Character Areas H1 , H2, H3 and H4: Halsetown Objectives: To be consistent with the Localism provision of the emerging Cornwall Local Plan and to ensure development respects the character, needs and role of the village as a settlement; To and retain the principal of Policy H7 in the Penwith Local Plan; To preserve the unique nature of the planned, grid layout of the Conservation area; To encourage a thoughtful and sensitive evolution of the village facilities and services; To maintain the visual impact of the village at the entrance to St Ives by limiting new development adjacent to the Conservation area; To restrict further development of land along adjoining roads to St Ives, Penzance, Lelant, Carbis Bay and Towednack and Balnoon. Character areas: St Ives, Carbis Bay and Lelant Rural Surrounds Objectives: To maintain the visual integrity of the rural hinterland within the St Ives area; To ensure the spatial relationship – size, height, density - of new building developments remains compatible with the existing form of the built environment; To ensure any new development, replacement or re-purposed buildings within the rural surrounds complements and reinforces the existing architecture and its recognisably rural Cornish character with its use of Cornish granite, slate and paint finishes; To ensure that design and building quality is the focus of all new development and where the use of new materials and methods of construction are proposed that it contributes positively to the distinctive character of the area. Development on Existing Private Gardens Objective:
As the Qualifying Body for St Ives Area NDP, St Ives Town Council – and in particular the Town Council’s Planning Committee - will put in place mechanisms for ensuring that the Plan is being followed and endeavour to work with Cornwall Council in testing the continued conformity of St Ives Area NDP policies with local and national planning policies. Monitoring The following monitoring plan will be adopted by St Ives Town Council. Twelve Month Review St Ives Area NDP will be reviewed one year after its adoption at community referendum by the town council and the reconvened NDP Steering Group. The purpose of review will be primarily to assess the extent to which the NDP objectives have been implemented in practice and the contribution of the policies and projects contained within it towards meeting the NDP objectives. The Steering Group will give a report back to full Council on the findings of the review. Five Year Review Hereafter, St Ives Area NDP will be reviewed every five years. Review of policies will be led by the Planning Committee and review of the Action Plan led by the Community and Environment Committee, with input from community representatives. As above, the purpose of the review will be primarily to assess the extent to which the objectives have been achieved in practice and the contribution of the policies and projects contained within it towards meeting those objectives. End of Plan Period Review At least two years prior to the expiry of St Ives Area NDP (2030), a full-scale review will be undertaken to gauge the success of the plan in meeting its objectives and to put in place a succession plan for St Ives Area NDP area. Conformity with emerging Cornwall Local Plan When the emerging Cornwall Local Plan is adopted, an informal review of St Ives Area NDP will be carried out by St Ives Town Council, in liaison with Cornwall Council, to ensure its conformity. Any issues arising will be dealt with through a more formal review process.