Cornwal Local Plan - Cornwall Council

1 Cornwall Planning for Cornwall s future Local plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030 Towl leel Kernow Policis Stratejek 2010 - 2030 Education and Skills - the regional (2%) or national (1%) (2010). Cornwall which attracted over 7,700 and young people are educated in state funded schools and academies higher education students in 2009/10. with a further 2,525 pupils on roll across independent schools in Cornwall ) foorspace has been provided Agriculture and fshingaccount for a larger share ofemployment in Cornwall (3%) than Cornwall is the second largest Local authority in the south west, covering an area of 3,559 sq km with a coastline of 697km Cornwall s environmental assetsare extremely valuableand are akey contributor to the economy andquality of life Over40% of the population of Cornwall live in settlements of less than 3,000people Crime in Cornwall is generally low and it is a safe place in which to live and work 76% (as at 2014) of Cornwall sp opulation and (414,466 people)are of work ing age (2011)

2 Median gross annual pay in Cornwall is 22,068compared to England at 26,165 (2011) St r ength en i ng Cor nw a l l s e conomy is a n ongo ing cha llenge - l ow economic output, low wages, low productivity and a lack of big companies are challenges Six universities andcollegesO ver 69,900children make up the Combined University for To support the delivery of over38,000 jobsover the plan period the targetof 422,400 sq m of employment Planning for Cornwall s future Cornwall Local plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030 Adopted November 2016 Note: This document should be read in conjunction with the Policies maps and the Community Network Area Sections. Cornwall Local plan Towl leel Kernow 4 Foreword Cornwall is a special place.

3 We all have a responsibility for its future and proper planning is a key part of this. Cornwall Council s strategy has at its core the aim to bridge the inequality gaps in society and make a positive diference to people s lives. Good planning is central to delivering that strategy and building healthy and sustainable communities. For too long, not having a plan , we have been bombarded with speculative housing development that has damaged trust in our communities of the positive diference planning for places can make. But growth can be a good thing, it provides the investment needed to meet the needs of our residents. This plan and Neighbourhood Plans are the key to shaping and directing this growth appropriately.

4 This Local plan will help make better places, where people want to live, work and play. It will help facilitate 38,000 new jobs, new homes to meet the needs of our residents, new schools, infrastructure and protect and enhance the environment. By working together, being innovative and being creative means that we can achieve sustainable development in Cornwall that respects our historic and natural environment, provides the atmosphere for job creation and meet the needs of our communities. Edwina Hannaford, Cornwall Council s Portfolio Holder for Planning and Environment Strategy Raglavar Kernow yw le arbennek. Peub ahanan a n jeves charj rag hy thermyn a dheu ha towlenna gwiw yw rann a vri a hemma.

5 Strateji Konsel Kernow a n jeves orth y golonnen an amkan dhe lenwel aswaow anparder yn kowethas ha gul dyfrans posedhek dhe vewnansow an werin. Towlenna da yw kresel dhe dhelivra an strateji na ha drehevel kemenethow yagh ha sostenadow. Dres termyn re hir, heb kavos towl, ni re beu tanbelennys gans displegyans anedhans aventuryek re gisyas trest y gan kemenethow a n dyfrans posedhek a yll gul towlennans rag leow. Mes y hyll bos tevyans tra dha: y provi an kevarghow res dhe gowlwul an edhommow a gan trigoryon. An Towl ma ha n Towlow Kentreveth yw an alhwedh dhe furvya ha lewya an tevyans ma yn hwiw. An Towl Leel ma a wra gweres gwruthyl leow gwell, ynna may fynn tus triga, oberi ha gwari.

6 Y hwra gweres dhe wruthyl 38,000 a sodhow nowydh, trevow nowydh dhe gowlwul an edhommow a gan trigoryon, skolyow nowydh hag isframweyth, kefrys ha gwitha hag afna an kerghynnedh. Der oberi war-barth, dre vos nowydhyansek hag awenek y hyllyn ni kollenwel displegyans sostenadow yn Kernow hag a wra revrons dh agan kerghynnedh istorek ha naturek, provia an ayrgylgh rag gwrians sodhow ha kowlwul an edhommow a gan kemenethow. Good planning is centralto delivering ourstrategy and buildinghealthy and sustainablecommunities. Strategic Policies 2010-2030 Policis Stratejek 2010 - 2030 5 Dalghow Contents 4 Foreword 6 Vision and objectives 10 Spatial Strategy Appendices 85 1: Monitoring framework 92 2: Value zones in Cornwall 94 3.

7 Schedule of saved and replaced policies 102 Key diagram - policies map Schedule of policies 13 Policy 1 Presumption in favour of sustainable development 17 Policy 2 Spatial strategy 19 Policy 2a Key targets 24 Policy 3 Role and function of places 30 Policy 4 Shopping, services and community facilities 37 Policy 5 Business and Tourism 40 Policy 6 Housing mix 41 Policy 7 Housing in the countryside 45 Policy 8 Afordable housing 46 Policy 9 Rural Exception Schemes 47 Policy 10 Managing viability 49 Policy 11 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople 50 Policy 12 Design 52 Policy 13 development standards 54 Policy 14 Renewable and low carbon energy 55 Policy 15 Safeguarding renewable energy 57 Policy 16 Health and wellbeing 60 Policy 17 Minerals general principles 61 Policy 18 Minerals safeguarding 65 Policy 19 Strategic waste management principles 66 Policy 20 Managing the provision of waste management facilities 67 Policy 21 Best use of land and existing buildings 70 Policy 22 European protected sites - mitigation of recreational impacts from development 74 Policy 23 Natural environment 80 Policy 24 Historic environment 81 Policy 25 Green infrastructure 83 Policy 26 Flood

8 Risk management and coastal change 84 Policy 27 Transport and accessibility 85 Policy 28 Infrastructure Cornwall Local plan Towl leel Kernow 6 Komendyans Introduction How to use this plan Planning Future Cornwall This part of the Local plan (the plan ) sets out our main planning approach and policies for Cornwall . Further details including allocations are provided by additional Local plan and Supplementary Planning Documents. Neighbourhood Plans, prepared by city, town and parish councils will be part of the statutory The policies avoid repetition so it is important they are all read as a whole. All policies will be considered together in decision making. The policies are the strategic policies for the purpose of providing context for Neighbourhood Plans and development plan Documents.

9 plan too. The plan also sets out how we will manage development to 2030. 1. 2 The plan is intended to help deliver the vision and objectives of Future Cornwall , our sustainable community strategy. The underlying principles of the strategy seek to manage future development to ensure all communities in Cornwall have an appropriate balance of jobs, services, facilities and homes. Future growth in Cornwall will be guided by a plan , monitor and manage approach ensuring that the right policies are in place to refect changing circumstances. To enable this more fexible approach the Cornwall Local plan will be subject to periodic review over the plan period. 1. 3 These policies set out how we will consider planning applications, set targets for growth and the broad distribution of development that refects identifed needs.

10 They are also intended to provide sufcient fexibility to respond to opportunities and changing priorities. They give scope for our communities to manage the delivery of the plan locally. We also intend the plan to provide a suitable framework for a range of key service providers and stakeholders, whose input and delivery of services and infrastructure will be essential to the successful implementation of the strategy. 1. 5 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied. It provides the framework within which Local communities and councils can produce their own distinctive Local and neighbourhood plans.