State-of-the-Art Health Facilities in Truro

We are very aware of the impact of new developments on health infrastructure.

Langarth Garden Village is designed to be an active and sustainable place which can contribute to improving residents’ health.

As Langarth will be phased over 20 to 25 years there will not be a sudden increase in people needing hospital treatment but the scheme will ensure that new health facilities are in place at the start to help minimise the impact of the development on community and acute hospital and emergency services. 

What we are doing:

• Providing integrated health facilities which meet the needs of the new residents and avoid increasing pressure on RCHT and existing primary care facilities, including extra care housing for older people and people with disabilities, retirement homes, pathway homes, assisted living and intergenerational housing.

·       Providing community facilities where residents can meet and interact

• Providing green and open spaces and mix of play areas
• Providing interconnected green corridors linking all areas of the site and also providing links to the city and surrounding communities.
• Providing new walkways and cycle routes for work and leisure use
• Providing improved public transport, with increased bus services, cheaper fares and E-Bike and E-car clubs to encourage people to leave their cars at home.
• Investment in Highertown and Threemilestone areas to help ensure local community services do not come under pressure as a result of the scheme.

The masterplan supports this kind of facility on Langarth and it makes sense for facilities to be facing both Langarth and TMS communities. The development can provide community buildings as part of the development within the proposed local centres. The exact location of these will come forward with the reserved matters application but will be required and tied down by the legal agreements that accompany the masterplan application for the area

A Health Hub / Health & Well-being Centre is envisaged, serving both Langarth and TMS. The masterplan enables the facility but the commitment for funding is outside our control. Each local centre is enabled for health and community facilities and on going discussions with the Trust and Councils should establish the way forward to source funding.