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LOOENEIGHBOURHOODPLANVISIONINGEVENT12thJULY2016@16.30THEMILLPOOLCENTRE,WESTLOOEINTRODUCTIONTheActingChairoftheLooeNeighbourhoodPlanSteeringGroup,EdwinaHannaford,welcomedtheattendeesandintroducedtheteam,andsetoutthebroadaimsofthemeetingwhichwere:

• Tolookattheresultsfromthelongperiodofwidespreadcommunityengagementthathadrecentlycompleted.

• IdentifythekeyissuesfacingLooethattheNeighbourhoodPlancouldaimtotackle.• DiscussdraftvisionsforthefutureofLooethatisbasedontheseresults.• Spendalittletimelookingathowwewilldotheworktocreatetheplanningpoliciesandproposals

thatwillachievethevision.LOOENEIGHBOURHOODPLANWORKSHOP12THJULY2016AGENDA4.00TO4.30PMArrival,sign-in,refreshments4.30PMWelcomeandintroductionActingChairofLooeNeighbourhoodPlanSteeringGroup,CouncillorEdwinaHannaford.4.40PMSession1–WhatisaNeighbourhoodPlanandwhathavewebeendoing?SteveBesford-Foster,NeighbourhoodPlanProjectManager4.50PMSession2–FeedbackreportontheLooeCommunitySurvey2016.SteveBesford-Foster,NeighbourhoodPlanProjectManager5.10PMSession3–Tablediscussion:havingheardthefeedbackfromtheCommunitySurvey,whatarethetop3or4issuesfortheNeighbourhoodPlantodealwith?5.30PMFeedbackfromtablediscussions.5.45PMBreak–refreshments.6.00PMSession4–Tablediscussionofa‘futureLooevision’:Thiscouldberecordedintheformofa‘visionstatement’ORasamap/diagramdepictinghowthefuturelayoutofthetownmightbe,orhowitmight‘work’functionally.6.20PMFeedbackfromtablediscussions6.35PMSession5–ThenextstepsincreatingtheLooeNeighbourhoodPlanActingChairofLooeNeighbourhoodPlanSteeringGroup,CouncillorEdwinaHannaford.6.45PMGeneralQandASession.7.00PMChair’sSummary.7.05PMSign-uptoWorkingGroups,1-to-1discussions,refreshmentsanddispersal.7.30PMWorkshopendsMembersoftheSteeringGroupwillassistattheTableDiscussions.Flipchartpaper,mapsandplans,pensandpost-itnotesavailabletorecordideas.


SESSION1-WHATISANEIGHBOURHOODPLANANDWHATHAVEWEBEENDOING?TheActingChairsaidthattobegin,andbringeveryoneuptodate,SteveBesford-Foster,theLooeNPProjectManager,wouldgiveashortpresentationonwhatNeighbourhoodPlansare,whytheyareimportantandwhatLooehaddonesofar.TheslidesfromthispresentationaregivenasAppendix1.QuestionsraisedattheendofthissessionconcernedthestatusoftheNeighbourhoodPlan,andwhethertheLocalPlanningAuthoritywouldproperlyrespectitasaplanningtoolwhenmakingdecisionsonplanningapplicationsaffectingLooe.InreplytheprovisionsoftheLocalismAct2011andtheconsequentchangestothePlanningActs,whichmadeNeighbourhoodPlansaformalpartoftheplanningsystem,werereferredto,pointingoutthatifthePlanwassupportedatReferendumtheLocalPlanningauthorityhadnochoicebutto‘make’thePlan.ItwasalsonotedthatlocalmonitoringoftheuseoftheNeighbourhoodPlanwasdesirable,sothatanylackofuseormisinterpretationcouldberaisedasanissuewithCornwallCouncil.SESSION2-FEEDBACKREPORTONTHELOOECOMMUNITYSURVEY2016SteveBesford-Fosterthenpresentedarapidsummaryofthesurveyresults,notingthatacopyofthegraphswasoneachtable,andthatfullerdetailswerebeingpostedontheNeighbourhoodPlanwebsite.TheslidesfromthispresentationaregivenasAppendix2.Heexplainedthat495returnshadbeenreceivedfromadultpopulation(17andabove)of4,321whichgaveaconfidenceintervalof4.15pointsataconfidencelevel95%,meaningthattheresultswereareasonablyfairexpressionoftheviewsofLooe’scommunity.Healsoexplainedhowthesurveyinvolved‘closedquestions’presentedusingaLikertScaleweightingorapercentageofthoserespondingtoaquestion,andalsoopenendedquestions.ItwasalsonotedthattheageprofileoftherespondentsdifferedalittlefromtheactualprofileforLooe,asolderpeopleweremoreinclinedandavailabletorespondtosuchsurveys.ThismeantthattheWorkingGroupswouldneedtoensurethatyoungerpeoplewereengagedwhentheydevelopedideasandsolutionstotheissuesraised.Keypointsarisinginthepresentationwere:

• Itwasnotablethatwhenaskedhowthetownmightbedescribedinthefuture,theharbourasasourceofworkandleisure,thetraditionalfeelandvaluesofthetown,andit’squiettranquilitywereallstronglysupported.

