Government Will Pay 47 Million Pounds For Cornwall's "New Town"

The government agreed to donate £ 47 million to help build a road serving a proposed new city in Cornwall.

Sites on the outskirts of Truro have building permits for thousands of new homes, schools, supermarkets and a new stadium.

The Cornwall Council said the new development could accommodate up to 8,000 residents.

Housing Minister Kit Malthouse said the money "would fund thousands of new homes."

"For decades, governments of all parties and all types have not built enough new houses and we must take urgent measures to remedy this situation," he said.

The Cornwall Council asked the government to fund the Northern Access Road (NAR), which would link the A390 west of Langarth, near Threemilestone, to the Royal Cornwall Treliske Hospital, said the declaration service. local democracy (LDRS).

In its announcement, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said the new road "would help reduce traffic jams and pave the way for the construction of thousands of homes, as well as new schools, a community center and a planned stage ".

While the announcement mentioned the Cornwall stadium, the development of the land – which will host the Cornish Pirates and Truro City FC – still does not wait for the government to announce whether the project will match the £ 3 million funding provided by the Cornwall Council.

Councilor Bob Egerton said the road was needed to build "a new amazing community, complementary to Truro".

Dulcie Tudor, city councilor for Threemilestone and Gloweth, said she hoped the announcement of the road would be "a precursor to a new announcement that the government will eventually commit £ 3 million to the stadium for Cornwall ".