Tom O'Sullivan Poundstock Parish Councillor

Tom O'Sullivan Poundstock Parish Councillor

Against the Crematorium

11/11/2023

Claire Balding doing an excellent job leading the Festival of Remembrance ❤️

02/11/2023

📢 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 - 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 ❗

This evening’s Full Council Meeting has been postponed due to the increased chance of flooding around the Parkhouse Centre during high tide (8.20pm).

📅 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝗽𝗺

🔔 Facilities and Environmental Services Committee meeting scheduled for 9 November will be rearranged – date to be confirmed

22/10/2023

Well that was a very pleasant walk on the beach at Black Rock earlier with my furry friend & a couple of nice cold ciders at the Café afterwards, purely for rehydration purposes 😀

19/10/2023

This is the area of land that was ''offered'' to Poundstock Parish Council by Cornwall Council as a site for a new Community Hall.
The offer was so good, it was very easy for the PC to refuse.
At the time the PC declined the offer we asked if CC would consider making it available to a Commmunity Land Trust to build affordable housing. The response from CC was negative.
Anyhow it was auctioned last night by Kivells with a guide price of £150k.
It didn't sell.
By coincidence yesterday I attended a siminar organised by the Cornwall Community Land Trust where I mentioned the site to a representative of the CC Affordable Housing team.
I have asked if they would consider engaging with CCLT to once again explore possibilities.

14/09/2023

One of the issues discussed at length at this evening's PC meeting was the unsatisfactory performance of South West Water & the unacceptable consequences for Widemouth especially.
While it's a very serious & challenging issue, it's difficult not to appreciate Matt's take on what is a concern all around the country.

The Old Parish Hall, Poundstock, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 0DH | Town & Country Property Auctions 28/06/2023

Disappointingly the Old Parish Hall remains unsold after this evening's online auction.
At the next Parish Council meeting, I look forward to hearing the suggestions as to the way forward of those who decided they were far more capable of dealing with everything, including hall related, than me. https://devon.townandcountrypropertyauctions.co.uk/lot/details/95368?fbclid=IwAR1jmCu1-9IMGOIO3rhRBd3lZHN3Bwh5L8dExqG-nbfPT5EmbWUN96dQucE

The Old Parish Hall, Poundstock, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 0DH | Town & Country Property Auctions We are delighted to present this opportunity to purchase an easy access site in Poundstock near the sought after locations of Widemouth Bay and Bude with outline permission granted.

21/06/2023

I have no doubt it will be of interest to Poundstock Parishioners to hear that the Judicial Review of the granting of planning permission for the Crematorium is being heard in London at the Royal Courts of Justice between the 4th and 6th July.
The reference number for the case is CO/345/2023.

31/05/2023

No doubt many Poundstock residents who either attended or watched on line the proceedings of the Strategic Planning Committee meeting of 17 November last where the Crematorium proposal was approved, will recall with disappointment the contribution of Cornwall Councillor for Bude & Bude/Stratton Town Councillor Peter La Broy. For me the accuracy of Cllr. La Broy's interpretation of BSTC proceedings was very concerning and I was left wondering as to the motivation for his intervention.
I wonder if the answer could have anything to do with this which has recently appeared in the public domain.
No doubt many will be familiar with the expression “revenge is a dish best served cold”.

view.officeapps.live.com

17/05/2023

I suppose it shouldn't really have come as a surprise given the significant progress made in matters relating to the Community Hall over the last year that the unelected and unelectable are now putting themselves in a position to claim the credit in spite of having tried to block every single effort at progress over that time.

Anyhow this gives me more time to pursue the unfinished business of the Crematorium.

Having resigned from BSTC approximately a year ago, I have decided to put my name forward again given the forthcoming by-elections there. Not surprisingly having been involved in various deliberations there at the time I am still disgusted by the claim at the Strategic Planning Committee meeting on 17 November last that BSTC had supported the proposal. The fact is BSTC NEVER formally discussed or passed any resolution supporting the proposal.

I was a member of the TC Planning Committee and it was in response to my request that BSTC address the applicants' claim that ''The Town Council was in full support'' that the Planning Committee ''Resolved: that the Town Clerk write to CC to make clear that BSTC has never supported this application. The letter should make clear that BSTC's support in principle for a crematorium in the area was not an endorsement of this particular development, not least because it is outside the parish and therefore beyond BSTCs remit''.

Anyhow, IF elected I will be asking BSTC to address the misinformation which was so beneficial to the approval of the application.

08/04/2023

Concerns have been expressed relating to closure of footpaths at Whalesborough.
I hope this explanation helps.

Public Footpath Notice:
It has come to our attention some members of the public are concerned over the closure of the gate to the Footpath at Whalesborough Holiday Cottages and Spa.

