Your Council

Who Are We ?

A parish council is a local authority that makes decisions on behalf of  people in the parish and has an overall responsibility for the well-being of its local community.  It is the level government closest to the community, with the district authority above it in the hierarchy. Parish Councils cover  three main categories:

• representing the local community
• delivering services to meet local needs
• striving to improve quality of life in the parish

Pentewan Valley Parish Council is made up of 9 Councillors who voluntarily give their time to try and make a difference to our community.

• A Parish Council is the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue.
• Parish Council represent the concerns of local residents and provide services to meet local needs.
• The Parish Council holds monthly meetings to discuss Council business and to hear from local residents.
• In addition to this we have several subcommittees that deal with specific subjects the subcommittees also meet on a regular basis.
• Most importantly we are here to represent you, the residents of our community.

What we are responsible for

Every Parish Council has different responsibilities here are some of ours:

• The maintenance of some benches situated at various locations throughout the parish.
• Jointly with Cornwall Council the maintenance of the South West Coastal path and all public footpaths within the Parish of Pentewan Valley
• The upkeep and maintenance of some bus shelters
• The re-filling of the salt bins within the Parish
• The upkeep of Menagwins Car Park
• The upkeep and maintenance of the public conveniences in Pentewan Village.
• Management and upkeep of the pay and display car park in Pentewan Village.
• Weed spraying in Pentewan village.
• Maintenance of Pentewan Square.
• Holding public consultations and keeping the public informed of issues that may affect them.
• Reviewing planning applications on behalf of Cornwall Council

This is not an exhaustive list, but this list gives good coverage of our main obligations to the community.

When we meet

We hold an Ordinary Full Council meeting on the third Wednesday of every month.  For details, dates, times and venue of our Committee Meetings, please contact the Parish Clerk. Meetings can also be found on the website calendar and under Minutes and Agendas section. We publicly display the agenda on our notice boards at Tregorrick, London Apprentice,  Levalsa Meor riverside car park and Pentewan Village.

Members of the public are more than welcome to attend our meetings. We would ask that you familiarise yourself with the agenda before attending so that you know the business to be discussed. Alternatively, if you have an issue that you feel the Parish Council should be addressing please get in touch with the clerk two weeks before the meeting, or contact the clerk one week prior to the meeting if you wish to raise the issue under public participation.