22/11/2017: This is the link to the Planning Inspectorate, ref APP/D0840/W/17/3177902. We’ll keep checking for news….. In preparation, a brief guide to planning hearings (please click to download, 2 pages): 21/08/2017: The appeal, which can be found on this link is accepting ‘Interested Party Comments up until 7th September. It is vitally important that […]
Month: April 2017

SUPPORT THE EXISTING RESIDENTS -comment now!
(UPDATED results from Falmouth Town Council Planning Meeting, 24/04/2017). There are 4 HMO applications on Falmouth Town Planning Committee Meeting this Monday (24th April 2017): PA17/02477 – 7 Lister Street Falmouth TR11 3BT REFUSED PA17/02567 – 3 Tresawna Terrace Road REFUSED PA17/02669. – Land To Rear Of 16-17 Church Street Falmouth Cornwall REFUSED PA17/03097 – Bay Lodge […]

Events
3rd Smithick Ward Residents’ Association meeting: 7.45pm on Thursday 22nd June at the Athanaeum Club,Kimberley Place, Falmouth TR11 3QL. It’s on the calendar page, just navigate to the month of June. All welcome! If anyone wants to create an event please get in touch. List of Upcoming Events:

Raising the Cap
This is the planning application for the increase in numbers at Penryn University (formerly Tremough) click here, where the University are wanting to raise the numbers up to 7,500. The Council are due to decide on this at their Strategic Planning Committee (Calender page) after deferring a decision on 5th January 2017. ….. They got their […]

University 24hr contact number
Exeter University were ‘meeting the public’ in Falmouth today (15/03/17) and during a discussion about the issue of late night noise I was given a new telephone number to call. It is 01326 370737, the Community Line. Guess what….it is manned 24 hrs, instead of a voicemail after 5pm! I hope it will help. Update […]

Sad News (was Good News)
Update: 03/08/2017: As you may (or may not) know, the Planning Application for the Rosslyn Hotel is going to Appeal. Please, please can you object to the Planning Appeal for the Rosslyn Hotel Development. This was opposed by lots of residents, the local council and the county council. They all said “NO!” It is very […]

Map of Licenced HMOs
18/02/19: Since the new (01/10/18) HMO change in law an updated list of Licenced HMOs was published by Cornwall Council, on 15/02/19. The red markers on the map represent this update. If there are any markers in the wrong location please let me know. This is a list (compiled from the published list of Licenced HMOs in […]

FixMyStreet
Fix My Street is a really good way to report a problem to Cornwall Council. It is an easy way to share an issue or problem, hopefully with a quick resolution.It will map your issue and make it public. It’ll be good for lots of people to use this tool.

In context, Brendan Fitzgerald speaking at Falmouth Town Council meeting, Monday 30th January 2017
“First and foremost I would like to bring your attention to the previously consented application of 2011. Following an earlier application that was turned down four years prior to this I liaised heavily with Graham Webb the planning officer at the time who in turn gave recommendations to the developers to come up with a […]
Minutes from RA meeting 03/04/2017
Smithick Ward Residents Association Monday 3 April 2017, 1945 at the Poly Bar, Church Street, Falmouth Attendance: Town Councillor Candy Atherton sends her apologies as she was unable to attend this session. Falmouth Town Council Environmental Education and Enforcement Officer Mike Lynch was in attendance. Pam and Tracy from Save Our Falmouth were in attendance. […]