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