• Theprotectionofthelocalidentity,heritageandthehistoryofLooewasseenasanimportantsustainabilityissue,secondonlytoflooding.

• WhilstalmostallrespondentsidentifiedwithLooe,theyalsoidentifiedwith‘neighbourhoods’withinthetown,suchasBarbicanandHannafore

• AdditionalshoppingfacilitiesandbetterparkingarrangementstoppedthelistofthingsthatwouldmakeLooeabetterplacetolive.

• Ifanynewhousingwastobebuilt,respondentsfeltitshouldbesmallerstarterhomesforyoungpeople,affordablehousinganddwellingsbuilttotakeintoaccountchangingrequirementsthatcomewitholdage.

• TherewasstrongsupportfortheredevelopmentofPolean,withleisure,shoppingandhi-techindustryasthemostpopularuses.

• QuitealotofrespondentsalsowantedtoseeadevelopmentforshopsandjobsonthefieldsoppositetheschoolontheBarbican.

• Astowhatsortofjobsshouldbeprovided,respondentshadfavouredservicejobsintourismandcarerelatedwork,ITandcommunications,andarts/entertainmentasthetop4.

• Onthetowncentre,respondentswereinterestedinpedestrianpriority,beingabletoaccessmoreservices,havingmoreindependenttraders,andachangeinthebalanceofretailtomakeitmoreinteresting.

• Therewasstrongsupportfortheharboursideanditsroleineconomicwell-being.


SESSION3–TABLEDISCUSSION:HAVINGHEARDTHEFEEDBACKFROMTHECOMMUNITYSURVEY,WHATARETHETOP3OR4ISSUESFORTHENEIGHBOURHOODPLANTODEALWITH?Afterlisteningtoabriefintroduction,thetablegroupsgotdowntodetaileddiscussionofwhatitallmeant,andwhatthekeyissueswere.Eachtable‘flip-charted’thediscussions,andfedthembacktotheworkshopviaspokesperson,andthesepointsaresummarizedinthetablebelow: SUMMARYOFSESSION3FLIPCHARTNOTESFORMEACHDISCUSSIONTABLEHousing–lowcost–infill,bylocalbuilders,withlocaldesign–keepcontrolofaffordabilityLowcosthousingSafeEnvironmentasacrosscuttingthemeShoppingneedssupport-Retailoffer–mixtobesupported-Supermarket–whattypeandwhataboutimpactonTownCentre?Supermarket–butwhatimpactonTCandtrafficinfrastructureonTC–butsignificantproportionoftownsfolkwantmodernstandardsofsupermarketshoppingandchoiceGeography–LooehashalfacatchmentPoleanisanassetforthefuture-WorkingHarbour-Keepfishingindustry-Betterjobsforyouthtoretaintheminthecommunity-Poleandevelopment–whattypeandimpactonthetowncentre-Fishingindustry–canwesupporttheprotectionoftheindustryandprmoteitintheNP?EmploymentmustgrowTourism–dependentontraditionandheritageofarea–howcanwegetvisitorsmoreinvolvedintheindustry?Safeguardingtraditionalareasandharbour=‘essentialidentityofLooe’-Identity–cultural/industrialheritageiskeyEnvironmentcrosscuttingissues–flooding,coastaldefencesandinfrastructureCommunitySafetyMOREINFONEEDEDFROMOTHERSURVEYSTOPLANCLUESFORTHE‘VISION’Harbour/Fishing/Beach/Maritimeeconomy/Opportunity/IdentityProsperity/shoppingSelf-supporting/Environment/Futureproof/pollutionfree/ResponsiveTimeless/preserving

SESSION4–TABLEDISCUSSIONOFA‘FUTURELOOEVISION’Followingashortrefreshmentbreak,thetablediscussionreformed,thistimetodiscusswhatmightbeafuturevisionforLooe.Eachtablegroupwasaskedtorecordthisintheformofa‘visionstatement’orasamap/diagramdepictinghowthefuturelayoutofthetownmightbe,orhowitmight‘work’functionally.Eachtable‘flip-charted’thediscussions,andfedthembacktotheworkshopviaspokesperson,andthesepointsaresummarizedinthetablebelow: SUMMARYOFSESSION4FLIPCHARTNOTESFORMEACHDISCUSSIONTABLE‘Acommunitythathasrevitalizeditsmaritimeeconomyintoonethatcanbringprosperitytoallwhilstsignificantlyreducingitsimpactontheenvironment’AVennDiagramshowingfivecircles:1.Unchanged–timeless2.Culture–music–choirs3.Tourism–qualitydestination4.Opportunities–employmentbusiness5.Sustainability–futureproof:‘Live–work–rest–play–live’‘Preserving,respondingandshaping:WeareLooe’


