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2018-2022
                                BUSINESS PLAN
                                Refreshed February 2020

Healthy Cornwall
Homes for Cornwall
Green and prosperous Cornwall
Connecting Cornwall
Democratic Cornwall

www.cornwall.gov.uk
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Our commitment for Cornwall
    We all love Cornwall. Our countryside, coastline and culture are the envy of the world and
    every year we are the destination of choice for around five million visitors.
    But Cornwall faces continued economic uncertainty,       And we are proud that during the last ten years of cuts   cost money, but will also require the support of
    coupled with a rising demand for services we provide.    from central Government, we have transformed our          residents, businesses and national Government.
    That puts real strain on the services we deliver and     children’s services to “outstanding”, making Cornwall
    means that we have to plan carefully for our future.                                                               We will continue our fight for fairer funding from
                                                             Council’s services the best in the South West, and in
                                                                                                                       Westminster, standing up for Cornwall and demanding
    With help from our residents we have set clear           the top 10% nationally
                                                                                                                       our residents enjoy the same opportunities and
    priorities for Cornwall. We put people at the heart of   However the demand for our services is rising as          benefits as those living in cities across the UK.
    every decision we take, using our resources wisely to    more residents come to rely on our adult social care
    protect and enhance our unique environment, create       services, and more children than ever need the social
    more jobs and homes and ensure everyone can live
    well and safely together.
                                                             care we provide.                                          Our promise
    This business plan sets out how we will do it.                                                                     Our workforce includes firefighters, lifeguards,
                                                             What comes next                                           conservationists, care workers, transport operators,
                                                                                                                       housing oficers, animal health inspectors, trading
    What we have done                                        This year, the Government is committing to only one
                                                             year of funding instead of four. We have less money
                                                                                                                       standards oficers to name only a few. They are one of
                                                                                                                       Cornwall’s largest workforces - and they work for you.
    During the years of austerity, we have revolutionised    for local services than we did ten years ago. So we are   Together, we will do all we can to ensure the services
    the way we work as a council, allowing us to make        planning against a backdrop of ever more financial        that matter to you are maintained and protected for
    £380million of savings, while protecting the services    uncertainty.                                              one and all.
    that people have told us are most important – such as    We’ve also put in place one of the most radical action
    providing care for the elderly, more homes and jobs      plans in the country to tackle the climate emergency.
    for local people, and keeping Cornwall’s roads in
    good repair.                                             We are proud of our ambition to make Cornwall
                                                             carbon neutral by 2030. This includes planting
    We have worked with communities to deliver better        an 8,000 hectare ‘Forest for Cornwall’, retrofitting
    local library services, community spaces and leisure     homes to make them energy eficient, and improving
    services, which are valued by the people who             footpaths and cycle ways to help residents cut down                                    Julian German,
    use them.                                                on short car journeys. This vital work will not only                                   Leader of Cornwall Council

