Taylor Wimpey has handed over six acres of land to Falmouth Town Council for a cemetery extension and to St Budock Church to help create a new space for community use.

The land transfer to Falmouth Town Council and the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance is part of the housebuilder's planning obligations for its Chy An Dowr development in Bickland Water Road, which currently has just one home left for sale.

Richard Harrison, Land and Planning Director for Taylor Wimpey Exeter, said:

"It's vitally important that we are able to improve local infrastructure and create new community facilities wherever we build new homes. We are delighted to have completed the transfer of land to Falmouth Town Council and we are pleased that part of it will be available for community use.

"Since the first residents moved in our Chy An Dowr development has quickly grown into a close-knit new community and it's exciting to see that there is just one home left for sale. We hope that our positive contributions to the local community will be felt for many years to come."

Taylor Wimpey has also paid over £73,000 towards the construction of an off-site cycle path, which is now complete, as well as £15,000 towards local Special Areas of Conservation.

The development itself includes new public open spaces, 33 affordable homes and a sustainable drainage system designed to ensure rainwater travels into the local drainage network without affecting homes and businesses.

Cllr Steve Eva, Mayor of Falmouth, added:

"I am very pleased that this has been delivered. Cemetery land, whilst crucial for our communities, can be increasingly difficult to source and the partnership with Taylor Wimpey means that the Council can continue to provide cemetery land so our local residents can be buried locally if that is their wish."

Cllr John Bastin, who represents the Constantine, Mawnan and Budock district on Cornwall Council, commented:

"I would like to thank Taylor Wimpey for making the gift of this land. Right from the beginning of planning discussions, this was their intention, and it underlines their willingness to support local communities."

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