Community Health Check and Action Plan for St. Buryan, Lamorna & Paul Parish Council
Community SWOT analysis and action plan for St. Buryan, Lamorna & Paul Parish Council, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Focus areas include enhancing local community involvement, improving infrastructure, addressing housing challenges, and promoting sustainable growth. Key deliverables involve setting up a new Parish Council, launching a council website, conducting speed awareness campaigns, and considering a Neighbourhood Plan. Progress reports on SWOT analyses and priorities are included.
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Controlled Copy Parish Health Check - Pulling it all together SWOT Parish Council Deliverables Neighbourhood Plan Councillor P.A.Yeates On behalf of StBuryanLamornaPaul Parish Council Rev 7 September 2021 Disclaimer: Whilst this analysis is intended to be representative, it is not intended to be exhaustive or definitive. Rather it should be considered as a basis for discussion. Items included are for the Parish Council to either tackle directly or influence other organisations to address
Input into Neighbourhood Plan Target completion date 4Q2023 Lamorna SWOT (Complete 3Q 2021) St Buryan SWOT (Complete 3Q 2021) What is common to both SWOTS STRENGTHS (Positive stuff to keep) Natural landscape with historical interest that helps draw visitors and tourists to the parish Important agricultural sector Thriving local clubs, societies and events Strong sense of local community WEAKNESSES (Negative stuff to eliminate) Lack of car parking Footpaths and bridleways are not always being maintained as they should be No recycling bank facility Poor public transport connections with surrounding destinations THREATS (By doing nothing, unfavourable stuff will make the villages a worse place to live) Traffic speed and congestion with a lack of a viable alternative to using a car Lack of affordable accomodation for local people with the situation worsening as existing housing stock is lost to second/holiday homes Effect of climate change on the local environment OPPORTUNITIES (Other stuff that would make living in the villages even better) Encourage residents to become more involved in the new St Buryan, Lamorna & Paul Parish Council Launch Parish Council website Attract properly managed new business startups that do not adversely impact the character of each village Have free public WIFI in or near each village hall Celebrate cultural events. Each village to have a big Christmas tree and lots of lights In addition to our normal business, these are the 4 key priorities for the Parish Council to deliver on by 31 December 2021 1. New Parish Council up and running and any outstanding issues from the previous Parish Council closed out 2. Parish Council website goes live 3. Speed awareness report compiled using data from the Vehicle Activated Signs to support 20mph is plenty campaign 4. The Parish decides on whether to complete a Neighbourhood Plan Input into 3 year plan (Deliverables over the period Jan 2022 to Dec 2024)
St Buryan SWOT Analysis Started 2nd June 2021 Final document is Rev 7 Rev 7 includes input from 70% of Parish Councillors Extended deadline for final input was a meeting of the Parish Councillors on 16 August 2021 At the 16 August 2021 meeting, Parish Councillors voted to remove the bullet point Route the frequent helicopter flights take whilst taking tourists to the Isles of Scilly (Currently over land and sea instead of only over sea) from the St Buryan Weaknesses slide This Parish Health Check now needs putting on the Parish website so as to give the wider community an opportunity to view our work and feedback by the end of 2021 The St Buryan SWOT includes items the Parish Council can either tackle directly or the Parish Council can influence other organisations to address. The St Buryan SWOT shows on balance the village is a great place to live. The challenge of the Parish Council is to sustain this status quo and ensure any changes made make St Buryan an even more desirable place to live.
