September 2025

ST HILARY PARISH COUNCIL Meeting Friday 5 th September

2025

V/Chairman Cllr Ryan took the Chair

Attendance

Cllrs M Ryan (V/Chairman) J Howells, R King, P Rule, W

Searle, S Taylor, T Thomas M West.

Apologies for Absence

Cllr G Ford, Cllr P Behrens, C/Cllr J Martin.

Members of the public.

Mrs V Robinson, B Keogh, J Gardner, L Jenkin, A Rule.

C/Cllr Martins Report

See Attached

Public Question Time

There was a discussion concerning the proposed kennels at

Plain an Gwarry Mrs Robinson outlined several objections to

the project it was decided to contact C/Cllr Martin to seek more

information.

Four representatives from St Hilary Pre School put forward a

request for a donation towards pre School equipment, It was

decided to put this item on next months agenda.

Declarations of Interests

Nothing Raised

Minutes of the Last Meeting

It was proposed by Cllr Taylor and seconded by Cllr King that

the V/Xhairman sign the minutes circulated prior to this meeting

as being a correct record of that meeting, All Agreed

Chairmans Report

Nothing Raised.

Website

At this point Cllr West stated that she had to leave the Meeting

but said that the new website was nearly ready but we need to

pay the second payment , This was agreed

Planning

PA24/09239. Roderick, It was proposed by Cllr Ryan and

seconded by Cllr Taylor that the Parish Council recommend

refusal of this application, Vote taken motion passed

unanimously.

PA25/05001. Stones Throw, It was proposed by Cllr Howells

and seconded by Cllr King to recommend refusal due to lack of

information contained in the application, All Agreed.

Neighbourhood plan update.

Cllr Ryan reported that grant funding support for

neighbourhood planning would cease from April 2026 including for current recipients who

would need to spend their remaining allocations by then.

The Neighbourhood Planning Team at Cornwall Council

has advised parishes not already advanced in the process

to stop work as without funding they would most probably

find it too difficult to reach the referendum stage. Instead,

they recommend starting a Neighbourhood Priority

Scheme process whereby parishes can state their

preferences for development in their area which Cornwall

Council will need to take account of in their new local plan.

However, these schemes have no legal weight, and it is

difficult to see how the new could accurately reflect the

detailed and disparate specific priorities of nearly 200

parishes and how that would necessarily be compatible

with the massively expanded housing targets. Currently,

only about half of parishes are covered by NDPs and

although there are some in the pipeline likely to reach

referendum a large proportion of parishes will be left

uncovered.

It would seem that despite the government supporting

NDPs in its revised NPPF the reality is somewhat

uncertain. Already, the weight of development boundaries

has been downgraded by Cornwall Council from

substantial to low and despite measures protecting the

open countryside and heritage assets remaining the

Council is already suggesting that rural exception

schemes could in the future be applied to open market

housing which would substantially increase viability and

hence the likelihood of successful applications.

CIL

It was reported that the bench has been installed at the top of

Chynoweth road adjacent to the Telephone box It was

agreed to employ someone to clear the Memorial Garden, Also

to purchase some Owl Boxes and possibly get some Bat

boxes, Clerk to get more information , It was also agreed to

replace the fence around Badcock Green.

Reports for Consideration

Cllr Rule, Reported that the Cars at Colenso have been

removed but there is now a Caravan at the site, The road down

to Halamanning is in a bad state of repair.

Cllr King Nothing to Report

Cllr W Searle Nothing to report

Cllr Howells Reported a change of date regarding Marazion

Civic Parade, Young Explorers at the Church is proving to be

a good success .

Cllr Thomas Said that we should purchase a de humidifier

for the Schoolroom as the room was getting damp.

Cllr Ryan Reported that that trail bikes were causing a

nuisance along some of our paths,, Also there seems to be a

lot of rubbish in our verges and hedges ,, Slow sign at Packet

Lane vitually impossible to read need to contact Highways.

The Chairman then closed the meeting at 20.48pm..