Mullion Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 21 February 2017 at 7.00pm in The Centenary Room, Methodist Chapel, Churchtown, Mullion Councillors Present D German I Harvey Mrs S Ireland J Lang (Chairman) M Rowse Mrs L Skeites P Wilkins R Willey Four members of the public were present. The Chairman opened the meeting, welcomed everyone and advised of the fire procedures. 1. Public Session Mr D Endean suggested that the recently erected notice on the refurbished notice board should be reworded. He felt that neighbouring areas should be allowed to publish notices on the board that might be of interest to Mullion s residents. The notice had been erected to stop businesses placing signs on the board. It would appear that someone was removing notices that were not placed on the board by a Mullion organisation or club. The Clerk was asked to reword the notice, and it was hoped that whoever was removing the notices would stop. 2. Absence Councillors D German and Mrs C Rule had submitted their apologies to the meeting. Councillor D Williams was also not in attendance. 3. Minutes It was proposed by Councillor R Willey, seconded by Councillor Mrs L Skeites and RESOLVED that the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 17 January 2017 be approved as a true record and be duly signed by the Chairman. 4. Declarations of Interest None. 5. Planning PA17/00599 Ms P Johnson - 2 Angrouse Court, Angrouse Lane - Rear gable ended extension to property No comments had been received from the public in relation to this application. 1
It was proposed by Councillor M Rowse, seconded by Councillor Mrs S Ireland and RESOLVED to support the application. PA17/01166 - Mr & Mrs S Goy - 67 Redannack North - Proposed extension No comments had been received from the public in relation to this application. It was proposed by Councillor Mrs L Skeites, seconded by Councillor Mrs S Ireland and RESOLVED to support the application. An application had been submitted for the Retention of a new Fence at Laflouder Thatch following numerous Planning Enforcement Complaints. The Clerk had secured an extension of time for the consultee response, and the application would be discussed at the March meeting. The Clerk was asked to contact the Planning Enforcement Officer and to request that the letters of complaint be forwarded to the Planning Officer to be included as public comments on the Planning Application. The Chairman read the following decision notices received from Cornwall Council:- PA16/10430 - Mr N Varga - 49 Tregellas Road - Erection of 2 metre single storey front extension - Withdrawn PA16/10847 - Mr G Summersall - Mengleth House, 3 Carne Quarry, Meaver Road - The continued use of existing building as a holiday let Approved PA16/03762 The Watch House, 1 Coastguard Cottages Certificate of Lawful Development Certificate for the use of land as residential curtilage of the dwelling house Appeal allowed The following applications would be decided by the West Area Sub Planning Committee on 6 March 2017: PA16/02847 - Land Adj To Chy An Coth, Laflouder Lane - Construction of dwelling following grant of outline planning permission PA16/11462 - Mill Wheel, Caravan Mill Wheel Caravan, Park Mullion Cove - Replacement of existing dwelling Cornwall Councillor Mrs C Rule and a neighbour of the Land adj to Chy an Coth application would be attended the meeting and speaking against the application. The Chairman was asked to attend the Planning Committee meeting and speak against the Mill Wheel application on behalf of the Parish Council. The Clerk had received an informal pre-app consultation from Arqiva regarding the requirement of the development of new telecommunications equipment at the BT Telephone exchange on Lender Lane. It was proposed that a 15m high antenna would be installed for Vodafone Ltd. The Clerk had requested further information from the Consulting Agent, but had yet to receive it. She would chase the company and ascertain whether a formal pre-app would be submitted to Cornwall Council. 2
6. Report from Cornwall County Councillor Mrs C Rule Cornwall Councillor Mrs C Rule had submitted he apologies to the meeting, but had sent the following report, which the Clerk read on her behalf:- The Community Fund is now closed and I am delighted that I have been able to allocate all of it to local causes. The next Community Network Panel will be on 7 June 2017 where we will have an opportunity to do a workshop exercise with the health colleagues working on the STP to identify what services we wish to see provided in the Helston cottage hospital, so would urge colleagues to attend if they are able, 6pm Cury Village Hall. 'Catalyst for change' a group has been set up of local businesses, health and council officers to identify what Cornwall can do going forward after Brexit. The financial implications are severe; we will be losing the European funding we have enjoyed in the past plus the transitional funding we would have been entitled to from Europe after this current round. We now need to work together to get a Cornwall view on a way forward, to build on our strengths, in the financially constrained situation we will be in. We need an agreed and co-ordinated plan to work with Westminster Government now for the future, over and above what we are able to do locally. One of the main things identified in the recent residents survey was the condition of the road network; the Cabinet allocated a further 2.9 million to do some of these outstanding works. Funding has been allocated to schemes throughout the duchy, 600K renewing white and yellow lines, 1345K of surfacing and surface treatment works, potholes etc. and a further 1000K targeted work cleaning and renewing drainage features along the network. The housing white paper was published on the 7 February. and the government have listened to the submissions and relaxed their stated aim for 20% starter homes to be included in planning applications, these are homes for purchase not for rent so would have impacted severely