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| Newlyn Housing Subcommittee |
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| Tuesday, 10 February 2009 16:16 |
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The Newlyn Fish Industry Forum set up a housing sub-committee with a remit to devise and implement an affordable housing strategy for Newlyn.. The Forum recognises that the lack of affordable houses (both to rent and to buy) is a huge issue for Newlyn. The massive rise in house prices over the last ten years has made local properties unaffordable for first time buyers and there has not been any significant building of social housing to rent in Newlyn since the Gwavas estate was built. This has resulted in most young people having to leave Newlyn in order to find somewhere to live. One of the great benefits of the proposed regeneration programme is that it should be possible to develop a significant number of residences in and around the centre of Newlyn. The housing sub committee has been working with officers from Penwith District Council on a proposed Strategy for the development of affordable housing and this should be adopted by the whole forum at its next meeting. Once the strategy is adopted the local needs housing survey will be completed and a detailed survey of potential development sites will be undertaken. Once we have this information we will then consult with the public regarding all proposed housing developments.. The members of the Housing sub committee are Kevin Brownridge (Chair), Rev Julyan Drew (Trinity Church), Favell Briggs (Newlyn Fish Industry Forum), Councillor John Payne, Jenny Beamish (Gwavas Residents Association), Geoff Lane (local resident) The committee is supported in its work by David Clough from Penwith District Council. If you would like to know anything more about the work of the housing sub committee please contact Kevin Brownridge on 01736 3320945 (Work Tel No.) |
Newlyn Environment Group
The Environment Group of the Newlyn Fish Industry Forum are working with CCC's Landscape and Urban Design Unit and Cornwall Enterprise to improve and enhance the areas around the proposed new Fish Market.