St Buryan STRENGTHS (Existing positive stuff about St Buryan to keep) St Buryan has a rural feel and is an important agricultural sector. The surrounding landscape is a patchwork of fields, some with cows grazing in them and hedge rows that reach into the village.The village has minimal light pollution (as no excessive street lighting), is clean (no graffiti), safe, friendly and not overcrowded. Nearby villages and hamlets, a rich and diverse coastal and inland environment along with areas of historical interest, help draw visitors (and their income) to the parish. Whilst St Buryan is rural it does not feel remote having Newlyn and Penzance (5 miles west) nearby. It is also within 4 miles of an airport that gives hospitality businesses a chance to capture trade. The Grade 1 listed Church has the tallest tower in the area. This distinctive landmark is visible for miles around and seen from the approach roads to the village. Narrow lanes in and around the village are attractive with Red Campion, Bluebells and Cow Parsley and there is a good network of footpaths. St Buryan has a large open green space close to the centre of the village with a Sports Playing Field (provision for football and cricket) and Children's play area (with some equipment). Community House provides additional facilities for sporting, recreational activities (such as big screen for watching tournaments) and wedding receptions. The Pavilion building is currently leased to the Boxing and Fitness Club. For its size St Buryan has a wide range of services: Shop (with Post Office), Pub (that does takeaways), Church, Methodist Chapel, School (including preschool), Village Hall (which is operated independently of the Parish Council and for the benefit of all local residents), Farm shop, Public Toilets and Tower Campsite. The village is also on the delivery route of all the major supermarkets. St Buryan is vibrant and has a strong sense of local community with clubs and events such as the Farmers market, Rally, Horticultural Show, Christmas lights, Gala etc. bringing parishioners together (but all need ongoing support to continue). St Buryan is a great place to live; this is evidenced by the number of residents who have remained within the community for a number of years (some for their lifetime), as well as the high percentage of those who leave for various reasons but choose to return. Many of those unable to return for socio-economic reasons are frequent visitors and return when retired from the workplace.
St Buryan WEAKNESSES (Existing negative stuff about St Buryan to eliminate) Lack of car parking (See note 1) Too many irresponsible dog owners who do not pick up on surrounding footpaths and who also compromise the sport pitches and the Children's play area. Footpaths and bridleways are not always being maintained as they should be. No longer any Recycling Bank facility. (See note 2) The school is no longer a feeder pool for the St Buryan football and cricket teams. Maintenance of the Pavilion building relies on the Boxing and Fitness Club maintaining the building themselves (presently maintenance costs are minimal) St Buryan sewerage works is now at full capacity Poor public transport connections with surrounding destinations. NOTES: 1. Keeping some on street parking provides convenient access to the shop, pub etc. and lowers traffic speed through the village, but a small car park with the provision of electric charging points and car wash station, would encourage more people to visit the village (and potentially spend money in the shop, pub, Farmers market etc). Do residents think they have a perfectly good recycling kerbside collection? All those asked consider the kerbside recycling collection has improved since the Recycling Bank has been removed. How often would they use a Recycling bank (plastic, glass, cardboard) if reinstated at Community House? Would this lead them to recycle at a level above their kerbside collection? Potential problem of reinstating a Recycling bank is that it would be used by residents from other surrounding Villages and Towns (which don't have recycling facilities), although it may be possible to sell our recycling https://greenalchemist.co.uk/how-to-guides/sell-glass-waste. It has been noted that large quantities of card (with staples and tape removed) are routinely taken with other recyclables. 2.
St Buryan OPPORTUNITIES Page 1 of 2 (What other stuff would make living in St Buryan even better) Encourage residents to become more involved in the new St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish Council. Launch Parish Council website. (See note 1) Celebrate cultural events. (See note 2) Upgrade the children's play equipment (and fence off area). Provide cycle rack for secure locking of bikes. Deliver new Parish magazine each quarter (winter, spring, summer, autumn editions) to all households. (See note 3) Improve signage on footpaths and consider having a circular walk starting and finishing near the pub. Have free public WIFI. (See note 4) Create a small area with tree planting to support the Forest for Cornwall initiative and Environmental Land Management Scheme. Plant a Landmark tree to celebrate a person, place or event in the community. Increase utilisation of the Village Hall. (See note 5) NOTES: 1. Website to include local information about the Parish (Maps, walks, etc), Clubs and Social groups (Football, Cricket, Playgroups etc), Facilities (and how to book them), Events, Parish Council meetings, Visitor information (Interesting places, local B&B and holiday lets, Shop and Pub opening times etc), Useful links (Village Facebook page etc). St Piran's Day is celebrated, but currently St Buryan Feast is less so. Village to continue to have a big Christmas tree and lots of lights. Some business adverts could possibly cover the small cost of producing magazine with say four pages. Wildanet, a Cornish Internet company based in Liskeard, has been given funding to roll out a fibre optic broadband network to Cornwall; and they are able to provide the Village Hall with a free superfast Internet connection. Check whether this would generate extra revenue for the Village Hall Committee or Parish. Restart the Farmers Market. 2. 3. 4. 5.
