Bodmin Town Centre Charrette

Around 350 people from the local community took part in the Bodmin Town Centre Charrette from Friday 18 to Tuesday 22 March 2022 to create a new Vision for Bodmin Town Centre. The summary Vision broadsheet can be viewed here and the full Vision presentation can be viewed here in two parts: Part 1 Community Engagement and Part 2 Vision for Bodmin Town Centre.

Background exhibition and community workshops
Venue: Shire Hall, Mount Folly Square, Bodmin PL31 2DQ
Friday 18 March 1.45pm-5.30pm
Saturday 19 March 11.00am-4.00pm

Report back presentation
Shire House Suite, Shire House, Turf Street, Bodmin PL31 2DH
Tuesday 22 March 6.45pm-8.00pm

Background
Previous work has identified growth and place priorities for Bodmin. This work was informed by earlier consultations and is outlined in the Cornwall Local Plan and the associated Site Allocations document. However, significant events, such as the Climate Change Emergency and the Covid Pandemic have had a profound impact on residents, businesses and local communities in recent years.

With significant changes in the way we live and work and a concerted effort to support climate change and sustainable community resilience, we want to understand what makes Bodmin unique, the challenges the local community are facing and capture the opportunities for the town centre and identify the community’s ambitions to deliver a vibrant and sustainable town centre.

The Bodmin 2030 and Beyond Vision, which was launched in 2019, identifies the long-term ambitions for the town as ‘an attractive, thriving town centre which has evolved into a community hub offering a variety of daytime and evening meeting places and experiences as well as retail opportunities.’

Cornwall Council has committed to work with local partners to progress the next steps to understand how this ambition can be delivered. The first of these steps was the Charrette, facilitated by JTP, specialist architects, urban designers and community planners.

Report Back Presentation
After the public workshop days, the JTP-led team analysed and summarised the outcomes to draw up a vision for the town centre, including an illustrative masterplan, with a focus on realistic routes to delivery. This was presented back to the local community at 6.45pm on Tuesday evening 22 March 2022.