in full HERE
Revisions to Original Plan approved April 2023
Truro and Kenwyn residents have voted in favour of the revised Neighbourhood Development Plan, with a majority of people voting “YES” in yesterday’s referendum.
83.5 % were in favour of the plan. The turnout was 13.7% which is in-keeping for large NDP referendums for England. Welcoming the positive result Councillors Steve Webb and Karen La Borde, Joint Vice Chairs of the Truro and Kenwyn NDP committee, said the changes set out in the revised Plan will give local people a much stronger voice in ensuring that future development is of a higher quality and meets the needs of existing and future residents.
“By voting “Yes” in the referendum, local people have supported policies that will help protect the countryside, provide stronger control over new development around Truro, Threemilestone and Shortlanesend, set higher standards for the design, quality and sustainability of new buildings and places and help to breathe new life into the city centre” they said.
“This is a key moment for Truro and Kenwyn and we would like to thank residents and business for their help during the development of the plan and for their support in the referendum”.
The result of the referendum means that Cornwall Council will now be using the policies in the NDP when deciding in planning applications.
The official declaration notice of the result can be downloaded from the Cornwall Council website.
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