Exciting plans for the proposed new Truro City Shopping Park have today, Friday 19th December, been submitted to Cornwall Council. Including 90,000 sq ft of retail, food and leisure facilities, the plans are the result of an extensive consultation programme.

This started in April, when developer Helical Retail held discussions with Truro City Council. There then followed a public exhibition in July and a design development process, taking on board comments and observations from those attending the exhibition, visiting the website and from several bodies including the Cornwall Council Design Review Panel.

The resulting design has been carefully considered and revised, the outline planning application setting out the principles for the scheme but with the detail to be agreed at a later stage.

The proposed development will include 75,000 sq ft of ground floor, non-food retail space; Helical Retail has already had interest from furniture, electrical, home store, kitchen and fashion retailers who are keenly looking for space in the area. There will be 5,000 sq ft of cafés and restaurants and an 11,000 sq ft gym or other, similar leisure facility. The scheme will provide 305 car parking spaces and it is estimated will create 180 full time jobs, with £22.5 million per annum added to the economy.

Philip King, development manager for Helical Retail, said,
“We are delighted with the outcome of the consultation process and feel we have made considerable improvements to our proposals. We are in discussions with a number of retailers, all of whom are keen to come to Truro but cannot find suitable accommodation elsewhere in the town.”

The development is planned for the site of Truro City Football Club, the proceeds from which will include a substantial payment to provide for the club’s future on an alternative site. Peter Masters, Chairman of the Club commented,
“This is a massive step in the resolution of the Club’s future, when ultimately we will be able to have our own full time Truro City youth academy and enjoy playing football on our own ground to Conference standard. This is the goal we are striving to achieve and, with their impressive track record nationally, we have every confidence in Helical’s ability to deliver this strategy.”

It is anticipated that the Truro City Shopping Park planning application will go before the Planning Committee in March 2015.

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Media enquiries for Helical Retail:

Sue Maguire
Milestone PR Ltd
07739 403952
sue.maguire@milestonepr.co.uk

19.12.14