North Hill Parish Council
Welcome to the website organised and maintained by North Hill Parish Council, we hope you find it useful. The objective of the site is to provide information about the activities of the council and relay information and support available from Cornwall County Council.
Recent Additions - Planning decisions for property at Coads Green and permission in principle for development in North Hill. New Volunteer Policy and Procedures adopted. NHPC response to Cornwall County Council survey on Rights of Way and pothole reporting procedures highlighted.
A planning notifications reached for a property at Moorview, Coads Green was announced at the Council meeting held on 6 October. There was also a lengthy discussion about a proposed permission in principle application on land in North Hill. To view the councils response to these and previous applications select Notice Board under the Parish Council tab and select Planning Applications. To view decisions reached on all planning applications in the parish select Planning Applications under the Parish Council tab. A new Volunteer Policy and Procedures document has been adopted and can be viewed by selecting Policies under the Parish Council tab. The survey by Cornwall Council aimed at gaining a better understanding of the experiences and priorities of individualsusing the public rights of way has completed, butthe clerk has responded to the survey giving an overviewof the difficulties of keeping the paths maintained. Reporting the ever increasing number of potholes on the parish's roads is becoming an administrative nightmare so members of the public are requested to identify problems directly using the link Potholes - Cornwall Council . The latest quarterly planning newsletter from Cornwall County Council is now available at :Planning News for Local Councils and Agents (cornwall.gov.uk). Information regarding road closures in the parish this month can be viewed by selecting Notice Board under the Parish Council tab.
Foodbank Map.
A new interactive map has been launched showing all emergency food support in towns and villages throughout Cornwall.
The new Help with Food map was created in partnership with community organisations and is online now:
https://bit.ly/2KSopJp
Latest Parish News
Speed Monitoring on B3257
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Between 21 and 28 October 2020, Cormac deployed a portable radar device that detects and records the speed of passing vehicles on the B3257 at Congdon's Shop to evaluate the effectiveness of recently completed traffic calming measures. The report published on 14 December 2020 shows that approximately 79% of all traffic was travelling at less than 40mph.
Superfast Broadband
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Rural Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (Rural GBVS)
Gigabit-capable broadband connections offer the fastest and most reliable speeds available, and the Government is committed to a vision of a digitally connected Britain.
Homes and businesses in rural areas of the UK may be eligible for funding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband when part of a group scheme.
Rural premises with broadband speeds of less than 100Mbps can use vouchers worth £1,500 per home and up to £3,500 for each small to medium-sized business (SME) to support the cost of installing new fast and reliable connections.
Superfast Cornwall is encouraging businesses and residents that are beyond any existing superfast broadband rollout plans to apply to this scheme.
John McLeod from Bathpool has offered to co-ordinate the efforts of anyone who wishes to be involved in this scheme, please send your name and email address to mcleod@btinternet.com
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