John Bastin
Email: cllr.john.bastin@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 28th April, 2025 10.00 am
The West Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss three planning applications, ultimately approving one with delegated powers, refusing another, and deferring a decision on the third. The committee also noted a list of planning appeal decisions.
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 10.30 am
Cornwall Council met to discuss health and wellbeing board alignment, and the operation of special urgency provisions. Councillors also addressed questions from the public regarding 20mph zones, transport pricing in Truro, appointments, and investments related to the conflict in Gaza. The council approved recommendations regarding the Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care Partnership alignment, and noted the report on special urgency and call-in provisions.
Central Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 7th April, 2025 10.00 am
The Central Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss one planning application and note an item for information regarding appeals. The committee voted to delegate authority to the Chief Planning Officer to grant full planning permission for the redevelopment of the former Arla Creamery site in Trevarrian, subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement.
West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 31st March, 2025 10.00 am
The West Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss several planning applications, ultimately approving two and refusing two. A decision on one further application was delegated, subject to conditions.
Extraordinary meeting, Joint Health and Wellbeing Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly - Tuesday, 25th March, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
120 decisions · Page 17 of 24
Declarations of Interest
From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 06, 2024
...to approve the recommendations, having noted there were no declarations of interest.
Recommendations Approved
Strategies for Cornwall's Internal and External Adult Social Care Workforces
From: Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 06, 2024
The Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall decided... to acknowledge the report on adult social care workforce issues and to support national lobbying for improved fees, pay, conditions, and equity with NHS roles for the external care workforce.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 October 2024
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to approve the minutes of their meeting held on October 16, 2024, as a correct record and authorize the Chairman to sign them.
Recommendations Approved
Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to approve recommendations, noting that no questions from the public were received.
Recommendations Approved
Assumptions and proposals to deliver a balanced 2025/26 draft budget
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to inform the development of the 2025/26 draft budget, the committee recommended that the Cabinet consider various proposals, including impact assessments for savings, retaining the Members’ Community Chest, rejecting cuts to domestic violence funding, reviewing carbon zero spending, adjusting garden waste collection fees, introducing an airport departure fee, reviewing specific savings proposals, and exploring the transfer of car parks to Corserv, while also urging the Cabinet to lobby the government for fairer funding.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 120