‘DevelopLooe’scentrallocationasthetourismhubforSECornwall’

SESSION5–THENEXTSTEPSINCREATINGTHELOOENEIGHBOURHOODPLANThefinalsessionoftheeveningwasaplenarydiscussionofwhatthenextstepsshouldbetotaketheNeighbourhoodPlanforward.SlidesusedtoassistthisdiscussionaregivenasAppendix3.Therewasagreementthatthebestwayforwardmaybetoformshort-termworkinggroupsthatwillmeetafewtimesoversaya3-monthperiodtofocusonparticularthemesandworkupproposals.DuringthebreaktheActingChairandtheProjectManagerhadlookedatthefeedbackfromsession3,andproposedthefollowingworkinggroups:

• HousingandEnvironment• Shoppingandaccesstoservices• Economyjobs• Heritageandculture/tourism

Indealingwiththesethemes,eachgroupcouldlookatthecrosscuttingthemes–infrastructure,affordability,safety,geography/environment.Theworkshopfinishedontime,withattendees‘signingup’toassisttheWorkingGroupsastheyleft. DRAFTWORKING‘VISION’FORLOOENEIGHBOURHOODPLANAtthesubsequentLooeNeighbourhoodPlanSteeringGroupMeeting(11thAugust2016)thefollowingstatementwasadoptedasaninterimvisionpendingreviewfollowingtheworkinggroupactivityandreports:

Itwasalsoagreedthatastraplineshouldbeaddedtothisforpromotionalpurposes:‘Preserving,respondingandshaping:weareLooe’ATTENDANCENAME ORGANISATIONEdwinaHannaford LooeTownCouncilArmandToms LooeTownCouncilAnneFrith LooeTownCouncilSteveBesford-Foster PlanSupport–ProjectManagerAlisonFoulkes ParishChurchAndrewLightfoot RiversideUnitedChurchChrisRoy U3ADianeTrerise L.I.S.

‘Acommunitythathasrevitaliseditsmaritimeandcoastalbasedeconomyintoonethatbringsprosperitytoallandsignificantlyreducesitsimpactontheenvironment,whilstmaintainingitsspecialcharacter’


EdmundWilson LooeStrategyGroupEdithColes SECTAGregSpence SECTAHeatherGarden LooeValleyU3AJoyHiggs LooeValleyU3AJustinSpreckley LooeDevelopmentTrustJamesLundy KateWhittington LooeValleyU3AKathyLang LooeHarbourCommissionersMarkAllen OldBridgeSurgeryMarkCamp LooeTICMikeJackman LooeSailingGroupMarkJoce LooeMusicFestivalPatMoore Lanteglos-by-FoweyPCPaulWhitehouse U3APeterKing LOCSTanyaBrittan LooeMusicFestivalVivieneWoodgate U3A

WORKINGGROUPSIGNUP(includingsign-upssubsequenttotheevent)(notetheitalicizednamesaresuggestedrepresentativesfromtheSteeringGroup.*indicatespossiblelead.)

1. Economy NAME ORGANISATION EMAIL/TELNOMark Joce Looe Music Festival Joy Higgs Looe Valley U3A Viviene Woodgate U3A Diane Trerise L.I.S. John Martin Gwen Challoner Kathy Lang *Justin Spreckley Kate Jackman *Edmund Wilson Edwina Hannaford Armand Toms

2.HousingandEnvironmentNAME ORGANISATION EMAIL/TELNORoss Fisher Edwina Hannaford Armand Toms *James Lundy Laura Tansley David Gamblin (Research)


3.ShoppingandaccesstoservicesNAME ORGANISATION EMAIL/TELNOChris Roy U3A Jill Fleming Paul Penhaligan Sheila Brock *Mike Jackman Looe Sailing Group Armand Toms *Susannah Gill *Andrew Gill Mark Allen

4.Culture/heritage/tourismNAME ORGANISATION EMAIL/TELNOPaul Whitehouse U3A Bob Fleming Tanya Brittan Looe Music Festival Edith Coles SECTA Greg Spence SECTA P Myles *Ross Fisher LOCS Chair LOCS Mark Camp


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