Altarnun Parish Council February 2025 Meeting Report

It appears a local business wants to introduce EV charging services to meet customer demands, increase customer satisfactionand support sustainability efforts. Altarnun Parish Council heard that Trewint Service Station has applied for permission to install 10 electric vehicle charging points together with ancillary equipment which will make it one of the largest sites of its kind in Cornwall. Councillors where unanimous in agreeing this would be a great benefit for our community now and for the future. Also reported in the February meeting was that the council have now received an invitation from Cornwall Planning to comment on 36 residential units proposed as phase two of the Farriers Close development at Gratton Field. This application will be debated at the March meeting.

An intriguing planning matter was also in play. A application for a 1.783 hectare parcel of land at Trevage Moor has been made to register it as common land with the Commons Registration Authority. The land straddles a length of road around the area of the ford and is mainly dense woodland. Councillors were unaware of the applicant or the past history of the site that involved a prior application to turn it over to common land being refused. The clerk agreed to try, if possible, to dig amongst the achieves held at County Hall and Kresen Kernow to uncover some further detail in order that the parish council can have their say.

Because of an ever demanding increase on financial resources, councillors took the decision to see if better value for money can be achieved in respect of the current cleaning services for the public conveniences in Altarnun. Whilst an excellent service is provided by the existing contractor, their costs have consistently risen since their appointment. An advertisement has been placed on the Altarnun Parish Council, our notice boards and also elsewhere in this magazine to attract comparative quotes for the work.

Chair Craig Dowler and fellow councillors are very grateful for parish residents taking the time to raise issues in order that these can be dealt with expediently and hopefully keep the parish and its surrounds safe and well maintained. Naturally the winter period brings more to the fore but please keep eyes and ears open and keep reports coming forward to the council as matters dictate.

The next parish council meeting is to be held on Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7.30pm in Altarnun Village Hall. All are very welcome.