This 'Living Village' application goes to Strategic Planning on 18th
December. It has been sold to the public on the basis that much of the
land will remain green in perpetuity.
If they are minded to approve it (despite the ghastly access onto
Morlaix Avenue) I hope the Committee will satisfy themselves that the
structure to ensure this is legally robust.
It is easy for a development to start out looking green and then to
be redesigned or infilled later - the problem of creeping density.
One particular issue arises with the large swathes of green land to
be let to the charitable trust. It is proposed that the freehold of this
land will remain with the developer. I have questioned whether this
land would be better safeguarded in perpetuity if the freehold were
transferred to Truro City Council. It has an interest in safeguarding
the land. With the best will in the world the developers, in the long
term, may not.
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