Decision Maker: Cornwall Growth Board

Outcome: Recommendations approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: March 4, 2025

Purpose: The report will examine the suite of place and town-based investment that has taken place over the past five years to draw out lessons learned and inform future place and town-based policy and funding. The report will recommend key principles for how future place-based funding and policy will be taken forward.

Content:   It was moved by Councillor Dwelly, seconded by Councillor Perry and   RESOVLED that   1.  The investment of place and town-based funding over the past 5 years amounting to more than £142 million and the significant outputs and outcomes delivered across Cornwall be noted. 2.  The lessons learnt from the delivery of the investment and the policy principles for future place policy and funding outlined in section 2 be noted. 3.  The approach outlined for place-shaping in the short and medium term through Shared Prosperity Funding (SPF) Year 4 funding for a  continuation of the Community Capacity and Facilitation and the Community Levelling Up Programmes as well as the intention to put in place a specific town regeneration resource within Cornwall Council be supported. 4.  That separate town and rural networks be considered as a more appropriate delivery and knowledge sharing models than Community Area Panels (CAPs) for future place shaping. 5.  That the Cornwall Growth Board be recommended to:  (i)   approve the policy principles for future place policy and funding outlined in section 2 of the report and (ii)   Recognise that town and also village vitality were key objectives for Cornwall Council and the Cornwall Growth Board in the future.   Actions:   To circulate to the Committee the final outputs at the end of March the final outcomes and outputs.