The Cornwall Local Plan has now been formally adopted by Cornwall Council. 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 associated documents that support the Local Plan are here: Supporting CLP Documents … [Read more...]
A Place to Relax and Enjoy (Open Space and Leisure) Working Group Brief
The Task: ‘Develop options to support a sustainable development strategy for the protection and enhancement of open spaces and community facilities: Starting points: There are two distinct parts to this theme for consideration: Green Spaces: Formal – Parks, gardens and places to meet and relax, as well as play areas, particularly for very young children Informal – protection and enhancement of immediate countryside and access to it including the towns link with the World Heritage … [Read more...]
Liskeard Conservation Area Appraisal published.
A conservation area appraisal of Liskeard's Conservation Area was published last December. Its purpose is to clearly define the special interest, character and appearance of the conservation area. The appraisal should then guide us in the creation of our Neighbourhood Plan, inform development control decisions and policies and act as a foundation for further work on design guidance and enhancement schemes. A copy of the appraisal is here: Liskeard Conservation Area Character Appraisal … [Read more...]
New open spaces policy adopted by Town Council
Following the assessment of a recently conducted open spaces audit, Liskeard Town Council met on Tuesday 21st January 2014 and adopted ' A Future Policy for Open Spaces around Liskeard'. The policy is “to protect and enhance the character and accessibility of the natural green spaces around the boundary of the town, accessed via green corridors and quiet lanes, which would also fulfill the objective of the Cornwall Local Plan to maintain the physical link between Liskeard and the world mining … [Read more...]
Key Leisure Issues
How can we best maintain and improve access to green spaces in and around Liskeard? Could cultural and leisure services and facilities be better? Is leisure and green spaces an area you'd like to see in the Neighbourhood Plan? Do you have any comments about key leisure and green spaces issues for Liskeard? … [Read more...]