Altarnun Parish Council July 2025 Meeting Report

Vice chair Cllr Chris Bloomfield officiated at the July Altarnun Parish Council meeting, in the absence of Cllr Craig Dowler.

It was reported that the terms of a management agreement with Cornwall Council have been signed off to allow the parish council to cut the large grass area at Penpont View. Whilst not devolved from the unitary authority, work will continue in the background to achieve devolution in the next few years. It is hoped that an improvement within the site will be seen in a very short space of time, so that residents can enjoy the open space to its fullest.

Cllr Matt Halls and Cornwall Cllr Adrian Parsons reported on recent meetings they have attended, involving Cornwall Council and National Highways regarding the ongoing studies to improve safety and connectivity along the A30 from Five Lanes to Kennards House. Cornwall Council now have a dedicated project team up and running and getting stuck into a full review of past plans and current representations from local people to make common sense and workable solutions that will avoid disruption to local villages and hamlets if traffic is forced off the road by the cut price proposals laid out by National Highways. The Cornwall Council report is promised by March 2026 latest, and in the meantime the changes that National Highways have put in place on the A30 will remain.

In planning matters, councillors had no objections to the three latest applications they were asked to comment upon. Firstly there were the proposals for a change of use of an office/store to staff accommodation for residential purposes solely in connection with the associated equestrian business at Poldhu Stables Altarnun. Secondly, a recycling facility at Trebant Farm, Altarnun for soils and inert construction and demolition waste to produce soil, soil substitutes, aggregates and associated construction materials and products. It will also include crushing processes, installation of screening for the stock piling of incoming material and processed end product by the construction of screening bunds. Finally, to demolish an existing agricultural building and then erect a self build dwelling at New Hay Farm, Altarnun. All three cases have particular technical aspects which the Cornwall Council planning officers will have to carefully consider in making their final decisions.

Please remember that all planning applications and decisions can be viewed on the parish councils’ web site (altarnunparish.co.uk) within its planning section.

The next parish council meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th August which will start at 7.30pm in Altarnun Village Hall. Once again it would be good to see as many parishioners as possible come along.