St Buryan OPPORTUNITIES Page 2 of 2 (What other stuff would make living in St Buryan even better) Make public spaces more attractive and tidy with improved planting (to encourage pollinators), seating (to encourage socialising) and additional litter bins subject to cost. Provide a safe, accessible designated dog exercising area (field) to encourage owners to walk their dogs there. (See note 1) Review and consider a feasible site for the reinstatement of allotments in St Buryan for those that have lost this benefit. (See note 2) Support existing local businesses and attract properly managed new business startups (including space for workshops) that do not adversely impact the character of the village. (See note 3) When trustees have been officially appointed for the Playing Fields Association (a charity that owns the playing fields) they should decide on improvements to the land top side of the Gym. (See note 4) NOTES: 1. Dogs not restricted or limited to this area. Encourage dog owners to be more responsible with additional dog waste bins provided and extra signage in other areas where dogs are walked. 2. Find an area that is a sensible walk from the centre of the village Need to be clear on ownership, liability and payments. 3. Permission was previously obtained by Derek Thomas for the old Antique shop opposite the St Buryan inn to become an independent coffee shop. 4. One suggestion asks for a hard surface perimeter track for running, walking, pushing prams and pushchairs.
St Buryan THREATS Page 1 of 2 (By doing nothing, what unfavourable stuff may make living in St Buryan less attractive) Over and unlawful development. (See note 1) Lack of affordable accomodation for local people with the situation worsening as existing housing stock is lost to second/holiday homes. (See note 2) Traffic speed. (See note 3) Traffic congestion. (See note 4) NOTES: 1. The village must not be allowed to grow too large through development that would: a) takeaway the rural feel, b) alter its character, c) lead to unacceptable pressure on infrastructure (maintenance of roads, St Buryan sewerage works is now at full capacity) and d) unacceptable loss of green belt land. Where development is allowed priority should be given to housing local people (whether by affordable housing or other options). There is a need to produce a Neighbourhood Plan to ensure sustainable development of the parish. Lack of housing for young local families is already having a detrimental effect on local businesses who are struggling to fill vacant positions. Clarity is needed on the future housing stock i.e. how many 1 bed properties for singles/couples, 2 bed properties for small families, 3 and above bed properties for larger families. The Parish Council do not want local people to get priced out of the Parishso that it becomes a ghost Parish in winter. Slow the traffic through the village (whilst keeping it flowing) by a) slowing from 30 mph at entrance, to 20 mph where there are most pedestrians and informal crossings, to 30 mph at exit or b) adopt 20mph as default speed throughout the village. Initiative linked to the National '20 is plenty' campaign. A number of councillors have expressed their support for 20mph as the default speed throughout the Village and consideration should be given to installing white "Welcome to St Buryan 20mph Please Drive Carefully" entrance gates similar to those recently introduced at Crowlas. As the number of tourists has increased and campervans and cars have got bigger there is now localised congestion due to insufficient and inadequate sized passing places and consideration should be given to more passing places on approach roads to the village. 2. 3. 4.
