I have sent the below letter to Noah Law MP setting out my concerns about the impact of top-down planning policy changes on the planning process in Cornwall. The planning system in Cornwall We have previously discussed my concerns about how Cornwall’s planning system has been undermined by the top-down imposition of an inappropriate, unsustainable […]
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At the meeting at Cornwall Council on 21st April, I seconded a motion, which challenged the failure of the UK Government to allocate funding to Cornwall through their “Pride in Place” programme. The motion was proposed by Lib Dem councillor Ruth Gripper and received near-unanimous support across the Council. My speech was as follows: “I
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At the second Full Council meeting of the new unitary authority, I tabled a motion, which called for a “devolution settlement to properly reflect Cornwall’s national identity and the national minority status of the Cornish.” Following discussion between elected members – including the leader of the Council Cllr Leigh Frost – it was drafted to
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