July 2025

St HILARY PARISH COUNCIL Meeting Friday 4 th July 2025

Attendance,

Cllrs G Ford, (Chairman) M Ryan, (V/Chairman), P Behrens, J

Howells, R King, P Rule, W Searle, S Taylor, T Thomas, M

West

Apologies for Absence

Nothing Raised

C/Cllr Martins report

See Attached pdf.

J Martin Report 4_7_2025.pdf

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Public Question Time

Mr Henry Mathews attended the meeting as a representative of

St Aubyns Estates to put forward the reasons for the planning

application for a solar farm at Trevathian, Mr Mathews also

answered questions from the public and Councillors, After a

long and detailed discussion it was decided to make a date for

a public meeting, Tuesday 15 th July 2025 at the Church start

time 7pm this was agreed .

Declarations of Interests

Nothing Raised

Minutes of the last meeting

It was proposed by Cllr Howells and seconded by Cllr Behrens

that the Chairman sign the minutes circulated prior to this

meeting as being a correct record of that meeting , All Agreed.

Chairmans report

It was decided to ask John Pender to give his views on the

application re solar farm, And also invite the Chairs from

Marazion Town Council ,, St Erth Parish Council, Ludgvan

Parish Council and Perranuthnoe Parish Council, and a

representative from St Aubyns Estates.

Planning

PA25/03415, Else, After a long and detailed discussion it was

proposed by Cllr Rule and seconded by Cllr Ryan that the

Parish Council recommend refusal of this application, A vote

was taken and the motion was carried by eight votes to one.

Neighbourhood plan update

Cllr Ryan reported that there had been no updates from the

NDP Team at Cornwall Coucil on progress with the 10

Neighbourhood Priority Statements. However, the St Hilary

NDP has continued to be an important reference in our

planning application responses, most recently with PA24/06844

for 2/3 open market homes in the field between Ashlack and

Sunny Bea where a key element in our detailed and extended

objection to the appeal related to a rebuttal of the argument of

the applicant that the field in question was not a former miner’s

smallholding. Cllr King contributed a piece of in-depth evidence

that contradicted this assertion and supported Policy 3b of the

NDP that crude use of the 1841 Census and Tithe

Apportionment Map in order to disprove Smallholding status

was insufficient and likely to be wrong given that much mining

activity in the area had declined by this time.

CIL

The Clerk reported that a bench has been purchased and will be

put in place before the next meeting.

Several other ideas where forthcoming including Owl boxes/

Bat Boxes, Revamping the Memorial garden.

Co Option of Councillors.

The Chairman welcomed Cllr Rule and Cllr Taylor to the

Council.

Reports for Consideration

Cllr Rule, Stated that Badcocks green should be cut more

often that once a month, The Clerk said he will contact the

contractor. The damage to the bridge has still not been

repaired, Contact County for update, There seems to be a lot of

knotweed around the Parish and this needs to be reported,

Cllr West Said that the land along Packet lane has been sold

but we will need to stay alert as to what comes next?

Cllr King Nothing to report

Cllr Thomas, Water leak by the bridge still not mended need

to contact SW Water,

Cllr Howells reported that the White lines at Millpool have

been done, The rector of the Mounts Bay Benefice Canon Nigel

Marrns is retiring and the search begins for his replacement.

Cllr Behrens Nothing to report

Cllr W Searle Nothing to report

Cllr Taylor Reported the “Staggy Lane “ was full of Knotweed

and the road along Chynoweth has several large pot holes,

Cllr Ryan drivers are not sticking to the 20mph speed limits in

the Parish this needs to be reported to Highways and the

Police, Also there several footpath that are in need of attention.

Cllr Ford, Nothing to report.

The Chairman then closed the meeting at 21.05pm