on Cornwall's aspirations to meet the housing need identified through an 'affordable' housing mix. Councillor I Harvey asked what would happen locally following the recent announcement that PCSO numbers were to be reduced in favour of more PC s. The Clerk would forward that question to Councillor Mrs C Rule. 7. Chairman and Clerks Comments The Clerk advised the meeting that Cornwall Council had agreed to the following naming and numbering of the Park en Venton extension:- 20, 22, 24, 26-37, 39 & 41 Parc En Venton (road continuing on from extension housing estate) 1-5 & 7 Tremenhee Close (road to the right as you enter the new housing estate) 1-9 Pras Meynek (road to the left as you enter the new housing estate) Further to last month s announcement of the election date, the Clerk gave further information, following a training session, in relation to the lead up to the Parish Council Election. All the documentation and information would also be published on the Mullion Parish Council website. The Parish Council was now deemed to be in Political Purdah and no big decisions or announcements should be made which could influence the way in which the Electors vote. 3
The Notice of Election would be published on 20 March 2017. The Clerk will collect a number of packs from Cornwall Council and individuals can collect their nomination packs from the Office. The deadline for the hand delivery of nomination papers to Cornwall Council was 4pm on Tuesday 4 April. There would be no option to withdraw papers after that date. The Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated would be published by 4pm on Wednesday 5 April and the Publication of the Notice of Poll would be on Tuesday 25 April. The new Council would be formed on Monday 8 May, following voting on Thursday 4 May. The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council would be held on Tuesday 16 May 2017. Further information would be filtered through as and when received. Due to a new Council coming into effect on Monday 8 May, it was suggested at the training session that the Annual Parish Meeting (Electors) be held in April instead. This would relieve the pressure on the new Council and allow the outgoing Chairman to give his report while still in office. It was proposed by Councillor R Willey, seconded by the Chairman and RESOLVED to change the date of the Annual Parish Meeting to coincide with the April meeting of the Parish Council in the future. The Clerk would amend the Standing Orders accordingly. 8. Public Rights of Way Paths were wet, but passable in most places. 9. Public Open Spaces The climbing frame had suffered structural damage to the crow s nest area. The Clerk had ordered the new part and Councillor I Harvey would be installing it the very next day. It had been suggested several months ago that an extension was needed to the fence above Ronnie s Boat adjacent to the Lender Lane entrance. The handyman had quoted approximately 180.00 for the works to be undertaken. Councillors would look at the site and feedback to the Clerk. The Clerk had asked Councillor Mrs C Rule to look into the process of Compulsory Purchase in order to acquire a further piece of land for the provision of a cemetery in the future. The process was lengthy and expensive and had to be undertaken by Cornwall Council. The Chairman would try to speak to the land owner again. Councillor R Willey then left the meeting. 10. Highways It was reported that there was a pothole in the road which leads from Lender Lane to Redannack Estate. The Clerk was asked to report the issue. It had been suggested that a flashing speed limit sign (similar to that installed at Garras School in Mawgan) be placed on Meaver Road between Trudnoe Farm and Meaver Cottage. It was felt that there were several locations within the village that would like one of the flashing signs, and that previous speed checks had found that the perceived speed of the traffic was in fact much higher than the actual speed. Everyone was asked to monitor the situation. A quote for weed treatment had been received from Cormac. The Clerk had requested a quote from Mr Endean, who had undertaken the work for the past two years. 4
11. To discuss the properties included on the Non Designated Heritage Asset Register Following the circulation of the amended Register amongst Councillors, Councillor I Harvey read the newly added properties to the meeting. Mr R Felce suggested that the old Thomas Hotel at Kynance (Mullion Parish) should be included. With the addition of the Thomas Hotel, the list was agreed. The Clerk was asked to liaise with Councillor Mrs C Rule to find out if Cornwall Council should hold a copy. 12. To discuss the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan The Chairman and the Clerk had attended a meeting with the other Parish Councils on the Lizard Peninsula regarding the provision of a Neighbourhood Plan, either in a joint project or individually. The same presentation was given that had been given at the Public Meeting in October 2014. Due to the upcoming elections, it was agreed to defer this major decision until the new Council is formed. 13. To receive any LGA 1972 Section 137 Requests for funding A letter had been received from Mullion Old Cornwall Society who were looking to obtain funding towards the refurbishment of the fingerpost at Penhale. It was thought that the project would cost in the region of 1,500.00 and would include having two new fingers cast and the remaining post painted. The entire structure would be moved back into the hedge further to prevent large vehicles from hitting it in the future. It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Councillor M Rowse and RESOLVED to grant 500.00 to the project. There was one abstention. 14. Finance and Accounts It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Councillor I Harvey and RESOLVED to confirm the accounts and to pay the invoices. 15. Other correspondence received None. The Chairman closed the meeting at 8.20pm. Signed:.. Chairman Dated:.. 5