The Cornwall & Scilly Urban Survey was a pioneering initiative aimed at harnessing the quality and distinctive character of the historic environment to achieve successful and sustainable regeneration. The Survey investigated 19 historic towns, including Liskeard,  and created for each an information base and character assessment. Cornwall and Scilly Urban Survey - Liskeard 2005 … [Read more...]

The Liskeard Community Strategic Plan was drawn up under the direction of a Steering Committee of Liskeard Town Forum in 2008. It was conceived as 25 year plan for the town, based on an extensive community questionnaire and enthusiastic work by six volunteer groups tackling the various topics. and in many ways pioneered the approach now taken in the statutory Neighbourhood Planning provisions set up under the Localism act. Funding for the Plan came from the Market and Coastal Towns … [Read more...]

As part of the preparation of the Cornwall Local Plan, 'Town Frameworks' were produced by the Cornwall Council to access each town’s ability to accommodate growth within the urban area and on brownfield sites, assessing the most suitable options to extend the existing urban areas to accommodate remaining growth requirements, and the impact of developing these sites. In most of Cornwall this work is being taken forward through the Local Plan Allocations Development Plan Document. This is a … [Read more...]