New Planning Applications

Dear All, Here are the new planning applications for this week, on is for a new restraunt on the quay, which is very interesting project. Remember any comments to me at 01503 264823 or atoms@cornwall.gov.uk Thanks Armand Looe(Looe East Electoral Division) Valley View Stables Barbican Road Looe Cornwall PL13 1FA Proposed 10 pitch Traveller Transit site - Mrs K Ring - PA12/03549 (Case Officer - Davina Pritchard) Looe(Looe East Electoral Division) Unit 2A Fish Market Quay Street East Looe Looe Cornwall Change of use from B1/B2 business/general industrial - fish processing and packing unit to A3 Restaurant use. Removal of roller shutter and replacement with new entrance door and screen on road side elevation Installation of new windows and doors, on harbour side elevation - Mrs Tina Hicks (with Tim Alsop And Nathan Outlaw - PA12/05603 (Case Officer - Jonathan Luker) Page 7 of 13 Looe(Looe East Electoral Division) Kittiwake Plaidy Park Road Plaidy Looe Cornwall PL13 1LG Proposed extension and re-modelling of existing dwelling - Mr And Mrs Nicholson - PA12/06134 (Case Officer - Sarah Stevens) Looe (Looe East Electoral Division) Flat Above Moshulu Shoes Fore Street East Looe Looe Cornwall Change of use from A1 Retail (first floor shoe stock room) to C3 dwelling house; exterior - repair and re-use of the existing roof slates, replacement of 1 rear roof slope to provide spare slates to repair the visible slope, replacement of timber framed windows with new double glazed timber framed windows and raising of ground floor by 200 mm - Mr Mike Ivers - PA12/06357 (Case Officer - Julie Mitchell)

Good News

Dear All. Over the last couple of weeks i have been able to get some of the week recurring problems matched with some solutions, which will solve issues in the town. The first being allotments the Glebe will let us have a twenty years lease on four acres of land at the back of St Martins Church from September. There is a lot of interest so get your name on the list quickly call the town Council on 01503 262255. The second is a clear promise from Cornwall Council's highways department to repair and surface dress St Martins Road, Sandplace Road and Station Road but this is not planned until next April. I will be holding a meeting regarding this nearer the time to make sure residents and businesses know how these works will effect them. Lastly the apprenticeships day held in Looe Thursday the 28th June was very successful and I will. Confirm the numbers soon. But I must express my thanks to Jane Milligan of Job Centre Plus and Cathie Kessel of the Apprenticeships Service an excellent team helping our youngsters to find work. Thanks Armand

This weeks new planning applications

Dear All, Two applications this week, any comments please contact me on 01503 264823 or atoms@cornwall.gov.uk Thanks Armand Looe(Looe EastElectoral Division) Sunny Harbour Barbican Hill East Looe Looe Cornwall PL13 1DYProposed alterations and other associated works - Mrs P Adamson - PA12/05944 (Case Officer - Sarah Stevens) Looe(Looe EastElectoral Division) Sumara Plaidy Park Road Looe Cornwall PL13 1LG Construction of front conservatory - Mr Orford - PA12/06035 (Case Officer - Sarah Stevens)

Allotments

Sometimes you have to keep going to get something and over the past few years i have tried to get enough land for the needs of the local residents who want alltoments. A couple of months ago i met a land owner who is willing to consider letting us have four acres of land on a twenty year lease. The final decision is if the Town Council is willing to run the allotments at a negative cost to them, this will be talked about at next Monday's (25.06.12) Town Council finance and works committee meeting. So anyone wanting allotments please contact the Town Council on 01503 262255 to get your name added to the list and attend the meeting at 7pm to support this project Regards Armand

Only two planning applications this week

Dear All, There are only two planning applications for my area this week, let me know if you have any comments. Regards Armand Looe (Looe East Electoral Division) 46 Bodrigan Road Looe Cornwall PL13 1EQ Refurbishment and conversion of garage into a secondary living room/study - Mr A Smith - PA12/04754 (Case Officer - Sarah Stevens) Looe (Looe East Electoral Division) The Cubby Hole Lower Chapel Street East Looe Looe Cornwall PL13 1AT Application for Listed Building Consent for internal works to include retention of infilling of lower Chapel street door; exposure of stone wall finishes; installation of new fire surround and mantle; new joinery, shelves and cupboards; replacement of ceiling panels between retained joists; new fitted kitchen; new stair handrail, new internal doors and new en-suite bathrooms and sanitary ware - Mrs Sally Ransley - PA12/05074 (Case Officer - Sarah Stevens)