St Buryan THREATS Page 2 of 2 (By doing nothing, what unfavourable stuff may make living in St Buryan less attractive) Ongoing reliance on volunteers to maintain areas in the village such as the Pavilion. School pupil numbers reducing. Insufficient activities for the under 16's such as a teenagers drop in club. Loss of small farms and the farmers who maintain the landscape. Effect of climate change on the local environment and resulting issues such as flooding and a lack of adequate mitigation by local authorities.
Lamorna SWOT Analysis Revised Draft 21.09.21 Please note: This analysis is not intended to be exhaustive or definitive rather as a basis for discussion
Lamorna STRENGTHS 1. A rich and diverse coastal and inland environment (including AONB and TPO status + SWCP), which provides good physical and mental health benefits to residents. 2. Predominantly environmentally-aware community, who share an appreciation of their natural surroundings. 3. A strong sense of local community based on a rich artistic, cultural and economic heritage which continues to thrive. 4. Significant agricultural sector. 5. The environment, local geography and history offer educational and leisure opportunities and resultant income generation 6. Heritage: Merry Maidens, Pipers, Fogou, tinning, granite etc. 7. Tourism. This environment attracts visitors and therefore offers income and employment opportunities. 8. Enhanced facilities provided by recently refurbished village hall, which is operated independently of the Parish Council, but is intended to be for the benefit of all local residents. 9. Progressive roll-out of high speed broadband provision. 10. The varied resources offered by local hospitality businesses including The Wink, the cove, Cove Apartments, Lamorna Pottery. 11. For some, a place for solitude, yet where individuals can also participate in community affairs when they so wish. 12. Visiting mobile library service. 13. Excellent internal communications system 14. On delivery route of all the major supermarkets 15. A relatively isolated community which feeds into a self-help approach. The Village Hall, the Millennium Triangle and thriving local groups and societies are examples. 16. Above average per capita wealth. 17. Above average population age, which provides time and opportunity for community activities.
Lamorna WEAKNESSES Page 1 of 2 1. No longer any public conveniences, Cornwall Council having closed those in the cove some years ago. 2. Limited public transport provision. 3. Cove road struggling to cope owing to increased traffic from delivery vehicles and tourists, including those tourists who drive down to the cove and then drive back seemingly without stopping. The conflict between i) visitors and delivery vehicles and ii) pedestrians is also creating a safety issue. 4. Limited public parking provision, a problem now being compounded by those tourists who try to fly park along the cove road in order to avoid the cove s parking regime. 5. Lower part of the cove road is privately owned by the cove, meaning no management consistency along its entire length. 6. Uncertainty over the future of The Wink which, before Lockdown, was being offered for sale. 7. The cove, which is in private ownership, is also for sale. Whilst it has become more tourist- than community-focussed, its uncertain future has raised further concerns from within the community. 8. Lifestyle equilibrium vulnerable to excessive tourist influx. 9. Mature and ageing population with some notable exceptions. 10. No affordable housing provision and limited physical opportunity for any housing expansion owning to A.O.N.B status etc. 11. Limited benefit/return from high council tax charges which are increasingly seen as a tax on ownership rather than a charge for services. 12. Menace of too many sycamore trees in valley and confusion over the extent of related planning policy controls.
Lamorna WEAKNESSES Page 2 of 2 1. Roads, public rights of way, bridleways etc. are not always being maintained as they should be. 2. No longer any recycling collection facility. 3. Limited utilities infrastructure e.g. many properties without mains drainage, overhead cables more susceptible to breakages, mains water connections often via surface level plastic pipes. 4. Poor mobile phone signal coverage. 5. Lack of educational facilities. 6. Remoteness from healthcare provision. 7. Historically poor communications with elected local representatives at Parish, County and Parliamentary levels. 8. Social isolation in some cases, and inadequate social care provision.
