Mark Gibbons

Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority - Friday, 13th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) met on 13 June 2025, and re-elected Tony Tomlinson as Chairman and Councillor Kenny as Vice-Chairman. The committee noted and agreed to the budget outturn and reserves position for the 2024-25 financial year, as well as the audit report for the same period. Members also discussed the IFCA Officers' Report, covering a range of topics from vessel replacements to the impact of octopus on shellfish stocks.

East Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 9th June, 2025 10.00 am

The East Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss three planning applications and an appeals report. Permission was granted for a slurry lagoon near Hatt, Saltash, and for outline planning permission for 30 dwellings in Bude, subject to conditions and Section 106 agreements[^1]. Permission in principle was granted for 5 dwellings in Marhamchurch.

Annual Meeting, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 10.30 am

At a meeting of the Cornwall Council, Councillor Rob Nolan was elected Chairman, Councillor John Thomas MBE was elected Vice-Chairman, and Councillor Leigh Frost was elected Leader of the Council. Councillors approved the appointment of committees, the allocation of seats, a programme of ordinary meetings, and a recommendation from the Standards Committee regarding mandatory member training. The Leader of the Council, Councillor Leigh Frost, announced that he would confirm his appointments to the Cabinet and allocation of portfolios within the required constitutional timescales.