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Agan arwostel rag Kernow
Kernow a geryn ni oll. Agan powdir, arvor ha gonisogeth yw avi a’n bys ha pub bledhen
pennhyns a dhewis on ni rag a-dro dhe bymp milvil godrigoryon.
Mes yma ansurneth erbysiethek didorr a-dherag            Ha gothus on ni dres an deg bledhen yw passys            trolerghow ha hynsow diwros dhe weres trigoryon
Kernow, koplys gans gorholedh ow kressya rag             a droghow a’n Governans kresel, y treusfurvsyn           dhe treghi niver a viajys berr yn karr. Ny vydh an ober
gonisyow a brovyn. Henn a worr tennans war’n             agan gonisyow fleghes dhe ‘dha dres eghen’, ow kul       essensek ma marnas kost, mes y fydh edhomm a
gonisyow a dhelivryn ha styrya bos edhomm dhyn           gonisyow Konsel Kernow an gwella y’n Soth West, hag      skoodhyans an drigoryon, negysyow ha Governans
towlenna gans rach rag agan termyn a dheu.               y’n ughella 10% yn kenedhlek.                            kenedhlek.
Gans gweres agan trigoryon ni re settyas ragwiryow       Byttegyns, yma gorholedh rag agan gonisyow owth          Ni a wra pesya agan omladh rag arghasans ewnna a
kler rag Kernow. Ni a worr tus orth kolon a bub          ynkressya ha moy a drigoryon a dheu dhe fydhya yn        Westminster, ow sevel yn-bann rag Kernow hag erghi
ervirans a wren, ow kul devnydh agan asnodhow yn         agan gonisyow tevesikwith socyal, ha moy a fleghes       agan trigoryon dhe omlowenhe an keth chonsow ha
fur dhe witha ha gwellhe agan kerghynnedh dibarow,       ages bythkweyth a’s teves edhomm an gwith socyal a       lesow ha’n re usi ow triga yn citys a-dreus an RU..
gwruthyl moy a sodhow ha trevow ha surhe pubonan         brovyn.
dhe allos bewa yn ta hag yn salow warbarth.
An towl negys ma a dhisplet fatel a wren ni y wul.                                                                Agan ambos
                                                         Pyth a dheu nessa
                                                                                                                  Agan mayni a syns ynno tangasoryon, gwithysi
An pyth re wrussyn                                       An vledhen ma, yma’n Governans owth omres dhe
                                                         unn vledhen a arghasans hepken yn le a beder. Ni
                                                                                                                  sawya, gwithoryon, mayni gwith, oberoryon karyans,
                                                                                                                  sodhogyon anedhyans, hwithroryon yeghes enyvales,
                                                         a’gan beus le a arghans rag gonisyow leel ages dell      sodhogyon savonow kenwerth dhe henwel marnas
Dres an vledhynnyow dibalster, ni re dhomhwelas an
                                                         esa dhyn nans yw deg bledhen. Rakhenna yth eson          nebes. I yw onan a’n brassa mayni Kernow - hag i a
fordh ni dhe oberi avel konsel, orth agan gasa dhe wul
                                                         ni ow towlenna erbynn kilva a brest moy ansurneth        ober ragowgh. Warbarth, ni a wra oll a yllyn dhe surhe
£380milvil a erbys, yn unn witha an gonisyow tus dhe
                                                         arghansel.                                               bos an gonisyow yw posekka dhywgh mantenys ha
leverel dhyn bos an posekka - kepar ha provia gwith
                                                                                                                  gwithys rag onan hag oll.
rag an re goth, moy a drevow ha sodhow rag tus leel,     Ni re worras yn le onan a’n radikalla towl gwrians y’n
ha gwitha fordhow Kernow yn studh da.                    pow dhe strivya erbynn an goredhom an hin.
Ni re oberas gans kemenethow dhe dhelivra gonisyow       Gothus on ni a’gan ughelhwans dhe wul Kernow
lyverva leel gwell, spasow kemeneth ha gonisyow          karbon heptu erbynn 2030. Hemm a wra synsi ynno
diskwithans, yw talvesys gans an dus a wra aga           plansa ‘Koos Rag Kernow’ a 8,000 hectar, kilwul
                                                                                                                  Julian German,
devnydh.                                                 trevow dh’aga gul nerth efeythus, ha gwellhe
                                                                                                                  Ledyer an Konsel

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Our priorities for Cornwall
    We will work with the people of Cornwall and use our resources wisely to
    protect and enhance our unique environment, create more homes and jobs
    for our residents, and ensure everyone can live well and safely together.

    Our values                                                    Our aims
     We listen: we will work with the people of Cornwall              Ensure everyone can live well and safely together
     We are responsible: we will use resources wisely                 Create more homes and jobs for residents
     We act in the best interests of Cornwall: putting                Protect and enhance the environment
     people first

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Our five priority areas are:

