BETI Focus Group

Meeting Notes

Kevin Havill (Chair), Andrew Bown, Simon Jefferies, Karen Colam (PC), Philip Moore, Mike Callan (CC Consultant), William Rogers (PC)

Guy Thomas (Cornwall Council)

Jackie Byatt

Note: All discussions and considerations relate to the whole ‘Parish’ unless stated otherwise.

Reference sources: Cornwall Council Project Plan for NDP Development see:

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/neighbourhood-planning/preparing-a-neighbourhood-plan

It was agreed the group would review each of these themes as a starting point for subsequent discussions and planning tasks.

Retail & Services (the high street and wider)
Industrial Estate(s)
Agriculture (including Farms, Horticulture, Garden Centres etc)
Home based businesses
Arts and Crafts businesses
Professional Services (accountants, solicitors, etc not high street based)
Commercial Accommodation (Hotels, Guest Houses, B&B’s, etc)
Tourism functions (e.g. Beach tourism, Coast Path tourism, Heritage tourism, Sports related tourism, etc)
Holiday homes
Caravan Parks / Lodges etc (probably largest sector of the business community by T/O in Parish – it includes Perran Sands, Liskey Hill, New Perran, Lake View, Oyster Bay, Monkey Tree, etc.)
Other?

What exists in the Parish?

Survey(s) to garner information?

Possible sources of information and advice:

Cornwall Chamber of Commerce – Kim Conchie
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Cornwall Council (Mike Callan / CEO Kate Canally)
Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
LEP Cornwall Strategic Plan / LEP Smart Specialisation Themes
Cornwall Council – Cornwall Strategic Economic Plan
Companies House
Major land owners inc. Tregothnan / Lord Falmouth
Highways Agency – A30 dualling development between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross (£350M investment, including £15 mitigation investment)

Possible areas of interest:

The Digital Economy (aligns to one of the LEP Smart Specialisation themes)
- NB: Smart Specialisation themes include: Low carbon development; digital economy; agri-tech; and marine tech.
Innovation Hubs (Trevissome Eco-Park) and New Business Park close to new A30 or B30 (existing A30 route)
Workhubs (e.g. The Workbox in Penzance)
Scaleable businesses
Creating knowledge based high value jobs? (e.g. digital economy; software dev.; etc)
Determining which areas could be designated for business development opportunities

Possible Sources of Funding:

Possible related tasks:

Under 18’s survey of their employment aspirations / interests (possibly an annex to a wider more general survey).
Suggestion boxes throughout Parish.

New A30 development building new dual carriage way (total investment of £350m via Highways England with associated £15m in site development fund)
Designated B30 following completion of the new A30
Perranporth Airfield (consider alignment with St Agnes Parish)
Car Parks owned by Cornwall Council
Car Parks owned by Parish
Car Parks privately owned
Provision of Park & Ride schemes (e.g. at Cligga or Goonhavern)
Bus services and wider provision (Community buses)
Other public transport
Cycling provision and potential improvements
Speed issues on public roads in the Parish
Footpath & Bridleway provision and potential improvements
Viability of a Perranporth – Newquay link (via old railway track)

Important considerations:

Accessibility
Utilising the spacial plan (LNP is essentially about spacial planning) – what works by considering the Parish?

Shoreline protection & management / Marine Protection
Shoreline based businesses
Sewage provision and potential improvements
Water provision
Health and Wellbeing provision (Doctors surgery, Dental surgery)
Veterinary provision
Broadband provision
School provision (e.g. possible new site for the School)
Hotel provision (protecting existing provision and potentially increasing capacity and quality)
Retirement and Care-home provision
Sports related provision
Leisure facilities (e.g. Boating lake and Gardens, ???)
Surf Life Saving Club
Community rooms and buildings (e.g. Library, Museum, Memorial Hall, Garden Charities Rooms, Parish Rooms, etc.)

Important considerations:

Consider all areas of the Parish (e.g. Goonhavern)
Use of Parish council resources
Use of Cornwall Council levy (use of section 106)
Designation of areas for certain functions / provision
Possible new site for School
Possible new site for Health Centre
Possible provision of community local green energy / smart grids.
Potential for new commercial development (e.g. Innovation parks, business parks, Workhubs, etc.)

Important organisations / agencies:

Current sports & leisure provision in Parish

Beach sports (Surfing, Kite surfing, Wind Surfing, Para Gliding, Gig Rowing, Kayaking, etc.)
SW Coast Path
Beach Sea Pool
Surf Life Saving Club
Perranporth Rugby Ground
Football Ground
Cricket Ground
Perranporth Golf Course
Bowling Green
Perranporth Tennis Club / Courts
Snooker Club
Flying/ Gliding?
Sky Diving
Course Fishing lakes
Sea Fishing (shore based and in-boats)
Others

Aside: Beach has been owned by Parish since 1937.

Agenda to include: