THE PENRYN Town place shaping committee have said they want to transform Commercial Road from grey to green ahead of a public consultation this week.

Council representatives will be at the The Fish Factory on October 20 from 10am- 7pm where local residents will be able to come and air their views regarding the plans and what they'd like to see on Commercial Road.

Some of the suggestions going into the consultation include increasing the surrounding vegetation, trees, and greenery as well as improving the town's links and relationship to the surrounding water courses. 

Also included in the plans would be clearly defined car parking and cycle safe lanes, better access to the high street through opes and lanes, and plans to install a 'gateway' and welcome signage to the town. 

A spokesperson for Penryn Town Council said: "The Place Shaping Committee would like to hear the views of the general public to include those who use the area as for just recreational, passing through, to those who shop, park, cycle or take refreshments there. Business's also play a very important role to the consultation process.

"This is the second consultation day that we have held with a final day towards the end of November.

"Some of the feedback from the consultant's drawings/sketches are required to be able to take the project forward into the next round of grants which are available from the Government's Levelling up and Prosperity Fund.

"Lavine Longsdale have been engaged by Penryn Town Council, since the Spring, to bring a Rejuvenation plan together for Commercial Road leading up into the High Street.

"The consultants will be on hand during the day from 10.00am – 7.00pm to talk people through the quite radical but colourful scheme, taking on board People, Place and Planet.

"Why not find out a bit more about the scheme and how you can influence the way forward on Commercial Road from Grey to Green.

"Free coffee and tea, will be available in exchange for your comments."

Since the Packet first published the plans for a consultation local people have been voicing their concerns on social media with one saying: "I feel for business owners in Penryn, there seems to be a never ending scheme of road works whereby none of utilities tie in with each other when planning closures, the residents must be completely fed up with the situation."

Another added: "When the uni was going to be built Penryn was going to boom?

"Still waiting on that one.

"Only thing that has boomed is people buying up houses in the area and turning them into bedsits and charging students so much a month."