Millbrook Parish Council (MPC) welcomes the recommended decision taken at Cornwall Council’s (CC) Full Council meeting to pause the rapid reintroduction of glyphosate for weed control, following an overwhelming vote in support of the motion. However, MPC is clear that...
Parish Council News
Reported Issues – Cornwall Council & other Agencies 11/02/26 – 12/03/26
Reporting 16 March 26 - 16 April 26
Reported Issues – Cornwall Council & other Agencies 11/02/26 – 12/03/26
Reporting 11 February 26 - 12 March 26
Installation of Folding Bollard to Ease Pedestrian Accessibility
During the full council meeting in February, it was agreed that a folding bollard be placed in front of the existing bollards close to the public toilets to ease pedestrian access from parked cars. Extract from full council meeting minutes date 17th February 2026...
Cornwall Council Public Realm Improvement and Re-introduction of Weed Treatment
Email received 31st March 2026 from Cornwall Council via Localism Team on behalf of Cornwall Council Connectivity and Environment Service [pdf-embedder...
Updated Millbrook Lake Flushing Schedule 2026
Printable version Update: Date Change Tuesday 5th May The Environment Agency has amended the flushing date at the beginning of May from Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th May. May 4th is a bank holiday and also the date of the Black Prince Flowerboat Festival and there are...
Cornwall Cultural Strategy Consultation Now Open
Consultation is now open for the Cornwall Cultural Strategy, which is a 10-year plan to strengthen culture and creative industries in Cornwall. Its vision is to use creativity to boost the economy, improve communities, and support health and wellbeing. The strategy...
Cornwall Council Public Realm Improvement and Re-introduction of Weed Treatment
The information below has come from Cornwall Council. As we were starting to get a lot of comments from people who do not live in Millbrook the comments facility has been now been disabled. For your feedback please contact Cornwall Council directly. ...
Land at Southdown Road – Development of 20 new homes
Planning application PA24/03072 for 20 affordable residential dwellings in the northern half of a field adjoining the southern side of Southdown Road in Millbrook. The development also includes the formation of community allotments, above-grounds Sustainable Urban...
The Poplar Tree in Millbrook Tractor Park
The Parish Council has been exploring options to pollard or significantly reduce the Poplar tree in the tractor park Poplars are very brittle wood. It is in their nature to shed large branches. Poplars like water are often found next to rivers. It is part of their...
TEAMs meeting with the Environment Agency
Thank you to Cornwall Councillor Kate Ewert for organising a TEAMs meeting with the Environment Agency.. Here is a link for the powerpoint presentation and pdf version. [pdf-embedder...
Cornwall Councillor Kate Ewert’s February 2026 Update
Cornwall Councillor Kate Ewert's Febraury 2026 Update









