Westbridge and Pixon Lane Industrial Estates have been developed over many years to no overall design. As a result, their layouts do not make best use of the space available and their appearance does not relate well to the River Tavy flowing through the Meadows or to the Westbridge Cottages conservation area. The ‘Kings’ area is a particular eyesore although redevelopment here is made more difficult by the presence of underground mine workings.

There are relatively few eyesore buildings in the town centre, which makes their replacement even more desirable. The Pearl Assurance building in Duke Street has reasonable proportions but its horizontal lines and upper plate-glass windows clash with the surrounding Victorian buildings of Hurdwick stone. The shop buildings on the opposite side of the road in Duke Street are also modern; they do not blend well with their neighbours and their rear elevations in brick detract from Market Road’s setting by the River Tavy. The Co-op building in Taylor Square, built in concrete on a single storey in the 1960s, is described by Pesvner as ‘appallingly ugly.’