Sustainability
High quality, sustainability led community
Sustainability is central to the vision for Lowarth Treveben.
The proposals aim to create a well-planned community that supports people, nature and long term environmental performance.
The garden village is designed around everyday needs to reduce reliance on the car and support healthier lifestyles, establishing a 20-minute neighbourhood for rural Cornwall:
- Garden villages ethos, with homes located close to schools, local services, jobs and green spaces
- A range of homes to meet local housing needs
- Walkable and cycle friendly streets with strong public transport connections
- Low carbon homes prioritising energy efficiency, building orientation and renewable technologies
Landscape and biodiversity
Respecting Cornwall’s unique character and setting
The landscape strategy respects Cornwall’s character while enhancing the natural environment. The proposals provide:
- Perimeter Buffer
- Linear Green Infrastructure
- Wetland Park
- Principal Development Area
- Dark Corridors
- Primary Road Enhancement
- Primary Green Space
- Secondary Pocket Green Space
- Translocated Hedge banks
- Monument Park – Protection of and access to the scheduled ancient monument on site.
- Dormouse Habitat
- Equipped Play
- Formal Recreations
- Stream corridor
- Village Green
- Community allotments, orchards, edible landscapes and rewilding areas to support local food and nature
- Tree planting to meet the council’s 15% tree canopy cover requirements
Your feedback
What we’ve heard so far
During the previous consultation, residents highlighted the sustainability priorities that matter most:
- Open green spaces
- Enhanced habitats to support wildlife and biodiversity
- Energy-efficient, low-carbon homes and modern construction methods
- Improved walking and cycling connections
Lowarth Treveben has been designed to respond directly to these priorities, creating a community that is environmentally responsible, connected and resilient for the future.
