The Plan addresses a wide range of issues including open spaces, the natural environment, economic development, housing and regeneration. It also includes separate policy sections for Penzance and Newlyn, reflecting the size and specific characteristics of those two places.
The Plan includes five Policy Areas for the whole Parish:
Development, Design & Heritage
These policies aim to make sure future developments make a positive impact on the look and feel of where we live, respect what we already have, and reflect the needs and aspirations of people living and working here.
Economy
Like many remote coastal communities, the Parish has felt the impact of significant changes in the economy. These policies aim to encourage development that will help to grow the local economy through investment, and in turn create new jobs with a fair wage.
Housing
Getting housing provision right is fundamental. These policies aim to help provide homes that are genuinely affordable relative to local incomes.
Natural Environment & Green Infrastructure
Protecting the environment is essential to our quality of life and well-being, and to the attractiveness of where we live. “Green infrastructure” covers cycle routes, footpaths and green spaces; visual and physical connections with the coast and surrounding countryside; and enhancing biodiversity.
These policies aim to protect areas of landscape, biodiversity and semi-rural spaces as valuable green and blue infrastructure with their own specific roles within the Parish.
Coastal Vulnerability
Our coastline is very exposed to flooding and storm damage, which is bound to increase with rising sea levels and climate change.
Our Plan supports the designation of Long Rock, Eastern Green, Chyandour, Penzance, Wherry Town and Newlyn as Coastal Change Management Areas, with a view to the future development of Coastal Change Management Plans that will address these issues.
Evidence Base
Our Plan relied on evidence from a wide variety of sources – for details click below: