Full Council Meeting

St. Columb Major Town Council

NOTICE OF AGENDA – FULL COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday 7th April 2026 at 7.00pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, St Columb Major

Dear Councillor,

You are summoned to attend the aforementioned Meeting of the Full Council.

AGENDA

1. Mayor’s Welcome:

Housekeeping – The Mayor to give advice on emergency procedures, exits, local hazards and locations of WCs, etc.

Diary Report from the Town Mayor

2. To Receive the Cornwall Councillor’s Divisional Report (for information only)
3. Public Forum
4. To Note Members’ Declarations of Interests:

 

Declarations of interests, in accordance with the Agenda

 

Declarations of gifts

5. To Confirm the Minutes of the Full Council Meeting held on 17th March 2026 (copy enclosed)

 

6. To Confirm the Minutes of the Extraordinary Full Council Meeting, which was held on 24thMarch 2026 (copy enclosed)

 

7. To Consider Payment of Accounts: Members to approve payment of accounts to 20thMarch 2026

 

8. Planning Matters

 

1. PA26/00094: Listed Building Consent: Retention of a wall mounted air conditioning unit and Pharmacy, 1 Broad Street, St Columb, Cornwall TR9 6AS. Emily Cunningham.

9. To Consider an Amendment to St Columb Major Association Football Club Refreshments Policy: Town Mayor
10. Website Update: Town Clerk
11. Members’ Queries
12. Date of Next Full Council Meeting of the Council (Annual Meeting of the Council): 5th May 2026 at 7pm
13. To consider the following resolution: that the Press and Public be excluded from the Meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (as extended by Section 100 of the Local Government Act 1972)
14. To Consider Extension of Grass and Footpath Cutting Contracts by One Month
15. To Consider Tenders for the Street Cleansing & Public WC Cleansing Contracts
16. To Consider Car Parking Contractual Arrangements
17. To Discuss St Columb Major Football Club Lease Arrangements
18. To Discuss Staffing Salaries
19. To Discuss Vexatious Correspondence

 

 

 

 

Signed:

J A Stuart, Town Clerk                                                 Dated: 2nd April 2026

ST COLUMB MAJOR TOWN COUNCIL

Minutes of a Full Council Meeting of St Columb Major Town Council, held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, St Columb Major, on Tuesday 7^th April 2026 at 7.00pm.

 

Present:                    Cllrs Scot Taylor (Town Mayor), Mrs T McLeod (Deputy Mayor),

S Allen, S Anthony, A Dickens, R Jury & S Whetter

 

In attendance:         Mr J A Stuart (Town Clerk) & two members of the public.

 

 

288/25            Mayor’s Welcome

 

The Mayor, Cllr Taylor, welcomed everyone to the Meeting.

 

1. Housekeeping

 

The Mayor addressed Councillors, gave advice on emergency procedures, and asked that all mobile telephones be switched off or silenced.

 

1. ii)         Diary Report from the Mayor

                       

Cllr Taylor presented his report:

 

“Good evening, everyone

 

Firstly, I would like to Congratulate St Columb Major AFC on

winning the Division 4 East League. This a testament to the hard

work and commitment of everyone and all the players, and I know

that this Town is proud of them.

 

Councillor O’Connor and I had the pleasure of attending the grand

opening of Prickles and Paws Hogspital on the 28th of March. It is a

fantastic charity dedicated to caring for our prickly friends, nursing

them back to health before releasing them back into the wild.

If you get the opportunity, I would strongly recommend paying them

a visit to see first-hand the wonderful work they carry out, it really is

something quite special within our community.

 

I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Amy, who joins us this

evening. Many of you will already know her, but for those who do

not, Amy is our new Administrative Officer and will be working with

Jeremy on a day-to-day basis. We are very pleased to have her on

board.

 

On a more serious note, I must remind all councillors that any matters

discussed in closed session are strictly private and confidential. It has

come to my attention that information from these discussions may

have entered the public domain. I want to be absolutely clear that this

is a very serious issue and could result in a formal Code of Conduct

investigation.”

 

289/25            Cornwall Councillor’s Divisional Report

 

 

Councillor O’Connor had submitted his report to the Clerk. He highlighted the following:

 

• His attendance at the Pickles and Paws event.
• Highways remained “exceptionally busy” in dealing with road surface issues: repair teams were filling 100 potholes a day.
• Newquay Airport’s Public Service Obligation had been removed. Cllr O’Connor had requested a business plan brief, and asked about the future of the temporary accommodation pods located at the site.
• Cllr O’Connor had put planning-themed questions to Cabinet and asked how the planning process would develop over the coming three years.

