Duchy unveils 20-year plan for 3,750 home development
Duchy of Cornwall plans for a major housing development near Newquay could have a "key role" in driving forward the county's economy, a senior councillor has said.
The Duchy wants to build up to 800 homes, a supermarket as well as local facilities on land to the east of the town known as Nansledan.
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Nansledan - artist impression
The development is regarded as vital, with the supermarket deal paying for key infrastructure which will ease local traffic and link to the Aerohub enterprise zone at Newquay Airport.
An outline planning application has now been submitted by Prince Charles' Duchy as part of a 20-year strategy for the site which could eventually accommodate 3,750 homes over 540 acres.
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It's been welcomed by business and community leaders who stressed its importance both the town and wider economy.
Chris Ridgers, Cornwall Council's Cabinet member for Economy and Regeneration, said: "This scheme has a potentially key role to play in driving Cornwall's economy, not just through construction jobs and local materials but in delivering new infrastructure such as the Newquay strategic route.
"This will be important to realising the potential of the Aerohub enterprise zone at Newquay Airport where our aspiration is to create 5,000 quality jobs."
Andy Cole, chairman of the Newquay Regeneration Forum, added: "We've always supported Nansledan because of its potential to create more year-round quality jobs.
"The Duchy's long-term approach is a rare and welcome opportunity to plan ahead for decades and manage the growth of our town in a sustainable way so that we get the right balance between new homes, jobs and local facilities."
The Duchy of Cornwall is working on the development with the building consortium of Morrish Builders, CG Fry and Son, and Wainhomes.
The development of is being governed by a comprehensive sustainability strategy which includes energy use and generation, water use and conservation, transport, and using local Cornish materials wherever possible.
Work on the first phase is scheduled to start in the New Year. This will include 126 new homes, employment space and the first part of the strategic route that will eventually connect Hendra in the south to Rialton Road in the north.
It has also recently applied for outline permission for up to 8,685 square metres of employment space – enough to support around 600 jobs – opposite Hendra Holiday Park.
Duchy estate surveyor Tim Gray said: "This is potentially a seminal step for Nansledan and if approved by Cornwall Council would allow us to plan ahead for 20 years and make possible the timely delivery of the community benefits identified locally as a priority."
Comments
by bissoeboy
Thursday, October 04 2012, 2:55PM
“What we should do is not build anymore houses in cornwall, resulting in the ones we have rising in value as the demand increases.
All the driven young professionals can then move out of the county, make their money, then come back and stop further developments.”
by Pendeen5
Thursday, October 04 2012, 12:16PM
“Well written, caroclemens. Prince Charles and "his" Duchy seem only to be bothered about generating more income for themselves and funding his luxurious lifestyle. Cornwall should not be milked for his funding. If he really cares about communities, nature conservation and "green" living he and his Duchy should look carefully at the effects this latest project will have locally.
Here's hoping Cornwall Council do the right thing for once and act with the best interests of the local people in mind.”
by rabbikernow
Thursday, October 04 2012, 10:42AM
“No promise that these homes will go to local people? When will Cornwall County Council and the dutchy start looking after the people of Cornwall?”
by williaia2
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 11:53PM
“Andy Cole, chairman of the Newquay Regeneration Forum, added: "We've always supported Nansledan because of its potential to create more year-round quality jobs.
If local people can't afford the houses and they are sold or bought up by the wealthy moving in from elsewhere who want a second home or holiday let business (or both) and likewise if the jobs go to people moving in then we'll end up with more green field development and the only benefits to us will be negative ones.
I agree with caroclemens and Olly_Gark - More speculative building that will attract more and more relatively well-off house-buyers from elsewhere.”
by Olly_Gark
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 5:42PM
“"The development is regarded as vital, with the supermarket...."
Another dodgy deal between the 'eco-prince' and his friends in business.
More concrete, more cars, more houses that local people can't afford.
And when the temporary construction jobs have gone what then? I suppose there will be a few cleaning jobs for local people - the servant class!
Charles and his money grubbing friends - aided and abetted by the grovelling sycophants of our discredited Council - are destroying Cornwall in pursuit of their own greed.”
by caroclemens
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 4:57PM
“More of the same old failed strategy of speculative building and attracting more and more relatively well-off house-buyers from elsewhere. It hasn't worked in the past but it did contribute to the low-wage economy and high unemployment of the 80s and 90s when job creation couldn't keep up and the hype around buying a house here sent the prices up. Get a grip on yourselves councillors. This is spin and bad maths that will mess up Cornwall for everybody and for ever.”