The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - November 2016)

To continue last months planning news, plans for the Butchers Arms to be reopened supported by two retail units between the pub and the garage in St Ive have not been supported by St Ive Parish Council. For (PA16/07605) the Council has serious concerns that; The proposed refurbishment and extension of the pub does not reflect the Listed Premises or the historic nature of the immediate area. The large extension to the premises would be better sited around the side. No Business Plan was provided with this application. Originally the income raised from the sale/lease of the retail units and accommodation was to refurbish and subsidise the pub. For (PA16/07606) the Commercial units do not reflect the Listed Premises or historic nature of immediate area. This development is overbearing on the Listed Premises. The completion of the refurbishment and extension of the Pub is reliant on the revenue raised from the Commercial Units.

Vandalism is becoming a problem around Millennium House. Several outside lights, provided for the safety of our community centre users, have been deliberately smashed. The replacement of these lights is not covered by insurance since the value is below our surcharge, so we all have to pay extra on our community charge. There is also a problem with litter being deliberately thrown out of cars most evenings in the car park. We will be taking extra security measures and will prosecute offenders.

Don’t forget the parish website st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk with council meeting agendas and minutes; also downloadable copies of the Parish Pump. For those of you who do Facebook, our St Ive Parish Council page is still being updated with parish news. Phone me, email me on martin.corney@btinternet.com or "martin corney blog st ive" in search engines will find my blogs for you to comment on this article and other gems.

The Latest from Your Parish Councillor - Martin Corney (Parish Pump - October 2016)

There is a lot of planning news this month. Cornwall Council's planning committee has turned down the proposed estate of 46 dwellings (PA16/00182) between Pensilva industrial estate and Amanda Way. This followed the Parish Council and community view expressed at our public meeting but goes against planning officer recommendation, so will probably be appealed. Plans have been submitted (PA16/07605 & PA16/07606) for the Butchers Arms to be reopened supported by two retail units between the pub and the garage in St Ive. Diagonally opposite the pub, listed building consent (PA16/07006) has been submitted by The Emily Trust to restore The Chantry to the original configuration when it was the village rectory where Emily Hobhouse was born. Emily is probably the most famous person ever born in our parish. She is certainly as famous in South Africa for her campaign against British concentration camps of the Boer War as Florence Nightingale is over here. Many visitors should be attracted to her birth place. The final big planning application (PA16/02519/PREAPP) covers the fields behind the new Ford Close estate in St Ive and appears to extend the estate to about three or four times it's current size.


If you see a problem with potholes or other road problems you can report them directly to  Cornwall Council Highways online at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/roads-highways-and-pavements/report-a-problem-with-a-road-highway-or-footway/ or by phone to 0300 1234 222.

Don’t forget the parish website st-ive-parishcouncil.gov.uk with council meeting agendas and minutes; also downloadable copies of the Parish Pump. For those of you who do Facebook, our St Ive Parish Council page is still being updated with parish news. Phone me, email me on martin.corney@btinternet.com or "martin corney blog st ive" in search engines will find my blogs for you to comment on this article and other gems.