                                                        Green and
Healthy                      Homes for                  prosperous                    Connecting                  Democratic
Cornwall                     Cornwall                   Cornwall                      Cornwall                    Cornwall
  Better health               Provide 1,000              Use Council land to           Improve sea, road, rail,    Communicate better
  for everyone.               homes through the          create jobs.                  air and bus networks.       with our communities.
  Protect and                 Council.                   Invest in skills              Link bus and rail           Lobby for fair funding.
  improve the lives of        Raise standards of         required by current           timetables, ferries and
  vulnerable adults.          privately rented homes.    and future employers.         the airport.                To seek further
  Provide care for                                       More apprenticeships.                                     devolution from
  hospital leavers (less      Bring empty properties                                   Give communities            Whitehall to Cornwall
                              back into use.             Pay the Living Wage           more influence to           and within the Duchy.
  time in hospital).                                     Foundation living wage.       improve roads.
  Increase the aspirations    Support Land Trusts        Reduce waste by                                           Make Cornwall
  for our young people.       and other providers to     increasing reuse and          Enhance                     Brexit ready.
  Children are healthy,       deliver homes.             recycling.                    broadband and
                                                                                       mobile connectivity.        Strengthen local
  safe and protected from                                Support the
                              Lobby to protect                                                                     democracy, local
  harm.                                                  development of
                              residents impacted by                                                                decision making and
  Fewer children              welfare reform.            renewable energy and                                      local service delivery.
  living in poverty.                                     environmental growth.
                              Fewer people living
                                                         Aspiring to a clean
                              in fuel poverty.
                                                         Cornwall that residents
                                                         and visitors are proud of.
          Health,                                                                              Transport and              Devolution
                                                             Environment,
          social care               Homes                                                      connectivity               and localism
          and families                                       growth and jobs

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Using our resources wisely
    We have an annual budget of £1          We don’t get all the money from council tax
    billion which we use to deliver
    services to more than half a million                  1% comes from other sources
    residents and over five million                        including investment income
    visitors a year.
                                                                                           30% comes
    We manage 10,000 hectares of                   9% comes from                           from Council
    land, employ more than 5,500 staf              the services we                         tax
    and support many more local jobs                charge for, like
    through our contracts with local            planning, licensing
    businesses. Using our resources                   and parking
    wisely to deliver value for Cornwall
    is one of our core values.
                                             41% comes from the
                                              Government but the
                                           majority of this can only
                                               be used for specific                      19% comes
                                             services like schools,                      from Business
                                              housing benefit and                        Rates
                                                      public health

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For every £100 we receive to fund services, we spend:

 £25                                       £24                                                            £13
 caring for adults who need                 helping children and young people                             on housing benefit for people on low
 our help                                   get the best start in life they can                           incomes, helping to prevent homelessness

 £10                               £9                                       £6                                        £4
 planning and building new         collecting rubbish and                   fixing and maintaining                    running the Council and
 afordable homes for local         recycling, and looking afer our          roads, street lighting, and               holding elections
 people, investing in Cornwall’s   countryside, parks and beaches           on public transport
 economic growth, major road
 schemes, schools and buildings

 £3                                £3                                       £2                                        £1
 on fire and rescue services,      helping people keep well                 on online services to improve             to run libraries, registration
 fighting and preventing           and stay healthy                         customer access and ofer                  services and maintaining
 fires and keeping our                                                      diferent ways for residents               trading standards
 communities safer                                                          to contact us

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The financial journey so far
                                                                                                                                                                c £440m
                                                                                                                                                           d
                                                                                                                                                         an      savings
                                                                                                                                                      em
    More people are using our services, and                                                                                     c £420m        t
                                                                                                                                                    /d
                                                                                                                                                 ion ures
                                                                                                                                           Infa press
    the costs of delivering those services have                                                                                  savings

                                                  £m
    increased, as the dotted line on the chart    900                                                                  em
                                                                                                                          an
                                                                                                                            d
                                                                                                                     /d
    shows. At the same time, the amount                                                                           ion ures
                                                                                                                t
                                                                                                            Infa press
                                                                                                c £350m
    of grant that Cornwall gets from the          800                                            savings

    Government has gone down.                                                        ma
                                                                                        nd
                                                  700                            n/de s
                                                                               io ure
    Since its creation in 2009 Cornwall Council                              t
                                                                         Infa press
    has delivered around £380 million of          600
                                                                                                                                                         Govt grant £97m
    eficiencies and savings to bridge the gap                                                                           Govt grant £104m
                                                  500
    between rising costs and demand for                          Govt grant
                                                                                              Govt grant
                                                                                                £48m                                                      Business rates
    services, and falling Government funding.     400
                                                                  £364m                                                   Business rates
                                                                                                                             £146m
                                                                                                                                                             £155m
    £30m of these were delivered in 2018-                                                    Business rates
                                                                                                £184m
    2020. A further £40m savings are needed       300

    by 2022.
                                                  200                                                                                                          Council tax
                                                                                                                            Council tax
                                                                                                                                                                £347m
    We pass much of our gross budget straight                    Council tax
                                                                                              Council tax
                                                                                               £292m
                                                                                                                             £325m
                                                                   £197m
    on to schools and to fund housing benefit,    100

    so when we look at our spending for
    the next four years, we focus on our net                     2009/10                       2018/19                          2021/22                        2023/24*
    budget which is mainly funded from
    business rates and council tax.
                                                        * The Council’s MTFP looks four years ahead.

