In order to judge the options for further development of the Gallery, Cornwall County Council, Tate and Penwith District Council agreed that the project should:

• Ensure Tate St Ives and Cornwall continue to be distinctive, quality tourist destinations
• Improve the local and regional economy and increase year-round employment
• Attract new local and regional audiences, and build the involvement of the local community with the Gallery
• Increase access to, and understanding of, the cultural heritage of St Ives
• Improve access to the Tate Collection, widening the range of works that can be seen in Cornwall
• Increase educational opportunities, supporting the development of a knowledge-based economy* in the South West
  
• Confirm Penwith as a contemporary creative location supporting the development of the creative industries in the area
• Develop 'green' gallery facilities which will contribute to Cornwall's profile as the green peninsular, and will offer a model for other European rural regions

The Project Partners have assessed the public consultation feedback against these aims to ensure any development is worthwhile.

* Technological developments in the twentieth century have transformed the majority of wealth-creating work from physically-based to "knowledge-based". (The Enterprise Development Website: The Knowledge Economy) Developing skills for the knowledge-based economy is a priority for regional development.