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Carrick District Council, the local Planning Authority, has granted planning permission for this landmark development, comprising forty two live/work units with communal facilities, new access and parking provision.

Falmouth, Cornwall is located in the south of the county on the mouth of the River Fal. It benefits from schools, hospital, national road and rail links, and a major ship repair dockyard. The National Maritime Museum is located in Falmouth. Falmouth is the water sports capital of the southwest.The Combined Universities of Cornwall has recently opened approximately 1.5 miles to the north west of the site. The proposed development will front onto Bickland Water Road on the edge of Tregoniggie Industrial Estate, Falmouth's prime industrial/business park. There are established industrial premises on one side of the site, whilst the other fronts onto Swan Valley - a public open space that provides a green area for the locality - with Falmouth Football Club and residential beyond.This location between business and residential land uses offers an ideal venue for combined live/work accommodation of the nature proposed in this development.

Amongst other benefits to the community, the undertaking guarantees the provision of twelve affordable live/work units located to the east of the site. The live/work units are of two types, namely twent three office type units (with both live and work element on a single floor), and nineteen office/workshop type units (with the work element on a different floor to the residential), with the work element conditioned to B1 uses only. The development will incorporate a “hub” area, hotel reception type facility providing a boardroom and other services for the tenants, a management company will promote the live/work concept and manage the site on their behalf. Parking is to be provided at a level of 166% (70) and a Green Travel Plan will be used to manage and minimise traffic from the site. This site will allow it's residents to benefit from environmental and work time benefits, transport savings, on-site working premises, sustainable forms of construction, solar heating and solar hot water collectors, contemporary design, grey water, recycling and individual domestic recycling units.

Substantial offers invited. Subject to contract. CD based information pack available on request.

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