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...]
Key Employment Issues
There are not many jobs locally, especially for young people. More housing will mean a greater demand for jobs. How can our plan help to deliver economic growth? What sort of employment should we try to attract? How can we use land to create opportunities for employment and training? Is employment and training an area you'd like to see in the Neighbourhood Plan? Do you have any comments about key employment and training issues for Liskeard? … [Read more...]
Key Housing Issues
Under Cornwall's draft local plan 1250 new houses need to be built in and around Liskeard by 2030. Some of these have already been allocated but we need to plan for around 600 more. Where should they be built? How big should developments be? What sort of houses do we need? Is housing an area you'd like to see in the Neighbourhood Plan? Do you have any comments about key housing issues for Liskeard? … [Read more...]
Housing ‘Target’ Figures Explained
The starting point in developing the housing figures for Liskeard was in the creation of the 'strategic' planning document for Cornwall known (ironically) as the Local Plan. Public consultation on this will take place in spring 2014, after which Cornwall Council will consider the comments it recieves, and may make changes to the Plan prior to formal submitting it to the Secretary of State. An 'Examination in Public' is expected in spring 2015, with adoption of the Local Plan that … [Read more...]