Lamorna OPPORTUNITIES Page 1 of 3 Housing and other development 1. Define a settlement boundary for Lamorna village, and ensure that new development is restricted to sites within that boundary in order to preserve the conservation character of Lamorna, and in recognition of the limited levels of supporting service infrastructure. 2. Encourage planning change of use of holiday lets to full residential occupancy in order to satisfy genuine local needs. 3. Unless there is no such proven demand, limit new housing provision, including conversions, to those having a genuine local connections the priority being to satisfy demand for affordable homes, social or shared ownership. Connectivity 1. Secure improved public transport connections with surrounding destinations in order to reduce dependency on private vehicles and their associated congestion and pollution. 2. Improve existing, and create new footpath and bridleway / cycleway links to encourage greater usage. Explore with relevant owners the scope to open up a stream-side walk down towards the cove. 3. Reduce the speed limit of the cove road from the national limit of 60 mph down to 20mph, and explore potential for additional traffic management measures. 4. Consider white Welcome to Lamorna Cove 20mph Please Drive Carefully entrance gates similar to those in Crowlas. 5. Deter tourists from driving down to cove with the intention of immediately driving back 6. Introduce car share opportunities on community website. Consider establishing lift request stop at foot of Well Lane.
Lamorna OPPORTUNITIES Page 2 of 3 Businesses and the community 1. Where appropriate, support expansion of constituent hospitality businesses subject to ensuring that any such resultant growth is properly managed so as not to adversely impact on the timeless character and natural tranquillity of Lamorna. 2. Establish a village shop / cafe, either stand-alone or as adjunct to existing business/resource if necessary, to be run by the community / volunteers. This could also serve as a deliveries drop-off point. 3. Opportunity for the pub to become the hub. 4. Seek closer integration with / between The Wink, Lamorna Cove itself, Cove Apartments, Village Hall, Lamorna Pottery, Chygurno Garden, Millennium Triangle etc. to establish stronger intra-community links, and help harmonise otherwise fragmented ownerships and interests. 5. Explore the potential for taking into community ownership popular local resources which may otherwise be lost. 6. Heritage boards to help promote tourism. 7. Community Christmas lights for charity - especially along cove road? 8. Develop further the art and craft sectors.
Lamorna OPPORTUNITIES Page 3 of 3 Social cohesion 1. Encourage Lamorna residents to become more involved in the new St Buryan Lamorna and Paul Parish Council now that Lamorna is no longer constitutionally divided. 2. Form a Lamorna Community Association as an umbrella, perhaps using a model similar to that adopted by Blisland (research needed), with the opportunity for local residents and businesses to become shareholders, thereby increasing involvement and a greater general sense of belonging. 3. Create a dedicated Lamorna website for the above, with links to Parish Council website and constituent businesses. 4. Seek ways to improve the contribution offered by the Millennium Triangle to the wider community. The environment 1. Give greater recognition to the influence which the AONB, the Lamorna and Trevelloe TPO and Heritage Coast status already exert on parts of Lamorna in preserving and enhancing the remainder of the surrounding landscape. 2. Move towards a more pragmatic approach to tree management within the Lamorna and Trevelloe TPO area whereby sycamores could be reduced in favour of native species. Grants? 3. Protect natural habitats and increase biodiversity. 4. Not only should new development meet local need and be harmonious with local surroundings, but it should also conform to climate change and energy efficiency criteria.
Lamorna THREATS 1. Inertia. 2. Future of Wink, cove, Cove Apartments? 3. Asphyxiation by trees, including rapidly declining views. 4. Excessive tourism. 5. Insufficient tourism! 6. Traffic, road safety. 7. Noise and vehicle pollution. 8. Fragmented ownerships of key resources and independent management styles. 9. Continuing rises in property prices. 10.Change of existing housing stock to second home and holiday lets, and the impact of that on the local community, especially out of season. 11.Lack of affordable accommodation for younger home-grown residents. 12.Effect of climate change on the local environment and resulting issues such as flood risks and a lack of adequate mitigation by local authorities. 13.Increasing isolation from public facilities, health and social care caused by inadequate provision of those resources, poor public transport, and reliance on individuals having effective IT communication systems. Currently, and partly due to COVID, communications with local doctors surgeries leave much to be desired.
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