A community drop-in session is being held at the Donald Thomas Centre in Camborne between 10 am and 6.30 pm on Tuesday, 14 October to enable local residents and businesses to find out more about the final designs and traffic management arrangements being planned to support the construction of the Town Deal funded Renew scheme.
The aim of the Renew scheme, part of the wider Camborne Town Deal Transport Project, is to enhance the appearance of Camborne town centre, improve access for pedestrians and cyclists, and encourage people to spend more time in the town—supporting the local economy in the process.
Following feedback from residents and businesses, the original plans were revised to better reflect the needs and concerns of the community. After a positive response to the revised plans during the statutory consultation earlier this year—and further discussions with the Town Council and other stakeholders—the project is now ready to move into the construction phase. Work is expected to begin in early November.
The final design focuses on improving the environmental aspect of the town centre by:
- Adding new seating and plant greenery
- Improving pedestrian crossings throughout Trelowarren Street,
- A new zebra crossing at Fore St.,
- Extending on-street free parking at the top of Trelowarren Street from 30 minutes to an hour,
- Repairing paving defects in Commercial Square,
- installing enhanced lighting and CCTV and
- Providing secure cycle parking.
All traffic flow proposals were removed from the scheme following previous consultation in spring 2023.
While the scheme is predominantly focused on Trelowarren Street and Commercial Square, there are also proposals to enhance the character of adjoining streets to complement the overall project.
As well as displaying the final designs for the scheme, the drop-in session will provide information on the traffic management arrangements which will be put in place to support the works.
Representatives from Cormac and the Camborne Town Deal Transport Project team will be on hand throughout the day to provide information and answer any queries.
The project team recognise that the works and traffic restrictions over the coming months will impact those living or operating businesses in the area. They will be monitoring the situation closely and taking action where needed to minimise disruption and keep delays to a minimum.
This will include temporarily pausing the works at the end of November to enable the town’s festive events to take place without interruption and putting plans in place for Trevithick Day.
Val Dalley, Chair of Camborne Town Deal, said: “I encourage local and residents and businesses to go along to the community drop-in session and look at the final designs. A great deal of work has gone into the plans following previous consultations and I am confident that the result will be a much improved shopping experience for residents.”
The Camborne Renew and Camborne LifeCycle schemes are part of the Camborne Town Deal Transport Project, one of 10 Town Deal funded projects which are aimed at regenerating the heart of Camborne and transforming the town into a visually appealing, accessible place to live, work, shop and visit.
Significant progress has been made on delivering the Lifecycle scheme which, when complete, will provide 3.7km of enhanced walking and cycling routes with the aim of connecting key sites and encouraging pedestrians and cycle usage, cutting down on car journeys and improving air quality in and around the town centre.
The scheme covers 8 separate locations with a variety of measures to enhance walking and cycling provision from the town centre, along the former Roskear tramway with connections to Park Gerry and the Red River Trail.
Anyone with queries or concerns about the works can call 0300 1234 222 or email Cormac at [email protected].