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What are we going to do?
We are determined to improve life chances for everyone
in Cornwall and to close the gap for the most vulnerable
members of our communities. This commitment underpins
                                                                                          How will we
all our priorities in this plan. We will:                                                 measure success?
  allocate money to the areas that matter most to people, including spending              % of residents satisfied with the way that
  more on caring for vulnerable adults, building more afordable homes, and                the Council runs things.
  making sure more people across Cornwall are paid a decent wage.
                                                                                          % of residents who agree the Council
  invest in Cornwall’s future growth and prosperity by creating homes and jobs for
  our residents, our Devolution Deal with Government means we will keep local             provides value for money.
  business rates, so their taxes will now benefit Cornwall rather than Whitehall.
                                                                                          % of Council spend with local businesses.
  continue to find savings and eficiencies, and deliver more services jointly
  with our partners and through other organisations. For instance, we now have
                                                                                          No slippage in our investment and savings
  a charitable social enterprise running the Council’s leisure facilities which is        plans beyond agreed tolerances.
  improving services for residents as well as saving £3.5 million every year.

  invest in commercial opportunities that bring extra money into Cornwall to help
  fund local services. We were amongst the first in the country to create council
  owned companies that can trade and bring money into Cornwall. Our group of
  companies also manage major projects to create more homes and jobs.

  increase the amount we spend with local businesses and use our contracting
  power for the benefit of our communities wherever possible.

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Healthy                  Homes for               Green and                 Connecting                   Democratic
                                                      prosperous
     Cornwall                 Cornwall                Cornwall                  Cornwall                     Cornwall

                                                                   Our priorities for 2018-2022
                                                                    Deliver better health              Increase the aspirations for
                                                                    outcomes for everyone.             our young people.
                                                                    Ensure people are able to          Protect children from the risk
                                                                    leave hospital, once they are      of harm.
                                                                    well enough, with the right        Promote children’s physical
                                                                    care in place.                     and mental health.
                                                                    Protect and improve                Reduce child poverty.
                                                                    the lives of our
                                                                                                       Increase the number of people
                                                                    vulnerable adults.
                                                                                                       taking outdoor physical activity.

                                                                    It is estimated that
     Healthy                                                        by 2028 there will be

