Wainhomes and Cornwall Council public meeting
On Monday 16th September, writes John Denyer, a public meeting was held in the village hall. Led by Cornwall Council Planning Department, it was what they call a PACE (Pre-Application Community Engagement) forum. Representatives from Cornwall Council Planning team, Wainhomes, and some County Councillors were in attendance.
Wainhomes explained their plans to build a further 50 homes on the field south of Carne View Road and east of Parkengear Vean, that they have an option to purchase from the landowner. Access to the development would be via a continuation of Rosva Wenton, the new road in Tregony View estate, crossing the bridleway (Parkengear Vean), and continuing into the new development.
According to the council website, the object of a PACE meeting is: • to enable the developer to explain development proposals directly to Members, the Local Council and local residents • to identify any issues that may be considered in any formal application • to inform Members and the public of a development proposal at an early stage in the pre-application process • to inform officer pre-application discussions with the developer • to enable the developer to shape an application to address community issues
We learnt that a small parcel of land at the very bottom of Carne View had cleverly been retained by the landowner (when the Carne View estate was originally built), to provide access should the field in question ever be developed. Wainhomes said that a footpath would be built on this land to connect Carne View with the new development. It was a heavily structured meeting with the format being slanted if not to the developer’s benefit, but certainly away from the audience’s. Questions could be asked (maximum three minutes per person) but 36
