Some Cornish news

  Planning permission has been granted to 18 “modular homes” near Penzance this week. The small cargo container looking homes have been designed for those who would otherwise be homeless, providing an escape from extremely overpriced nightly experience within hotels and B&Bs.  These homes follow up the previous SoloHaus program that started in 2021, with residents moving in 2022.   These homes help to highlight a commitment by Cornwall Council alongside other groups and authorities within the Duchy to combat homelessness and the housing crisis. This of course in an important commitment that will most likely have quite the effect on any upcoming elections. The current work being done by the Unitary authority is to acquire more homes for social hosing, build more council housing, support provisions for affordable homes as well as a selection of other programs. Unfortunately, none of their campaigns target the actual source of the housing crisis within the Duchy. These being the preva

  Last year, consideration for outsourcing the Fire and Rescue Critical Control centre to outside of the Duchy. After a large amount of review, as well as a large number of concerns raised by the citizens of Cornwall, the Cornwall Council cabinet took the vote on this item.   Listening to its population, and taking into mind the knowledge of professionals, Cornwall Council’s Cabinet chose to keep the Fire and Control Centre within the Duchy. This plan is not cheaper, however it does ensure that Fire and rescue are dispatched in an efficient manner which will save lives, rather than competing with calls of another fire service control centre. This decision was assisted by the work and choices made by members of the Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny committee. This slipped under our radar, but we thought it was important to make sure that the people knew that outcome of this controversial issue.  

  On Tuesday the 18 th , Cornwall Council will be having its Full Council meeting. Starting at 10:30 am at New County Hall in Truro. This meeting is open to the public, though the only way for members of the public to ask questions is to have sent in questions prior to the meeting.   There are two major motions that have been proposed. The first of these would be whether to support the Climate and Ecology bill, or whether not too. This bill is based upon the research and work of a number of groups, including Cornwall Council who has completed a number of projects and policies based around reducing climate risk as well as being an early adopter of Biodiversity net gain. The second motion to be put forward is a follow-up to the mess that was the Mayor/Level 3 devolution bid. Rather than the mess and failure that would have come with that deal, a proposed motion to look for actual devolution and not the hollowed out skin suit proposed by Westminster and the Cabinet of Cornwall Council.