                                                                    45,000
                                                                                                               An estimated
                                                                                                               8,000
     Cornwall                                                       more people in Cornwall, with greatest
                                                                    growth amongst the youngest and
                                                                    oldest who rely on our services most
                                                                                                                 children in Cornwall
                                                                                                                 live in families
     People have told us that local health services are their                                                    where there is
     top priority for Cornwall1. We will work with our NHS                                                       domestic violence2
     partners to improve health and care for adults and                                        of death and disabilty in
     make sure Cornwall’s children’s services are best in
                                                                                   75%         Cornwall is due to health
                                                                                   conditions that can result from five
     class. We know good health is about more than just                            lifestyle factors (smoking, alcohol, physical
     services. Our lifestyles, environment, homes and                              inactivity, diet and social isolation)3
     communities are also important.
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What are we going to do?
Our children and family services are rated in the top 10% of children’s                     Early Help Hub                             Case
services in the country from Ofsted.                                                        Cornwall’s pioneering integrated           study
We will work with our health partners          Scilly to stay as healthy as possible for    multi agency Early Help Hub
to improve outcomes for Cornwall’s             as long as possible, support people          provides a single point of contact for
children and families, particularly the        to help themselves and each other so         information, advice and guidance for
increasing number living in poverty. This      they stay independent and well in their      children, young people and families.       stage and a speedy response, which
programme of work, called ‘One Vision,’        community, and provide services that         Stafed by professionals from both          ofen stops a problem becoming more
brings together a range of people and          everyone can be proud of and reduce          health and social care services, the       established.
services to help ensure every child            the cost overall.                            Hub is dedicated to quickly assessing      The work of the Hub has been widely
and young person can be safe, healthy                                                       any problem afecting a child or young      praised, with 82% of parents and carers
                                               We will provide an extra £14 million
and have equal chances in accessing                                                         person and ensuring they connect with      who had accessed the service, saying
                                               funding to care for vulnerable adults.
all available opportunities to achieve                                                      the right support. The Hub’s success is    they were satisfied or very satisfied
                                               Our public health service will promote
brighter futures.                                                                           based on sharing information at an early   with the service they had received.
                                               wellbeing and invest in helping people
We know NHS and Council services               of all ages to stay healthy for longer.
need to be more joined up. In particular,
our adults’ services face challenges.
                                               Our fire and rescue service works            Success measures
                                               closely with other blue light services to       Reduce the number of people staying in hospital longer than they need to
While people in Cornwall live longer on
                                               help everyone in Cornwall live well and         because of delays in providing care.
average than elsewhere, they spend
                                               safely together, as well as providing           Increase the proportion of working aged adults with a learning disability in
less of their lives in good health. We will
                                               an efective response in emergencies.            paid employment.
work with our NHS partners to make
                                               We were first in the country to employ
sure people get the health and care                                                            Reduce the need for admission to care homes for older people and younger
                                               tri-service oficers so that our rural
services they need. This programme of                                                          adults with disabilities.
                                               communities have paramedic, policing
work is called ‘Shaping our Future’. It will                                                   % of users who are satisfied with the Council’s children and family services.
                                               and fire support from a local oficer.
help people in Cornwall and the Isles of
                                                                                               Increase the number of disadvantaged young people in Cornwall who
                                                                                               achieve a good GCSE pass in Maths and English, compared with all young
              While people in Cornwall live longer                                             people in England.
                                                                                               Reduce the number of children living in poverty whose families benefit
              on average than elsewhere, they spend                                            from our services.
      less of their lives in good health
                                                                                                          Investment: £581m Capital: £77m
                                                                                                          Savings: £ 45m

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                                                          Our priorities for 2018-2022
                                                           Provide 1,000 homes                 Bring empty properties back
                                                           through the Council.                into use.
                                                           Raise the standards of              Lobby to protect residents
                                                           private rented homes.               impacted by welfare reform.
                                                           Support the community               Reduce the number of
                                                           land trusts and housing             people who have to spend
                                                           associations to deliver             more than 10% of their
                                                           homes in Cornwall.                  income to heat their homes.

                                                                                                            Average
                                                                        36%
     Homes for                                                          of homes are in poor
                                                                                                            house price
                                                                                                            in Cornwall
                                                                        condition, linked
                                                                                                            9x
     Cornwall
                                                                        to poor health and
                                                                        increased costs to                  the average
                                                                        the NHS5                            wage6
     Residents have told us that afordable, decent
     homes are one of the most important issues                         13.2%                    9,300
                                                                        of households are
     for Cornwall4. We will build more homes that                       in fuel poverty and       households need a
     people can aford to rent or buy and make sure                      struggle to aford to      home and are on our
                                                                        heat their homes8         housing register7
     that new developments protect and enhance
     our environment.
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What are we going to do?
Cornwall needs well planned growth. We will use our Local Plan, and
                                                                                     No first night out                          Case
communities’ own neighbourhood plans, to make sure development in                    Nos Da Kernow (No First Night Out)          study
Cornwall meets local needs and respects our local environment.                       project brings partners together to
                                                                                     prevent people like Dave
We need 12,000 new homes over the          We are preventing homelessness            rough sleeping.
period 2018-2022 to meet growing           through partnerships such as ‘No
local demand for housing. We will work     First Night Out’, which helps those       Dave fell into rent arrears afer losing
with housing associations and other        facing pressures that would tip them      his job and was at serious risk of having
developers to support them to build        into rough sleeping. Thanks to the        to sleep rough. Nos Da Kernow (No
more homes, and 1,000 homes will also      Rough Sleeper Reduction Strategy we       First Night Out) arranged for £300 of
                                                                                     the arrears to be paid of by a charity
be provided through the council.           have fewer people sleeping rough in
                                                                                     and then put together a manageable
                                                                                                                                         Joined up support
                                           Cornwall.
Increasing the number of homes for                                                   repayment plan for Dave to re-pay the               is already making
rent is also important, so we will help                                              charity. The landlord was happy with
bring empty properties back into use.                                                this arrangement and Dave was able to
                                                                                                                                  a difference to people
We will also work with private landlords                                             stay in his home.                            like Dave.
to improve private rented homes and
prosecute landlords who don’t meet
their responsibilities.
Too many existing homes are in poor
condition or hard to heat, which impacts                                             Success measures
on people’s health and increases costs
to the NHS. We will fund work to make                                                   Number of new homes provided through the Council.
vulnerable residents’ homes cheaper to
                                                                                        Number of homeless preventions.
heat. We are also the landlord for over
10,000 social homes and we will reinvest                                                Number of long term empty properties brought back in to use.
their rents to improve quality.
                                                                                        Number of homes that cost less to heat as a result of our investment.