Only one application this week

Dear All, Only one application this week, please let me know your view at atoms@cornwall.gov.uk Thanks Armand Looe(Looe East Electoral Division) Looe Leisure Ltd Buller Quay Quay Street East Looe Looe Cornwall PL13 1AL Extension of time of E2/08/01939/FUL for change of use and conversion of part of first floor from storage to apartment approved 29 July 2009 - Looe Leisure Ltd - PA12/04169 (Case Officer - Lyndon Westlake)

Looe Town Council Yearly Report

REPORT FOR LOOE TOWN COUNCIL FROM ARMAND TOMS CORNWALL COUNCILLOR LOOE EAST If anyone wanted to be a councillor this must have been the toughest time in modern history. With the coalition governments cuts of 28.6% making hard decisions over services even harder, but it’s been even tougher in Cornwall because we have had the added issues of bringing 7 former councils together. This has been achieved by the hard work of those involved both officers and members bringing skills to the table to make sure that cuts to services have been at the absolute minimum. The council has had a recent Peer Review that highlight the excellent transition from a two tear to a unitary authority, whilst far better then the previous review of the old Cornwall County Council. I must pay tribute to the officers and fellow members for getting services to improve in a time of austerity and once again bringing Cornwall Council in on budget for the third year, something that the old County Council did not do when they handed over to the new authority. Councillors will know that some decisions like car parks, toilets and waste have not been popular but this must be balance against such services as Libraries, Childrens Centres and many other front line services. Sometimes it’s tough making decisions in a balanced way, I became a councillor to take the good with the bad and not walk away when it’s going to be hard. I hold the post of Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Support which spends approximately £1 in ever £3 of the unring fenced money in the council and i am delighted to say that this directorate has moved from performing adequately to well an achievement down to the hard working staff of this department. The new waste contract has caused a lot of problems in the local area and from a recent waste briefing (today) this area has suffered the most problems but the situation is settling down but there is still much work to do. This has caused a lot of extra work and I have collected waste, recycling and delivered waste containment to addresses across my area. I have sought agreement with Cory to help this community because of the problems it has had and have put the idea of having seagull proof sacks for the area to them, I will await there response. The Looe East Ward has had two major planning applications over the recent past with Barratts applying for 100 homes and Espelier applying for 50. I believe that over the next months or years further applications will come in for 89 homes on the Barratts site and Tesco’s will be apply for a supermarket and 30 homes on the Barbican Road site. These applications have and will present many problems for the town, just look at the meeting for the sewage pipe works on St Martins Road a successful community lead solution or people power. I have taken the lead over many issues in my ward and will try and get allotments for the town and fingers crossed we may have some luck in June when a decision is due to be made on land usage. Bringing together a small group of residents to design a new play park at Sunrising is also on my agenda this year, when designs are available a consultation will be carried out, Other issues I will be taking a lead on are flooding or flood defences and I will have more information soon and when available I will call a meeting of all the towns organisations. There are ongoing issues in the ward like the Steps at Second Beach, Dove Rock, Pendrim Park and The Football club taking over the field . I will continue to work with Councillor Hannaford on the Polean industrial site because it has a positive impact on both sides of the town. Over the recent period Cornwall Council has won the following awards MJ Awards 2012 • Best Achieving Council: “Commended” • Delivering Better Outcomes: NewquaySafe – Finalist, winner to be announced in June LGC Awards 2012 Winners • Human Resources and Organisational Development • NewquaySafe for its work with young people Shortlisted • Most Improved Council • Public Sector Partnerships - NewquaySafe • Public/Private Partnerships - Superfast Cornwall Excellence in Business Training 2012 Winner • Outstanding commitment to training for a large organisation Shortlisted • Training programme of the year - Cornwall Leadership Academy Best Business Award 2011 Winner • Best Local Authority • Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Award 2011 Winner • Crisis Communications- Flooding in Cornwall Silver • Internal magazine Staff magazine “People Matters” Shortlisted • Digital Excellence: Cornwall Council webcasting • Publication or Leaflet: “Guide to Services” MJ Awards 2011 Winner • Diversity Achievement of the Year Finalist • Best Achieving Council of the Year • Public Private Partnership