West Sub-Area Planning Committee - 14 September 2026

Name: West Sub-Area Planning Committee — 2026-09-14
Start: 2026-09-14
End: 2026-09-14
Location: Cornwall Council, County Hall

West Sub-Area Planning Committee·2026-09-14

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Key Takeaways

•A one minute silence was held in memory of late Councillor Paul Holmes.
•The Chairman clarified that Councillor Rogers' non-attendance at a previous meeting was due to an IT diary anomaly showing an incorrect date, despite correct emails being sent.
•The minutes of the West Sub-Area Planning Committee meeting held on 20 July 2026 were agreed as correctly recorded and signed by the Chairman.
•Councillor Gow objected to an application for up to nine dwellings on agricultural land within the Cornwall National Landscape, citing conflicts with multiple Local Plan policies and lack of affordable housing provision.
•Councillor Jenkin raised concerns that a second application site retained valuable lowland heathland habitat, similar to that which led to refusal of a 2020 proposal, disputing the ecological classification used by officers.

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The West Sub-Area Planning Committee began with procedural matters, including declarations of interest from two councillors regarding the first application due to their roles with the Diocese, and a minute’s silence in memory of late Councillor Paul Holmes. The Chairman explained an earlier issue where a councillor missed a meeting due to a technical diary error, despite receiving correct emails, and noted that the minutes