A property developer has announced details of a plan to build 650 homes on land near a college in a Cornish town.
Devonshire Homes presented its scheme for Callywith Urban Village to the planning committee of Bodmin Town Council on Wednesday (August 21).
The presentation came ahead of plans to submit a full planning application for the site on land near Callywith College in Bodmin in the new year, after the Devon-based company acquired the 89 acres of land for development, which will also feature 'affordable homes' and allocated sites for commercial and industrial employment.
Devonshire Homes’ planning manager Jozie Bannister said the proposals were in the “early stages”, though discussions have started with agents for the commercial element of the site.
A full planning application for all of the houses is likely to be lodged with Cornwall Council in early 2025.
There will be a public consultation event on September 19 at the Shire House Suite at Mount Folly, Bodmin, with letters about the plans posted to residents on Thursday (August 22). There will also be a page dedicated to Callywith Urban Village on Devonshire Homes’ website, which will be regularly updated.
The company announced it had purchased the land last month, stating: “This exciting new project marks Devonshire Homes’ fifth new homes development in Cornwall, following on from upcoming developments at St Michael’s Reach in Penzance, where we will be delivering 320 homes, and a smaller development at Hornblower Heights in Mabe.
“We are committed to collaborating with all stakeholders in the Bodmin community. Together, we will shape a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive community for this area of Cornwall.”
Planning committee member Cllr Andy Coppin said: “A lot of people in the town are hoping that one day we will get a northern relief road, which is kind of planned to go right through the middle of that site.”
He asked if the company’s masterplan for the urban village would incorporate such a road.
Ms Bannister replied: “We’re aware of this and will remain adaptable to plans for that.” She said there would be industrial uses of the site away from the houses, with more compatible, office uses nearer the residential area.
Planning committee chairman Cllr Pete Skea pointed out there was a desperate need for bungalows in Bodmin for the older generation and those with disabilities, which Ms Bannister said she would take on board.
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