There was a good response to the Liskeard Neighbourhood Plan exhibition last week in the Long Room. A steady stream of local people came through the doors to view the main document and maps, outlining policies for the future of Liskeard around employment, housing, the town centre, as well as green space protection and leisure, and many of them stayed to talk to members of the community team. “We were very pleased with the interest shown” said James Shrubsole, chair of the neighbourhood plan … [Read more...]
Progress Report October 2016 – The Plan now Arriving at Platform 1 is from Liskeard!
The drafting work has completed and the draft document was discussed formally at the Town Council Planning Committee on 11th October. This was followed by an informal feedback meeting with Cornwall Council officers. Amendments were made to the draft in the light of the comments received. A Town Council and Steering Group panel then considered quotes for the design and print of the Plan, and this commenced in mid-October. By the beginning of November we will have a very nice Plan to work … [Read more...]
Progress Report August 2016 – Infrastructure report developed.
Its often said that we cant have more development because our infrastructure - the services and physical equipment and civil engineering needed to support our population - simply isn't good enough. But how true is that? Well as part of producing the Neighbourhood Plan we have carried out an assessment, which you can find below. Its conclusion is that new development can be accommodated, as our infrastructure has in most cases reasonable capacity to support growth. And where it hasn't, plans are … [Read more...]
Progress Support May 2016 – Checking, Updating, Drafting, and Checking Again!
Plan drafting is a serious and involving business...especially when the world out there keeps changing! We look at the Working Group report, then at the NPPF and the latest version of the Cornwall Local Plan, and start to write...then an announcement is made...the housing numbers are changing, or the rules on affordable housing have been altered, or there is a new strategy for something...so we go back, revise, update, and draft again...and so on! During this spring, because of changes made … [Read more...]
Progress Report December 2015 – First Drafts of Working Group Reports studied…
The Steering Group finished the year in early December 2015, with an open meeting and invitation to all Town councillors to see the first drafts of the Working Group reports and be updated on progress. The council also approved the engagement of professional support for the Plan policy drafting activity, utilizing grant funding. Drafting and mapping of the Neighbourhood Plan was then able to commence. LNPT-Meeting-Notes-9th-December-2015 … [Read more...]