You have the opportunity to vote for or against the Neighbourhood Plan today. Should Cornwall Council use the Plan that has been created by local Falmouth people, or just rely on the Cornwall Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework? Its up to you. Please be sure to use your vote!
Falmouth Town Council attended the Public Examination session of the Falmouth/Penryn section of the Cornwall Local Plan Allocations Development Plan Document (‘DPD’) on Tuesday 13th. New data entered by Cornwall Council pointed to a significant over-supply of purpose built student accommodation if all the allocated sites, Penvose, and the successful appeal sites, come forward. Cornwall […]
As members of the core team preparing the Falmouth Neighbourhood Plan under Candy’s leadership of the Stakeholder Group, we were shocked and saddened by the news of her passing. Candy was an energetic champion for the Town, willing and able to go head-to-head with the most powerful organisations to get what she thought was right […]
The first ‘drop-in’ session about the draft Falmouth Neighbourhood Plan was held on 24th January at the Municipal Buildings/Library and was well attended. Over fifty local people came in to chat with a member of the Neighbourhood Plan Team, each receiving ten minutes or more of guidance. Lots of very helpful comments and suggestions were […]
Your chance to influence Falmouth’s future Following extensive community engagement during 2015 and 2016, Falmouth Town Council (FTC) is preparing to share the first draft of its Neighbourhood Plan in a second phase of consultation. The drafting process has already involved local residents completing a questionnaire and participating in working groups with stakeholder organisations to […]
The Falmouth Area Coastal Community Team (FACCT) is a newly created body which brings together representatives of the public, private and charitable sectors working for the advancement of Falmouth. It was formed in July 2015, supported by funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The area covered by FACCT is the entire […]
Feedback on the community engagement survey held during summer 2015 can be found here: FNP Survey Presentation This was used as a basis for the Community Feedback Workshop held on 7th October 2015.
The wide ranging community engagement drive aimed at giving residents, businesses and local groups from Falmouth a real say on how the town should develop up to 2030 has been extended to 22nd May. Councillor Candy Atherton, who leads the Falmouth Neighbourhood Plan Stakeholder Group for the Town Council, said ‘We have been getting a […]
Thirty people dropped into our session at Falmouth Watersports Centre on Wednesday 29th, and we distributed another 120 questionnaires. In the conversations with visitors much the same issues as discussed at the previous session were covered, but with more of a focus on the impacts of possible housing growth to the south of the town. […]