case study: facotrs and processes affecting land use in Helston

overview

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eastern slopes of river cober
steep slopes to west
valley provides shelter
gap town lies between important physical features
river cober used to be a port but an increase in sedimentation ment the river has become un navigable

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market town and transport centre
center for coinage from nearby mines- stannary town
20th century decline in fishing, farming and mining
water ma trout industrial estate- 1980's industry creating decentralisation and multinuclei land use

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suburbanisation- private housing to north, large secondary school and leasure centre creates growth of services
local authority housing to south
naval housing built due to development of culdrose naval base leading to expansion of town and housing for 3000 naval personnel
population growth made helston important retail centre in 1970's
large supermarkets on urban rural fringe lead to dead heart syndrome ( lots of abandoned shops and only pubs and charity shops left in CBD)
increase in popularity and avalibility of transport led to people shopping away from helston in larger towns such as Truro
1990's further private detached housing built in north west due to immigration from retirement

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stannary town centre of cornish economy
deriliction of CBD
suburban instinctification to north
town growing in population becoming a dormitory town
segregation by sosio-economic ststus/planning
recent regeneration- re imaging old cattle market using european convergance funds

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