Over 5,000 people have now signed this petition! This is a landmark figure, as Cornwall Council policy says that organisers of petitions with 5,000 signatures can request the subject matter to be debated by full Council. We will soon be taking action to present this petition to the Council, requesting exactly that. The Council can now be in no doubt that, right across the whole of Cornwall, and beyond, people are dismayed, shocked and increasingly angry at the devastation that is being visited upon Cornwall by Phil Mason and the Council's travesty of planning. The word 'planning' suggests a carefully considered process, including the intelligent and responsible analysis of its consequences. The ravages of unfettered hyper-development that Cornwall has been subjected to since Mr Mason and the Unitary authority were inflicted upon us does not meet any sane, rational definition of 'planning'. The damning comments made by people signing this petition cannot be brushed aside any longer and are irrefutable evidence that the Council's approach to the custodianship of Cornwall and its communities is held in contempt from the Tamar to Land's End. We are very grateful to, and encouraged by, all those that have taken the time and trouble to sign this petition and help it gather momentum. We will be keeping you all informed of the next steps in this campaign and inviting you to join us in further action. In the meantime, please keep promoting this campaign in any way that you can, and continue to encourage others to sign - we intend to increase signatures well beyond 5,000 as more and more people grow increasingly angry and horrified at the desecration unfolding around us daily. Many thanks. A comment from one town councilor: “Generally I think that online petitions are pretty ineffective and a bit of a waste of time. However, this petition has content which is of overwhelming importance if you believe in preserving Cornwall’s green fields and even its culture and way of life. Please sign if this is important to you too. It goes way beyond protesting about building houses which will encourage inward migration rather than solving Cornwall’s internal housing needs. It inherently addresses local democracy and questions whether people who have been appointed to public office should serve the people of the community that they are making decisions about or whether they should serve an establishment that is based 300 miles away and which either has little understanding of the effect of their impositions - or has a full understanding and is determined to serve its own purpose anyway.” Planning in Cornwall, for People or Profit? A debate organised by Cornwall for Change To feature guest speakers from the Community Voice on Planning (CoVoP) and CPRE (South Hams, which includes part of Dartmoor National Park) 2pm to 5pm, 10th March 2018 Crossroads Conference Centre, Cornwall TR16 5BP If you're interested in coming along, perhaps you'd register your interest at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-in-cornwall-for-people-or-profit-tickets-42983249055 Planning in Cornwall, for People or Profit? www.eventbrite.co.uk A discussion about Planning issues in Cornwall and across the UK, for anyone who wants to make a difference. We want to ensure that no region is alone in the battle against incompetent Planning and that we make our case strongly at both Local and National level. Guest speakers will include the Chair of CPRE, South Hams and the Chair of Community Voice on Planning (CoVoP) Towns & villages # of Supporters Penzance-Newlyn-Helston-St Ives-Hayle 679 Redruth-Pool-Camborne 673 Truro-Threemilestone-Roseland-Chacewater 559 Bodmin-Liskeard-Wadebridge-Launceston-Bude-Saltash 507 St Austell-Clay Country-Lostwithiel-Fowey-Par 434 Newquay-Quintrell Downs-Perranporth-St Agnes 403 Falmouth-Penryn-Mawnan-Mylor 300 CORNWALL 3555 Cornish expats / Others: 1520 (of which) Plymouth 102 London 68 Cardiff/Wales 67 Exeter/Torquay/Newton A./Totnes/Tavistock/Okehampton 61 Bristol/Bath/Gloucester/Clevedon/Swindon 57 Edinburgh/Glasgow/Scotland 46 USA/Canada 47 Australia/NZ 20 France/Spain/Italy 17 Total (08-02-2018) 5075