        People have told us that more
        decent, affordable housing is one of                                                       Investment: £173m Capital: £431m
their top three priorities for Cornwall.                                                           Savings: £4m

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                                                           Our priorities for 2018-2022
                                                            Use Council land to create jobs, as    Increase the number of
                                                            part of our plan to secure 38,000      apprenticeships for people
                                                            new jobs across Cornwall by 2030.      in Cornwall.
                                                            Ensure people in Cornwall are          Invest across Cornwall to create jobs,
                                                            trained with the skills that           provide homes and improve lives.
                                                            our current and future                 Reduce waste by increasing reuse
                                                            employers need.                        and recycling.
                                                            Use our contracts to ensure more       Become a leader in environmental
                                                            people working in Cornwall are         growth and renewable energy.
                                                            paid a genuine living wage.            Continue to support, fund and
                                                                                                   celebrate Cornish heritage and culture.

                                                                           The average annual
     Green and                                                             wage is around
                                                                           £5,000
     prosperous                                                            less than the
                                                                           national average9            37%
     Cornwall                                                                                           of our annual
                                                                                                        electricity
                                                                                                        consumption is
                                                                             Our productivity is
     We will protect and enhance our unique                                                             generated from
     environment and provide more jobs for                                   69%
                                                                             of the UK
                                                                                                        Cornwall’s renewable
                                                                                                        electricity capacity
     people in Cornwall.                                                     average10

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What are we going to do?
Over the last seven years, earnings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have
                                                                                        Growth and Skills Hub
gone up. More people than ever have NVQ Level 4+ qualifications. We have
improved faster than the rest of England in these areas.                                The Growth and Skills Hub helps
                                                                                        businesses work smarter and
                                                                                                                               Case
However, the average annual wage                                                        thrive through access to support,      study
in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is                                                  skills and training.
still over £5,000 less than elsewhere
in England. Our productivity per job                                                    The hub ofers free, impartial and
continues to be lower, with a widening                                                  independent business and skills
gap between us and the rest of                                                          advice to help turn ideas and plans
the country.11                                                                          into actions.                           The hub helps local businesses grow
                                                                                        For example, as a result of a Growth    by identifying opportunities such as
We will create more jobs and increase
                                                                                        Hub referral for an engineering         funding, coaching, apprenticeships or
local wages, so that residents can enjoy
                                                                                        business, they were awarded a           help with sales, marketing, leadership
better living standards and people
                                           Our natural environment makes                grant towards the cost of specialist    and management. Support to start-up
can build long-term careers here in
                                           Cornwall a fantastic place to live for       machinery which resulted in the         a business is also available.
Cornwall. We will play our part as an
                                           over half a million people. It brings        creation of two new jobs.               www.ciosgrowthhub.com
employer by paying Foundation Living
                                           about 5 million staying visitors to
Wage, as well as investing in creating
                                           Cornwall each year, adding £1.86
and growing local businesses, and using
                                           billion to the local economy and
Council land to create jobs.
                                           supporting one in five local jobs12.         Success measures
Cornwall is rich in renewable energy       Our residents need good homes and
sources, and we have made major            jobs, along with the clean streets,             % increase in average weekly earnings.
investments in wave and geothermal         well maintained roads, leisure
                                                                                           % of planning appeals successfully defended.
energy projects. We are fast becoming      attractions and retail facilities, which
a leader in renewable energy, which is     are also important to visitors. Our             % of Cornwall’s household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting.
also helping to create jobs. However, we   Environmental Growth Strategy will
need to improve our waste and recycling    ensure development that meets these             Number of spaces benefiting from environmental growth funding or
rates, which are worse than many other     needs also protects and enhances                activities (including the Green Infrastructure for Growth Fund and Grow
areas of the country.                      our environment.                                Nature Seed Fund).
       We are fast becoming a leader
       in renewable energy, which is                                                                  Investment: £128m Capital: £338m
also helping to create jobs.                                                                          Savings: £ 9m

