Tescos Planning application registered

Dear All, Just the one application this week which is the the Tescos supermarket on Barbican Road, as always let me know your thoughts Regards Armand Looe(Looe EastElectoral Division) Land On The East Side Of Barbican Road East Looe Cornwall Hybrid application for construction of foodstore to include associated access, parking, retaining structures, infrastructure and landscaping and 36 affordable residential units and outline application for community uses with all matters reserved. - Tesco Stores Ltd And Mercian Developments Ltd - PA12/06664 (Case Officer - Mr Stephen Kirby)

Freee insulation for over 70s

Cornish householders offered free insulation 16 July 2012 Householders in Cornwall are being encouraged to act quickly to take advantage of a Cornwall Council backed free loft and cavity wall insulation scheme before funding runs out later this year. Cornwall Council has previously provided funding for free insulation to householders over the age of 70 or in receipt of qualifying benefits. For a limited time Cornwall Council is extending its free insulation offer to all homeowners and private tenants in Cornwall. The offer is subject to availability and has been launched at a time when the current system of grant funded insulation offers is coming to an end. The Council will deliver this scheme through a partnership with Community Energy Plus. Ian Smith, Managing Director, explained the reason for householders to act quickly to take up the offer: “Installing loft and cavity wall insulation to a property without any existing insulation can save a typical home up to £255 a year on their heating bills. By extending the free insulation offer the Council hopes to encourage the remaining households in Cornwall with un-insulated lofts and cavity walls to act now, before it’s too late, and enjoy warmer homes and lower heating bills this winter.” Cornwall Council’s cabinet member for housing Mark Kaczmarek said: “Loft and cavity wall insulation enables householders to enjoy warmer homes which are more energy efficient and cheaper to run. Because warmer homes are likely to suffer from condensation and damp, installing insulation can benefit the health and wellbeing of householders. By extending the free offer we hope that we can make valuable improvements to the county’s housing stock and enable many more people in Cornwall to enjoy warmer and healthier lives as a consequence.” The free insulation offer from Community Energy Plus is subject to the completion of a free, no obligation insulation survey and to qualify for free loft insulation properties must be less than 60mm of existing insulation already in place. Around a third of all the heat that escapes from an un-insulated home is lost through the walls and a quarter is lost through the roof. For the one in four households in Cornwall currently in fuel poverty, which is defined as spending more than 10 per cent of their income on heating, the potential savings of having insulation installed offer a strong incentive to take up the offer. For further information or to apply for free and discounted insulation through Community Energy Plus visit www.cep.org.uk or call Freephone 0800 954 1956.

Only one application this week

Dear All, Just one planning application this week and as always let me have your comments on 01503 264823 or atoms@cornwall.gov.uk Regards Armand Looe(Looe EastElectoral Division) Fishermans Store Lower Street East Looe Cornwall PL12 1DA Change of use from store to dwellinghouse - Mrs Deborah Wollway - PA12/06086 (Case Officer - Davina Pritchard)

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