Preparations for the start of works to improve the Malakoff open space area are due to begin this week.

The scheme is being carried out in two phases:
• Phase 1: introduction of a new bus layby and amended footpath.

• Phase 2: provision of a new Bus shelter, seating, paving and landscaping to enhance the existing location.

The first phase requires the relocation of underground telecommunication cables. Once this has been completed work will begin on constructing the new layby and improvements to the footpath.

Details of Phase 1, including maps and drawings, are available to view on the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy page on the Let’s Talk Cornwall site and the St Ives Town Deal website.

Work on the remaining elements of the scheme, which are located within private land and do not require further statutory consultation, are currently scheduled to begin in April 2025. These include the improvements to the Gardens and additional seating areas.

Following the endorsement of members of the St Ives Town Deal Board for Phase 2, work is currently taking place to finalise the designs. Details of the second phase, including artists’ impressions of the changes to the Gardens, will be published on the Let’s Talk and Town Deal websites ahead of the start of construction.