Commercial Road 'Move on' Accommodation

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Context

The impact of the Covid pandemic, the reduction in the number of privately rented homes (due to increased demand for holiday accommodation), rising rental costs and the recent general property boom have created a “perfect storm” in the local housing market.

The lack of affordable accommodation is affecting all types of households, including working families, couples and singles. Many people are struggling to find somewhere to live, with a sharp increase in the number of single men and women rough sleeping or sleeping in cars and vans.

People can find themselves homeless and in need of housing assistance from the Council for various reasons, such as family or relationship breakdown, people fleeing domestic violence, eviction from a privately rented home (including ‘no fault’ evictions), loss of income/employment, bereavement, significant changes to mental or physical health, or struggling to cope with life outside the armed forces.

This can lead to people having no option (or feeling as though they have no option) but to sleep rough, sleeping in their cars, or making temporary arrangements to ‘sofa surf’.

There are over 700 households either living in temporary or emergency accommodation in Cornwall.

Tackling the current housing crisis is one of Cornwall Council’s top priorities.

We are providing these homes for people in Cornwall who are without the resource to lift themselves out of homelessness and who need our help for the reasons mentioned above.

Cornwall Council is using this site to share key documents and provide information about the proposed scheme.

About the Commercial Road scheme

The aim of the proposed Commercial Road scheme in Penryn is to provide ‘move on’ housing for people to stay in for the short to medium term.

The proposed scheme will deliver six ‘SoloHaus’ modular homes in a well landscaped setting.

Layout plan for Commercial Road ‘Move-on’ scheme

The site will be managed by a specialist housing management provider ie. Cornwall Housing Ltd. The management provider will be responsible for repairs and maintenance of the accommodation and grounds to ensure the site remains an attractive and comfortable space for residents to live.

A support provider will be appointed by us to provide low level visiting support with back-up from a range of agencies, as necessary. These may include Cornwall Housing, specialist support agencies, employment organisations, health care providers, or other charities. Every client will have a plan that identifies the specific areas they may need support with, for example seeking education placements, accessing health care or benefits applications.

Potential residents will have been assessed as having low (or no) support needs. Thus, clients will either already be a good way through their journey to settled housing and require minimal (floating) support; or for clients that don’t need support at all the scheme will provide a home that they can afford.

This proposal will result in a reduction to the size of the car park of 45 spaces.

SoloHaus modular housing

SoloHaus units are practical, cost effective to run, and come complete with all the fixtures and fittings that someone might need to live in the property. SoloHaus homes are purpose-designed, contemporary and benefit from low carbon heating provided by a communal air source heat pump. They also include Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems which helps keep running costs low. You can find out more about the SoloHaus product here

Next Steps

A planning application for this scheme was submitted to the Council in March 2022. The application is currently following the normal statutory planning process, which includes a period of public consultation. The application is due to be presented to the Central Planning Committee on 24 October 2022 after which the planning outcome should be known.

Subject to planning approval, work will begin on site in Spring 2023, with the first residents moving into their homes in Summer 2023.

You can find out more detailed information about the scheme, including a map of the proposed site, information about the kind of homes being proposed, the people who would live there, and the planning process, in the FAQ's and documents section.

How you can get involved

*To give your views on the scheme as part of the formal planning process you need to comment via the Council's formal planning processes. You can access the online planning portal here


Context

The impact of the Covid pandemic, the reduction in the number of privately rented homes (due to increased demand for holiday accommodation), rising rental costs and the recent general property boom have created a “perfect storm” in the local housing market.

The lack of affordable accommodation is affecting all types of households, including working families, couples and singles. Many people are struggling to find somewhere to live, with a sharp increase in the number of single men and women rough sleeping or sleeping in cars and vans.

People can find themselves homeless and in need of housing assistance from the Council for various reasons, such as family or relationship breakdown, people fleeing domestic violence, eviction from a privately rented home (including ‘no fault’ evictions), loss of income/employment, bereavement, significant changes to mental or physical health, or struggling to cope with life outside the armed forces.

This can lead to people having no option (or feeling as though they have no option) but to sleep rough, sleeping in their cars, or making temporary arrangements to ‘sofa surf’.

There are over 700 households either living in temporary or emergency accommodation in Cornwall.

Tackling the current housing crisis is one of Cornwall Council’s top priorities.

We are providing these homes for people in Cornwall who are without the resource to lift themselves out of homelessness and who need our help for the reasons mentioned above.

Cornwall Council is using this site to share key documents and provide information about the proposed scheme.

About the Commercial Road scheme

The aim of the proposed Commercial Road scheme in Penryn is to provide ‘move on’ housing for people to stay in for the short to medium term.

The proposed scheme will deliver six ‘SoloHaus’ modular homes in a well landscaped setting.

Layout plan for Commercial Road ‘Move-on’ scheme

The site will be managed by a specialist housing management provider ie. Cornwall Housing Ltd. The management provider will be responsible for repairs and maintenance of the accommodation and grounds to ensure the site remains an attractive and comfortable space for residents to live.

A support provider will be appointed by us to provide low level visiting support with back-up from a range of agencies, as necessary. These may include Cornwall Housing, specialist support agencies, employment organisations, health care providers, or other charities. Every client will have a plan that identifies the specific areas they may need support with, for example seeking education placements, accessing health care or benefits applications.

Potential residents will have been assessed as having low (or no) support needs. Thus, clients will either already be a good way through their journey to settled housing and require minimal (floating) support; or for clients that don’t need support at all the scheme will provide a home that they can afford.

This proposal will result in a reduction to the size of the car park of 45 spaces.

SoloHaus modular housing

SoloHaus units are practical, cost effective to run, and come complete with all the fixtures and fittings that someone might need to live in the property. SoloHaus homes are purpose-designed, contemporary and benefit from low carbon heating provided by a communal air source heat pump. They also include Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) systems which helps keep running costs low. You can find out more about the SoloHaus product here

Next Steps

A planning application for this scheme was submitted to the Council in March 2022. The application is currently following the normal statutory planning process, which includes a period of public consultation. The application is due to be presented to the Central Planning Committee on 24 October 2022 after which the planning outcome should be known.

Subject to planning approval, work will begin on site in Spring 2023, with the first residents moving into their homes in Summer 2023.

You can find out more detailed information about the scheme, including a map of the proposed site, information about the kind of homes being proposed, the people who would live there, and the planning process, in the FAQ's and documents section.

How you can get involved

*To give your views on the scheme as part of the formal planning process you need to comment via the Council's formal planning processes. You can access the online planning portal here


Page published: 19 Oct 2022, 10:44 AM