Progress Update: Regeneration of Coinagehall Street and St Anthony Gardens

Work is progressing steadily on the regeneration of St Anthony Gardens and the adjacent Coinagehall Street area in Penzance.

With the Treveth team now onsite, we are pleased to share photos showing the progress being made as we continue to work toward revitalising this important area.

St Anthony Gardens – Current Progress

The improvements remain on schedule for completion by mid-to-late Spring 2025. Key features of the project include:

• Retaining the majority of the original walls and relocating the archway to a more accessible position.
• Introducing British Standard-compliant pathways, ensuring accessibility for all users.
• Adding more seating to enhance enjoyment of the views across both bays.
• Creating event spaces and lawns to support community activities and wellbeing.
• Installing two boules courts as a recreational addition to the gardens.
• Revitalising planting to increase biodiversity and create a more vibrant space.
• Reinstating the existing fountain to make it fully operational.

Next Steps: Coinagehall Street Development

Once the work on St Anthony Gardens is complete, we will move on to the next phase of the project: the redevelopment of the former Taylor’s Garage site. This will include:

36 homes, providing affordable, shared ownership, and open market housing (with restrictions to prevent them from being used as holiday lets).

Seven business spaces, supporting local enterprise and economic growth in the area.

This project is supported by the Future High Streets Fund as part of the Government’s Towns Fund initiative.

A Message Regarding The Bats

It has come to Treveth’s attention that there has been speculation on Facebook’ Public Group, Penzance Moaning Forum over the current regeneration works Treveth is carrying out at St Anthonys Gardens, Penzance, and how this is affecting the local bat population.

We would like to reassure you that all buildings and trees that were to be impacted by the regeneration works at Coinagehall Street were inspected for bats or evidence of roosting bats by professional ecologists who hold individual bat licences and certifying expertise.

It’s likely bats flew in and around the site but there was no evidence to suggest that any bats were roosting on site, meaning the law has been fully upheld and due process has been followed.

Once complete, the new buildings on site will provide bat roosting opportunities in the form of bat boxes to help encourage the local bat population to start roosting on site. We hope this clears up any speculation but if you have any further questions or would like any more information, please email [email protected] or message us on Facebook.

We look forward to sharing further updates as the project progresses. In the meantime, take a look at the photos below to see the work underway.