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St Austell & Surrounding Parishes Town Framework: Statement of Community Consultation

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

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St Austell & Surrounding Parishes Town Framework: Statement of Community Consultation

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  1. St Austell & Surrounding Parishes Town Framework:Statement of Community Consultation • Community Network Panel • 3 September 2014

  2. 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

  3. Framework Plan / Site Allocations - Stages • Review the evidence with local steering group • Draft Options • Public consultation on Options – April/May 2014 • Review consultation feedback • Amend and prepare preferred Plan with local steering group • Further public consultation on the Cornwall Site Allocations Document / Framework: Early 2015 • Review comments • Finalise plan – Submit Site Allocations Independent examination - Adoption

  4. 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 results • 390 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

  5. Online & exhibition survey - results

  6. Where respondents live

  7. Economic Strategy Options

  8. Economic Strategy Options290 responses:

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

  10. Sedgemoor Retail Option106 respondents

  11. Penwinnick Rd Retail Option212 respondents

  12. 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

  13. Housing Options306 responses

  14. 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 • SAUE2Mount Stamper Rd • - 68 people either strongly supported or supported • - 112 did not support this option • - 98 neutral • SAUE3Trenowah Rd • - 92 people either strongly supported or supported • - 86 did not support this option • - 105 neutral • SAUE4Holmbush Rd • - 68 people either strongly supported or supported • - 141 did not support this option proving to be the least popular option • - 76 neutral

  15. 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%)

  16. Transport Options307 responses:

  17. Written comments / representations • 49 representations received in total • Public, agents/developers: 39 • Statutory consultees: 10 (includes Town & Parish Councils, Natural England, English Heritage) • Key issues raises: • Retail, Housing, Infrastructure, Coyte Farm • Review of comments: • Grouped into themes, employment, retail etc. • Analysis of comments by theme – identify the key issues • Key issues given Officer responses & recommendations • Steering group review & agree recommendations for the Framework • Summary of process set out in Statement of Community Involvement – presented to Cornwall Council formal committee for formal consideration

  18. 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

  19. 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

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