We would like to advise the footpath that has been closed off is a Private Footpath belonging to the Whalesborough Resort. There will soon be large machinery around this area so we have closed the gate as a matter of public safety. We will of course re-open the gate to our private footpath as soon as it is safe to do so.

There is a public footpath adjacent to our private footpath, highlighted purple on the map below, which of course you are free to use as you wish.

31/03/2023

While it has been hard work getting to this point, it is very satisfactory that the outline planning application to demolish the Old Parish Hall and replace with up to two residential dwellings has been approved.
The next stage is to obtain qoutes etc from local Estate Agents with a view to the possible sale of the site.
A report will then be prepared for the Parish Council who will make the formal decision on a possible sale of the site.
Meanwhile if there is any opinion you would like to offer in advance, please contact Lynn our parish clerk at: [email protected]
or myself on 01288 361984, email:
[email protected]

24/03/2023

I suppose it would be reasonable to suggest being accused of bias against something and bias in favour of the same issue could be interpreted as striking the correct balance.
What does make the interpretation slightly challenging is when both accusations come from the same individual!

12/02/2023

Speaking as somebody who made my views perfectly clear when I stood for election to Poundstock Parish Council, it's ironic to be lectured on the concept of a ''mandate'' by somebody who chose the easier route of co-option.

PA22/11476 | Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved to demolish structurally condemned Old Parish Hall and replace with up to two residential dwellings. | Poundstock Parish Hall Poundstock Bude Cornwall EX23 0DW 09/02/2023

As part of the Parish Council's determination to resolve the issue of a Community Hall for Poundstock & having concluded the old hall site would not be a suitable site for a replacement, the Hall Committee agreed the site should be sold to generate capital to build a new hall - subject to the approval of parishioners.
Having considered the matter carefully & bearing in mind advice we received it was decided selling with outline planning permission was likely to realise the best return.
The planning application is now on the CC planning portal, follow ther link below to view.

PA22/11476 | Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved to demolish structurally condemned Old Parish Hall and replace with up to two residential dwellings. | Poundstock Parish Hall Poundstock Bude Cornwall EX23 0DW Online planning registers for Cornwall. View and comment on planning applications and documents online.

21/01/2023

Among the planning applications to be discussed at next Thursday evening's meeting are PA22/11475 Outline Planning Permission for proposed redevelopment of the contractor's Yard at Coppathorne into up to 3 residential dwellings & PA22/11432 Proposal for Change of use to campsite of Land East of Marine Drive (also Known As Sandparks Campsite) Marine Drive.

www.poundstock-pc.gov.uk

07/01/2023

I'm very optimistic that in 2023 we will see significant progress on the Community Hall issue.
Happy New Year!

www.poundstock-pc.gov.uk

24/09/2022

Included on the agenda for Tuesday evening is a discussion on the community engagement we recently undertook. Thank you to all those who took the time to give us your views.
We will also be considering our response to the ''offer'' from Cornwall Council of a ''land swap'' involving the old parish hall site & the land at Treskinnick Cross.
Look forward to seeing you!

14/09/2022

PA21/01480: The Atlantic View Crematorium Consortium - Land West of A39, Poundstock, Bude.

It has been decided to defer planning application PA21/01480 from the forthcoming Agenda of the Strategic Planning Committee to be held on the 15th September 2022 due to the sensitivities surrounding the specific nature of the proposed development and the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The application will instead proceed to be targeted towards the next meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee on the 13th October 2022.

02/04/2022

At Tuesday evening's Parish Council meeting cllrs were re-consulted on Planning Application PA21/01480 Construction of a crematorium with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure Land West Of The A39 Poundstock on the basis that a number of amended plans and additional/updated technical reports for the scheme have been submitted in support of the application.
Parish cllrs voted unanimously to continue to oppose the application.
Having put my name forward to be Parish cllr a year ago using the description ''Against the Crematorium'', I was obviously predisposed towards a particular result of the vote. I made clear my predisposition was based entirely on material planning considerations. However I was not predetermined as I was open to listening to any credible reasons that might be put forward as to why the PC should support the proposal.
There weren't any.

The general approach by cllrs is to submit personal comments on planning applications after the PC has made its recommendation. I have submitted my comments in the appropriate fashion but (apparently) due to technical 'issue' with the planning portal they haven't appeared publicly yet. They have however been received.

Finally the most up-to-date information available is a decision on this planning application is unlikely to be reached before June.

23/03/2022

Item 7. (a) of next Tuesday's Agenda is for the Parish Council to consider a number of amended plans and additional/updated technical reports for the proposal, which are available for public viewing on the Planning Portal.

www.poundstock-pc.gov.uk

09/03/2022
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