Six acres of land have been handed over to for a cemetery extension and to help create a new space for community use near Falmouth. 

The land, transferred by Taylor Wimpey, is part of the housebuilder’s planning obligations for its Chy An Dowr development in Bickland Water Road and will see the extension of the cemetery plots at St Budock Church. 

The land for community use has been handed over to the church, while the cemetery land has been transferred to Falmouth Town Council. 

A total of £73,000 has also been paid over towards the construction of an off-site cycle path, which is now complete, as well as £15,000 towards local Special Areas of Conservation.

Cllr Steve Eva, Mayor of Falmouth, said: “I am very pleased that this has been delivered.

"Cemetery land, whilst crucial for our communities, can be increasingly difficult to source, and the partnership with Taylor Wimpey means that the council can continue to provide cemetery land so our local residents can be buried locally if that is their wish.”

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The land that has been handed over to St Budock Church

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Cllr John Bastin, who represents the Constantine, Mawnan and Budock district on Cornwall Council, said: “I would like to thank Taylor Wimpey for making the gift of this land. Right from the beginning of planning discussions this was their intention, and it underlines their willingness to support local communities."

The Chy An Dowr development itself includes new public open spaces, 33 affordable homes and a sustainable drainage system designed to ensure rainwater travels into the local drainage network without affecting homes and businesses.

Richard Harrison, land and planning director for Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said: “It’s vitally important that we are able to improve local infrastructure and create new community facilities wherever we build new homes.

"We are delighted to have completed the transfer of land to Falmouth Town Council and we are pleased that part of it will be available for community use."