Looe Town Council works with other town organisations and supports local partners to deliver community projects in the town.

Some of the developments that are currently taking place are listed below – click the project title for more information and links to project leaders.

Coastguard Cottages

Coastguard Cottages

Looe Coastguard Flats are 11 small units on North Road in West Looe, most of which are empty. Three Seas (a charity set up by a group who bought and renovated similar coastguard properties in Cawsand) is seeking to buy the properties from Cornwall Council to refurbish for secure rental to local people.

In January 2023, Looe Town Council formally resolved to support the project and Three Seas have subsequently engaged with the community to spread the word about their aims. As a result the Looe Community Land Trust, a community benefit society made up of local residents, has been established to run the project in Looe and manage the properties post-renovation.

For more information and updates, visit THREE SEAS supporting Cornwall’s Coastal Communities

In July 2015 Looe Harbour Commissioners funded work to develop proposals for a new flood defence scheme. In 2020 Cornwall Council’s Cabinet agreed to support the development of the Looe Flood Defence project, allocating £2.3m from the South-East Cornwall Regeneration Programme. In 2021 the project was awarded a £2.3 million Defra Flood Defence Grant in Aid grant. This is being used to complete work on preparing the outline business case– the next key stage in securing the Government, and other sources of funding, needed to deliver the scheme.

The scheme is being led by Cornwall Council and the Environment Agency working with other stakeholders including

  • Looe Harbour Commissioners
  • Looe Town Council
  • Looe Development Trust
  • West Looe Town Trust
  • East Looe Town Trust
  • RNLI
  • Looe Marine Conservation Group
  • Norman Pearn & Co

Discussions are also taking place with South West Water, Devon and Cornwall Police and Network Rail.

More information and project documentsarea available at: Looe Flood Defence and Regeneration Scheme | Let’s Talk Cornwall

This project is being led by Looe Development Trust and a steering group comprising The Boundless Trust, Rusty Bucket and Looe Town Council.
In 2022 a series of youth events were held to inform the design of the proposed WSF/Skatepark. This design was then used as a basis for a noise survey which was carried out by Noise Consultants during the late Summer/Autumn.
The project to provide a WSF/Skatepark on a portion of the Millpool car park is now progressing to the next stage and the steering group is actively involved in negotiations with Cornwall Council to acquire the site. Work has also begun on a Planning Application for the change of use.
For progress updates and visual images of the proposed design, please visit the project page on Facebook at: facebook.com/p/Looe-Skate-Park-LDT-100069627436438/

Looe Town Council wants to foster sustainable economic development in our town, supporting town businesses and working with the other town organisations.

In September 2021 the Council successfully applied for funding to pay for research to understand the current situation and what initiatives your Council could take to support the development of the town initiatives that might work for our town. This research was completed in August 2022 and can be accessed here.

Earlier this year, another successful funding application enabled the Council to undertake a consultation with the community and local representatives of Looe’s business and learning community. This work is now complete, and a report has been produced. This report can be accessed here.

The report suggested that the Council start with small interventions focused on business skills initiatives, support and training for young people, cultural events and activities and working with local and sub regional partners. A working group has been meeting to see how we can deliver four pilot projects linked to business and skills and training for young people:

  • Mentoring support for all types of local businesses

We know that there are many people in Looe with local, national and global business experience. We think that some of these will be happy to share their knowledge with local businesses on a voluntary basis. Our aim is to bring together ‘mentors’ and ‘mentees’ to help Looe businesses thrive.

  • Supplementary training for school leavers and young adults

With no post-16 education in Looe, young people wanting to continue their learning have to travel. This means that some people either miss out on the opportunity or it doesn’t work out for them. We are looking at how we might support local training in key skills to plug this gap.

  • Business, creative and professional development through the arts

Many artists live in Looe and our area. We want to see how we can support opportunities for people to create viable arts and creative businesses, adding to the already vibrant culture of the town.

  • Training support for local hospitality businesses

Hospitality is central to the economy of Looe. We want to work with existing and new businesses to support training and development to sustain and further improve the great hospitality choices that our town already offers.

These are our ideas so far and we aim to run pilot projects with each of them in the coming months. We will learn if there is a demand, if the ideas make sense and how we can improve and develop them.

Anyone interested please contact enquiries@looetowncouncil.gov.uk