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Healthy                   Homes for               Green and                 Connecting                Democratic
                                                        prosperous
      Cornwall                  Cornwall                Cornwall                  Cornwall                  Cornwall

                                                                     Our priorities for 2018-2022
                                                                      Improve sea, road, rail, air and   Create an integrated
                                                                      bus networks, working with         transport system, linking
                                                                      our partners.                      main line bus and rail
                                                                      Give communities more              timetables, ferries and
                                                                      influence over funding to          Cornwall Newquay airport.
                                                                      improve roads.                     Provide better broadband
                                                                                                         and mobile connectivity for
                                                                                                         businesses and people.

                                                                                     92%                    We maintain over

     Connecting                                                                      of premises
                                                                                     now have
                                                                                                           4,712
                                                                                     access to             miles of roads from
                                                                                                           major roads to narrow

     Cornwall
                                                                                     30+Mbps
                                                                                     superfast             country lanes13
                                                                                     broadbands14
     Our location and geography increases the importance
                                                                                                            Around
     of Cornwall having efective connections, including all
     forms of transport and the internet. Whether you are                            17%
                                                                                     of households
                                                                                                           460,000
                                                                                                           passengers passed
     living, visiting or working in Cornwall, it is important for
                                                                                     have no car in        through Cornwall
     people, places and services to be connected, within the
                                                                                     Cornwall15            Newquay airport
     county and to other parts of the world, and even beyond                                               last year
     with our ambition to build a Spaceport.
16
Healthy                            Homes for                         Green and                          Connecting                     Democratic
                                                                      prosperous
 Cornwall                           Cornwall                          Cornwall                           Cornwall                       Cornwall

What are we going to do?
We want to encourage more people to use less polluting options                         Strategic link
to travel around Cornwall.                                                                                                      Case
Our devolution deal means we will
                                                                                       strengthened                             study
create the first fully integrated public                                               One of Cornwall’s most important
transport system outside of a big city.                                                strategic routes was transformed by
This will provide a cleaner, greener and                                               the Council as the four lanes of dual
more eficient way to travel, including                                                 carriageway between Temple and
the Cornish equivalent of London’s                                                     Higher Carblake opened in
Oyster card which can be paid for with                                                 July 2017.
cash or our new contactless
                                                                                       This scheme is expected to bring more
payment system.
                                                                                       than £134 million into the Cornish
We will enhance Cornwall’s road                                                        economy each year, and play a key role
network with major schemes like                                                        in the future prosperity of Cornwall.
dualling the 8.7 mile stretch of single
carrigeway on the A30 between Carland                                                            The new dual carriageway has improved traffic
Cross and Chiverton. The Council
remains committed to upgrading the
                                                                                                 flows, road safety and reliable journey times.
A38 and will continue to urge Highways
                                           We recognise that parking is an
England to provide substantial
investment to enhance this key strategic
                                           important issue for residents and will
                                           develop a new parking strategy to
                                                                                       Success measures
link. We will also maintain our vast
                                           support the sustainability of our town         Number of passenger journeys in Cornwall across all
network of rural roads efectively,
                                           centres and improve the quality of our         transport modes: bus; rail; air and ferry.
including repairing potholes, and report
                                           environment. And for those who wish
back to you promptly when you tell us
                                           to walk and cycle in Cornwall, we are          % of reported potholes (and other category 1 highway safety
about highways maintenance issues.
                                           creating safe environments to support          defects) repaired within 48 hours for strategic and urban
        Our devolution                     active healthy lifestyles.                     roads, and 72 hours for rural roads.
        deal means we                      The internet is important to businesses
                                                                                          Number of premises with superfast broadband coverage.
                                           and residents alike in Cornwall. We are
will create the first                      supporting the rollout of Superfast
fully integrated public                    Broadband to make Cornwall and the
                                                                                                     Investment: £107m Capital: £361m
transport system outside                   Isles of Scilly among the best digitally
of a big city.
                                           connected places in the world.                            Savings: £ 8m

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Healthy                Homes for            Green and                Connecting                    Democratic
                                                  prosperous
      Cornwall               Cornwall             Cornwall                 Cornwall                      Cornwall

                                                               Our priorities for 2018-2022
                                                                Communicate better with our communities.

