Andrew Long -  for Cornwall

Andrew Long

Mebyon Kernow Deputy Group Leader - Mebyon Kernow Group

Email: cllr.andrew.long@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (Committee Member, Co-Chair) East Sub-Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee Constitution and Governance Committee Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cabinet

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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East Sub-Area Planning Committee

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.

June 09, 2025
Cornwall Council

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.

May 20, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday, 17th April, 2025 10.00 am

The Strategic Planning Committee of Cornwall Council scheduled a meeting to discuss planning applications for a solar farm, a residential development and an extra care apartment complex, as well as a list of appeals. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the Trelawny Room, County Hall, Truro.

April 17, 2025
Cornwall Council

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.

April 15, 2025
East Sub-Area Planning Committee

East Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 14th April, 2025 10.00 am

The East Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss planning application PA24/06612 regarding the repowering of a wind turbine near Michaelstow. Councillors voted to grant delegated authority to the Service Director for Planning and Housing to approve the application, pending further consultation and subject to amended conditions. The committee also noted an item for information regarding appeals.

April 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Appointment of Employee Representative

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...to appoint Emma Causer as an Employee Representative to the Pensions Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that no declarations of interest were made.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Meeting Held on 16 September 2025

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...the minutes of the Cornwall Council meeting held on 16 September 2025 were approved as a correct record and would be signed by the Chairman.

Recommendations Approved

Cornwall Council to Discontinue Mandatory EDI/DEI Policy: Proposer: Councillor Tarrant; Seconder: Councillor Hanlon

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...to discontinue its mandatory Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI/DEI) policy in preference for adhering solely to the Equality Act 2010.

Recommendations Approved

Questions from the Public

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...to address questions from the public, the council received six questions, approved recommendations to send written replies to the questioners, and allocated thirty minutes for questions and supplementary questions from members and the public.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 56

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 140