The working groups of councillors and volunteers studying various themes such as housing and employment have been working hard over winter to identify projects, proposals and planning policies to take Saltash forward to 2013 and beyond. The groups are now beginning to wrap-up their work and now spring is here the exciting work of writing the Neighbourhood Pan can begin! Watch out for announcements of new community involvement opportunities.
On 27th October 2015 a workshop with 30 representatives of local organisations was held in the Guildhall. The workshop looked at the response to the community engagement survey carried out that summer (2015), and what it meant for the future planning of Saltash. Presentations on design and planning were also considered. Four working groups were set up at the end of the meeting to take the work forward.
Saltash NP Vision Workshop Agenda
Presentation 1 : Making Landscapes Presentation
Presentation 2 : Making Neighbourhoods Presentation
Presentation 3 : Creating Good Places Presentation
The report on the workshop can be found here: Workshop One Report
PRESS RELEASE
BIGGEST EVER SURVEY RESPONSE AS SALTASH PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SAY ON FUTURE PLANNING
Saltash residents have returned over 1000 questionnaires in Saltash Town Council’s Neighbourhood Plan Survey. ‘That’s a fantastic level of response’ said Councillor David Yates, who leads the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. ‘It’s better than we hoped for, and we think may be the biggest ever response to this type of survey in Saltash. It shows how our residents are really concerned about the future planning of the area, and want to make use of the new Neighbourhood Planning system to have some real local control over issues.’
A lot of effort was put into raising awareness of the survey including three special ‘drop in’ exhibition sessions, a mini exhibition at the Library, stands at the Saltash Regatta, the Saltash Sustainability Show, and the Saltash.net 50th Anniversary, and attendances at various local meetings such as a Wesley coffee morning and Latchbrook Neighbourhood Association AGM.
‘We also distributed questionnaires to as many households as we could reach, a total of 6,764 in all, which involved walking 96 miles in 49 hours spread over three weeks!’ said Cllr Yates.
‘A steady stream of questionnaires is continuing to arrive, so we are extending the deadline for replies to the end of August to make sure all who want to have their say get a chance to comment’ Cllr Yates added. ‘We are also holding a final ‘drop in’ exhibition session, on the 20th August at Waitrose’s car park, to give busy families the chance to combine shopping with a say on the Plan.’
During September the response to the survey will be analysed, after which local volunteers will be asked to take part in workshops to develop various options and work in ‘Theme Teams’ to develop ideas and draft planning policies. When the Neighbourhood Plan is written, it will go through a local referendum of all electors in Saltash, and if approved, will become part of the legal Development Plan. It will then, by law, have to be taken into account when future planning applications are decided by Cornwall Council, or by Government Planning Inspectors.
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Note to editors:
Background:
Saltash Town Council want local people and businesses to be involved as deeply as possible in the creation of the Neighbourhood Plan for the town to guide future development, so that it is truly a plan for the community, made by and approved by the community.
This new type of plan, made under new Council powers from the Localism Act 2011, gives everyone who lives in the area the legal right to be involved in drawing up the plan. When it’s written, the plan has to be agreed through a local referendum, and then becomes ‘made’ in law and must be taken into account when important planning decisions are made by Cornwall Council or Planning Inspectors.
It will give local people a real say in how their community develops and support the things that make Saltash a pleasant place to live, work, learn and visit.
This questionnaire survey is just the first chance to have a say in what the Plan should deal with. The Town Council will be coming back for lots more community involvement as the Plan develops. After the feedback to the questionnaire has been analysed, local volunteers will be asked to work in ‘Theme Teams’ to work up ideas and draft planning policies, and holding workshops to collect views on various options, so please watch out for more news.
Contact: for more information:
Councillor David Yates Tel No…. Tel No: 01752-843260
Email: councillordyates@btinternet.com
Steve Besford-Foster Tel No: 07786065245
Email: sblfoster@gmail.com
Deliveries of questionnaires to households has now completed. We distributed questionnaires to as many households as we could reach, a total of 6,764 in all, which involved walking 96 miles in 49 hours spread over three weeks!
If you didn’t get one (some were inaccessible or very remote) please let us know and we will ensure that one is sent in the post.
At the Latchbrook Neighbourhood Association AGM meeting on 3rd July, Steve Besford Foster gave a talk on Neighbourhood Plans, the Cornwall Local Plan, and the possible implications for Saltash.
You can find a copy of the PowerPoint slides used here: Latchbrook Presentation
The Neighbourhood Plan Team are keen to get the views of Saltash businesses on what should go into the Plan to encourage growth and investment locally. Special survey questionnaires have been created to gather these views, and can be accessed at https://plan4saltash.co.uk/business-questionnaires/
if you operate a business in Saltash and would like to know more, or want to discuss an issue with the Neighbourhood Plan Team, please drop in to see us on Tuesday 14th July between 5.30 and 7.30 pm. We have an exhibition explaining the background to the Plan and Team members will be there to answer your queries and help complete the questionnaire.
Between 2004 and 2006 the Saltash CIC produced a community plan through comprehensive community involvement. It was well supported by the people of Saltash.
The Neighbourhood Plan can carry forward ideas and projects from that Plan where they need land use policy. However, it’s ten years since the Community Plan was last reviewed so we need to make sure the ideas are still relevant and supported by you.
The primary projects were to;
You can find a copy of the Plan here: Saltash Gateway CIC Community Strategic Plan 2006
The appendices are here: Gateway Plan Appendix Local Surveys Gateway Plan Strategic Review
We have our second Drop-in exhibition on 3rd June, at Burraton Community Centre. Please come along to find out more about the Neighbourhood Plan and get help completing the questionnaire.#
We are open from 10am through to 7.30pm.
To find Burraton Community Centre, see the South East Cornwall Community Halls Network here or use this map
The Terms of Reference, or Constitution for the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, are set out in the document linked below:
The Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies document sets out the strategic land use policies to meet Cornwall’s economic, environmental and social needs and aims for the future. It forms the framework for all development and supplementary planning documents, and our Neighbourhood Plan. it was formally adopted by Cornwall Council in November 2016. That means it has full weight in Planning Decisions and helps us to have a Neighbourhood Plan that is effective. A copy may be inspected here: Cornwall Local Plan
The Local Plan also includes sections on each community network area. A copy can be found here: Community Network Sections
Saltash is referred to in section 17, page 71.