This unusual and exciting new development is a focus for the regeneration of the heart of Redruth. The Cornish Studies Library, enlarged with greatly-expanded facilities and enhanced with a visitor information centre, will use the new development's name "The Cornwall Centre". Its principal access will be from Alma Place at street level, and it will stretch back and over the market with a newly inserted floor at the same level.

Below this, and accessible at street level from Market Strand off Fore Street (and by internal lift and stairs) will be Market Way, a new retail development of small shop units and a cafe, combined (by means of reopening the former entrance way) with the adjacent cobbled Butter Market. It is planned to further develop the farmer's market here.

Two floors in the Alma Place building accommodate Cornwall's first Forum scheme. Funded by the Devon & Cornwall Housing Association, this provides accommodation and training facilities for young people.

• Information to visitors about the attractions of the district, Cornwall and to other attractions in the area
• Additional information resources for those visiting Cornwall
• Additional information for universal access via the CCC website
• Multi-purpose room available for hire
  Space to accommodate visiting groups of children or adults
• Unrestricted access to 4000 books
• Supervised access to 15000 books, 12000 pamphlets, several thousand journals, newsletters, photographs

• Internet access via 6 PCs
• 20 tables for those wishing to study quietly books with power points for laptop use
• Browsers' area for those wish to read a Cornish book for an hour
• Regular displays and exhibitions of local interest
• 15 microfilm readers for the use of old newspapers, censuses, and other records
• 2 reader-printers
• Improved photocopying
• Video-conferencing
• 3 audio-visual media work stations
• Collections in temperature controlled storage