|
| What Port Penlee will look like Joyce
Channon Developments of port and quarry will provide the catalyst for Newlyn's future
The public was this week able to see what the Port Penlee scheme would look like when completed. The revised proposals for the development at Penlee Quarry went on public display with a three-dimensional model at the Fishermen’s Mission, Newlyn, at the weekend. Local fish merchant Robin Turner said that this scheme and the redevelopment and enhancement of the port would together provide the catalyst for the economic security and long term future of the port. Welcoming the new proposals, Mr Turner, of the Newlyn Fish Merchants Association, said that the area must not allow itself to miss out on a “golden opportunity” for regeneration and employment that the project would bring. “The spin-off for Newlyn would be fantastic and by working together these two schemes will have immense benefit for all of us. There will be huge spin-offs in employment and that is of paramount importance in terms of us being the fifth poorest region in the UK,” he said. Mr Turner, who says there is a lot of enthusiasm and excitement in the port just now, said that the high quality Port Penlee scheme deserved across-the board support, adding that it would bring immense benefits to all involved in the catering and hospitality industry. “I can’t help feeling that if we won’t move no, then the railway line really stops here,” he said. A three-dimensional model of the scheme – a 1:1,000 scale model, was displayed along with revised proposals for the much reduced development of the old Penlee quarry site in to the multi-million-pound Port Penlee scheme which will now be build entirely within the existing walls of the quarry. Another major change in the revised plans sees the original high level bridge proposal mothballed and being replaced with a lifting bridge on the line of the existing Newlyn to Mousehole coastal road. Marine Developments Ltd project managers Phil Dunn said lifting bridges were successfully operated elsewhere in the UK – and worldwide – and said that Cornwall County Council would be consulted on this proposal before a final decision was made. The proposed new lifting bridge would carry traffic over the Penlee entrance channel and would have an operating time of approximately six to nine minutes and an anticipated ‘uptake’ of up to six operations on a busy summer’s day. “Discussions will obviously take place also with the bus company to prevent any conflict with the bus time table,” he told The Cornishman. The reduced size of the overall scheme, the mothballing of the high level bridge – which the developers conceded would have been visually intrusive – and the current plan for only a single breakwater, are a direct result of last July’s exhibition and public consultation. Visitors to the follow-up exhibition in Newlyn on Friday and Saturday were circulated with questionnaires and their views and comments were invited. The results will be published shortly. The exhibition results will also support the process for obtaining necessary consents for development through a Harbour Empowerment Order. Attendance at the exhibition was good with over 320 people visiting over
the two days and 136 taking the opportunity of a trip up to the quarry
to see the proposed site for themselves. The closing date for comment sheets is not until June the 17th. Mr Dunn added:” From discussions over the two days at Newlyn, the changes made since last year’s exhibition were well received and the general feedback was positive. Over the next week or so we will ‘upload’ the exhibition material to our websites so people who were not able to attend or who wish to obtain further information can visit us at www.pnpteam.com or www.penleemarina.co.uk article copyright © THE CORNISHMAN Previous articles: Revised Plans for Port Penlee scheme
|
copyright©port penlee | the
project | the site | programme
| key issues | old
penlee | new penlee | press
| links | top of page |