                                                                Seek further devolution from Whitehall to Cornwall.

                                                                Lobby for fairer funding for Cornwall.

                                                                Make Cornwall Brexit ready.

                                                                Strengthen local democracy, local decision making and
                                                                local service delivery.

                                                                               40%                   Over

     Democratic                                                                of residents
                                                                               live in small
                                                                               settlements of
                                                                                                     300
                                                                                                     libraries and community

     Cornwall                                                                  less than 3,00016     facilities are run locally

     People have told us that they are not always
     well informed about Council services or able to             Cornwall has among the highest
                                                                 volunteering rates in the country
     influence local decisions. We are determined to             - about
     listen to people, act in their best interests, and                  1 in 3          people17
     give them a greater say in decisions.

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Healthy                           Homes for                        Green and                          Connecting                     Democratic
                                                                    prosperous
 Cornwall                          Cornwall                         Cornwall                           Cornwall                       Cornwall

What are we going to do?
Cornwall is a large county, with 40% of people living in small settlements
                                                                                     St Austell                      Case
of less than 3,000. Our strong, distinctive local communities are the
backbone of Cornwall.
                                                                                     takes control                   study
We provide 21 Information Services        additional funding, provided 78 new
(previously one-stop-shops) in local      buses, 255 new homes and support for       In a ground-breaking devolution
communities so people can talk to us      over 11,000 local businesses to grow.      deal, Cornwall Council has
face to face when they need to. We will                                              transferred a number of important
                                          Our fire and rescue service is using
help more people get online, so they                                                 local community sites to St Austell
                                          the advantages of being part of                                                    These transfers follow the devolution of
can attend Council meetings, have a say                                              Town Council to secure their future
                                          Cornwall Council to create greater                                                 allotments and public conveniences to
on key issues and access our services.                                               for local residents and visitors.
                                          community resilience and strengthen                                                the Town Council, and more recently the
We will use our 19 community network                                                 The ‘total place’ devolution package    devolution of St Austell Library, Priory
                                          and empower hundreds of local
panels to give people more influence                                                 includes 39 diferent areas of public    Car park and The House Youth Centre -
                                          communities across Cornwall.
over decisions, such as how money                                                    open space, such as Poltair Park        all part of Cornwall Council’s devolution
to improve their local roads is spent.    We will stand up for Cornwall and
                                                                                     and Truro Road Park, as well as         programme ofering local councils and
We will empower communities to run        lobby for more money and powers to
                                                                                     responsibility for grass cutting        communities the opportunity to take on
more libraries locally and bring other    be devolved, so we can continue to
                                                                                     and planting on highway verges,         services, ofen enabling a better level of
community facilities back under local     prosper as Britain leaves the European
                                                                                     roundabouts and closed churchyards.     local service provision.
control.                                  Union. We are working closely with
                                          local partners to speak with one voice
Cornwall is the only rural authority to
                                          to Government because we know that
have a devolution deal, which gives
                                          we can achieve more for Cornwall           Success measures
us more money and powers from
                                          together.
Government. So far, our deal has given                                                  % of residents who say we got everything right first time with
us local control over £568 million of                                                   regards to their most recent contact with the Council.
                                                                                        Number of libraries run locally and other community facilities -
       We will help                                                                     including public realm assets - that are back under local control.
       more people get                                                                  % of residents who agree the Council is campaigning and
online, so they can attend                                                              standing up for Cornwall.
Council meetings, have
a say on key issues and                                                                            Investment: £72m Capital: £57m
access our services.                                                                               Savings: £14m

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If you would like this information in another format or
language please contact us:
Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY
Email: equality@cornwall.gov.uk www.cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 1234 100

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1 https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/have-your-say/residents-survey-2017/
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3 https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/17512664/public-health-annual-report-2015-web.pdf
4 https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/have-your-say/residents-survey-2017/
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9 http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/25042650/state-of-the-economy-mar-17.pdf
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