 

 

290/25            Public Forum

 

There were no comments from members of the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

291/25            Police Report

 

There was no police presence, but PCSO Parry had reported the following crime figures, for the period of 30 days to 4^th April, via email:

 

1. Common assault
2. Verbal altercation
3. Harassment
4. Harassment
5. Drunk in public place
6. Threatening and offensive messages
7. Violence: section 47
8. Antisocial behaviour: youths
9. Criminal damage
10. Criminal damage
11. Theft: other
12. Violence: section 47
13. Criminal damage
14. Verbal assault
15. Aggravated burglary
16. Drugs
17. Malicious communications
18. Criminal damage
19. Verbal abuse
20. Theft of vehicle
21. Drugs
22. Animal wildlife crime

 

 

 

292/25            Apologies for Absence

 

 

1. Cllr C Bonner, who had a work commitment.

 

Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Allen, and it was resolved unanimously to accept Cllr Bonner’s apology, and to approve the reason for it.

 

1. Cllr Fuery, who was unwell.

 

Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Allen, and it was resolved unanimously to accept Cllr Fuery’s apology, and to approve the reason for it.

 

 

293/25            Members’ Declaration of Interests

 

1. Declarations of Interest, in accordance with the Agenda:

 

None.

 

1. Declarations of gifts:

 

None.

 

 

294/25            To confirm the Minutes of the Full Council Meeting held on 17^th March 2026

 

The Minutes of the previous Full Council Meeting, which was held on 17^th March 2026, were presented by the Mayor.

 

Cllr Anthony proposed, Cllr Whetter seconded, and it was resolved by a majority that the Minutes be accepted (Cllrs Allen and Mrs McLeod had been absent from the meeting).

 

295/25            To Confirm the Minutes of the Extraordinary Full Council Meeting, which was held on 24^th March 2026

 

The Minutes of the Extraordinary Full Council Meeting that was held on 24^th March 2026 were presented by the Mayor.

 

Cllr Anthony proposed, Cllr Jury seconded, and it was resolved by a majority that the Minutes be accepted (Cllrs Allen and Mrs McLeod had been absent from the meeting).

 

296/25            Payment of Accounts – Members to Approve the Payment of Accounts to 20^th March 2026

 

Cllr Taylor presented the Accounts, paid up to 20^th March 2026.

 

Cllr Taylor proposed, Cllr Whetter seconded, and it was resolved unanimously that the payment of accounts, to 20^th March 2026, as well as the list of spending powers, be approved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297/25            Planning Applications

 

 

1. PA26/00094: Listed Building Consent: Retention of a wall mounted air conditioning unit and system. Pharmacy, 1 Broad Street, St Columb, Cornwall TR9 6AS. Emily Cunningham.

There were no objections.

Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Mrs McLeod, and it was resolved unanimously to support the application.

298/25            Amendment to St Columb Major Association Football Club Refreshments Policy

 

                        Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Dickens, and it resolved unanimously to extend the permissible food-serving period to one hour before a game, training session or event, and to extend the permissible food-serving period to one hour after a game, training session or event.

 

299/25            Website Update

 

The Clerk demonstrated more of the new website’s features, with which members were very pleased.

 

300/25            Members’ Queries

 

1. Cllr Jury explained that she, Cllr Anthony and Cllr Mrs Mcleod proposed to organize a Mayor’s Summer Fun Day, akin to a fête, which might be held on a Saturday during July. Members were very supportive of the idea and agreed that more details be brought to Full Council.

 

 

301/25            Closed Session

                       

Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Allen, and it was resolved unanimously that the Press and Public be excluded from the Meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (as Extended by Section 100 of the Local Government Act 1972).

 

 

 

 

302/25            Extension of Grass and Footpath Cutting Contracts by One Month

 

Cllr Taylor proposed, seconded by Cllr Dickens, and it was resolved unanimously to extend A1 Tree & Grounds Ltd’s contract by one month, at a small additional cost.

 

303/25            Tenders for the Street Cleansing & Public WC Cleansing Contracts

 

One tender had been received.  The Clerk read the tender, without naming the contractor.  Cllr Allen proposed, seconded by Cllr Dickens, and it was resolved unanimously to accept the tender of £12,341.12 for street cleaning and £9,212.88 for public convenience cleaning. The Clerk then revealed the successful tender had been submitted by Mr Anthony Roberts.

 

304/25            Car Parking Contractual Matters

 

The Mayor reported that Alliance Parking would not be seeking to renew its contract.

 

305/25            St Columb Major Football Club Lease Arrangements

 

The Clerk reported that he would be having a meeting with Cornwall Council officials about the Club’s provision of refreshments.

 

306/25            Staffing Salaries

 

The Clerk reported that he had found accounting errors in the salary payments to one member of staff.

 

The Clerk also noted the need to review salaries and the possibility of varying some contracts.  He would seek additional expert advice.

 

 

The Meeting closed at 8.15pm.  Next Full Council Meeting: 5/05/26 at 7pm.

 

Dated:      5^th May 2026                                           Signed: