Treveth announces date for third and final consultation on emerging regeneration plans for St Austell development
Cornish developer Treveth is inviting the local community in St Austell to have their say on proposed plans for the Penwinnick Road redevelopment at its third and final consultation event.
The informal drop-in session will be held on Tuesday 29th April 2025, from 2pm to 7pm at the Pondhu Children’s Centre, Dithmarschen Way, St Austell, PL25 5DS.
The drop-in event is an opportunity for the local community to find out more about Treveth’s proposed plans for the innovative redevelopment at Penwinnick Road. The proposed plans will create a new mixed-use neighbourhood designed to enhance social connections and create a supportive vibrant environment for local people who live and work in Cornwall.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to submit their feedback at the event or complete an online questionnaire at www.treveth.co.uk/penwinnick-rd-final. The consultation website and questionnaire will be live from 29th April to 9th May 2025.
Since its launch in 2019, Treveth has been building high-quality new build homes, sustainable communities, and commercial developments in partnership with Cornwall Council to directly benefit people who live and work in Cornwall. The Penwinnick Road regeneration project will see Treveth bring forward a new sustainable community for the town, providing much-needed new homes, and people-friendly streets in a shared communal space.
Playing its part in shaping Cornwall’s communities and places positively to benefit local people, Treveth’s Penwinnick Road scheme is funded by B Corp accredited Treveth.
Set within an established tree-lined border, the scheme will be designed for community living, where friendships and families can thrive. Including a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom homes and apartments, the 3.7ha site will provide predominantly open market rental and affordable properties to people who live, work or have family connections in the immediate vicinity of St Austell, discouraging second home ownership.
Supported by the provision of a small local commercial centre on site, helping to create job opportunities and amenities for the residents, the community living scheme will also feature enhanced green spaces, including retaining many of the established trees that are located on the now demolished former Cornwall Council offices site.
Designs for the scheme will be shaped by feedback from the community and stakeholders prior to the submission of a planning application for the site in late May 2025.
Emma Rodgers, Head of Land and Planning at Treveth, commented: “We’re pleased to announce our third and final public consultation event for the Penwinnick Road development will be held on Tuesday 29th April.
“We received valuable feedback from members of the public who attended our previous drop-in sessions and we’re looking forward to communicating how this feedback has helped us shape the future of this key site. Our plans for this mixed-use development will improve community spaces and provide new, much-needed homes for local people, alongside incorporating commercial space which will boost the economy.
“We’re looking forward to meeting with local residents again and giving those who couldn’t attend the previous events one last chance to meet with the Treveth team and ask any questions they may have. Display boards will be available to view which give a sense of what the new neighbourhood could look like, and our team will be on hand with more information about the types of homes that will be coming. You can also find out more about Treveth’s approach to sustainability and its ethos for delivering homes for local people where they are much needed.”
The site at Penwinnick Road was acquired by Treveth from Cornwall Council in Autumn 2023.
Founded by Cornwall Council in 2019, Treveth has over 370 homes under construction, over 45 commercial units across 10 sites under management and 700 homes in planning or recently consented.
Treveth was established to improve the quality of rented accommodation and to increase the availability of homes across the rental, shared ownership and private rental sectors for those who live, work in, or have family connections in the immediate vicinity of its sites. Current new home sites include Hedhas Dowr, Trevemper; Park Lanneves, Bodmin and Gwel Basset, Redruth.
Treveth has successfully managed and sold properties transferred from Cornwall Council, creating thriving communities which include Heathlands View, Bodmin; The Coppers, Tolvaddon and Tregover, Newquay.
To take part in the Penwinnick Road consultation, you can:
- Attend the public consultation event at the Pondhu Children’s Centre, Dithmarschen Way, St Austell PL25 5DS on Tuesday 29th April 2025 from 2pm to 7pm
- View all the information about the proposals at www.treveth.co.uk/penwinnick-rd-final from 29th April 2025
- Complete the online feedback questionnaire from 29th April – 9th May 2025 at www.treveth.co.uk/penwinnick-rd-final
If you would like to request further information or you would prefer to view the consultation materials in a different format, please email [email protected] or phone 01872 706010.
For more information on Treveth, visit www.treveth.co.uk.