Plans have been submitted for a new garden village on the outskirts of Truro.

If planning consent is approved,  Langarth Garden Village project, which is being led by Cornwall Council, will feature 3,550 new build homes  as well as 200 care home spaces and 50 units for students and health workers.

Plans also include space for retail, offices, restaurants and cafes as well as offices and healthcare facilities.

In addition, the council wants to create a community farm or allotments, a renewable energy site, new cycle lanes and a park and ride extension as part of the plans.

Outline planning permission for the garden village itself,  which will have a population of around 8,000,  has also been submitted.

Under the plans the development would be split into five phases – the first phase would run from 2021 to 2024 with the last phase running from 2034 to 2038.

The design and access statement states: “The driver for the council’s involvement is to ensure a high quality scheme with an ambition to provide a range of housing types to meet the needs of local people.

“It also ensures that key infrastructure such as schools, health and play facilities are provided at the start of the scheme rather than at the end when all the houses have been built and that there is a future focused sustainable transport network, with an exemplary bus service and cycle paths and walk ways ensuring great connectivity both within the village and out into neighbouring communities and places of work.”