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Planning Committee

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A reminder:
The next Planning Committee Meeting will take place Tuesday 9th December.
🕖 Time: 6pm
📍 Location: Council Chambers
Members of the public are welcome to attend.
You can read the agenda, including planning applications here:https://www.looetowncouncil.gov.uk/town-council/agendas-and-minutes#tab-id-5

Santa

Santa Claus is coming to town!

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Santa Claus Is coming to town! 🎅❄️

We have some exciting news, Santa has confirmed that he will be available to visit Looe from 15th to 19th December.

This year Santa will be taking part in a Tour with Looe Lions AND Plymouth City Bus.

🎄Plymouth City Bus schedule*:

Santa will be visiting Wednesday 17th December route and times are as follow:

Crafthole, PortwrinkleTurn (The Cross Bus Shelter) – 18.15 18.25 Downderry Square – 18.35 1845. Seaton-Beach Side – 19.00-19.10
Barbican (Looe) Primary School – 19.10 19.20 East Looe Opposite Surgery – 19.30-19.40 – Killigarth Turn – 19.50 20.00 Pelynt Church – 2040 – Bodmin Depot.

🎄Looe Lions Tour schedule can be found here & will take place from 15th- 19th December: https://looelions.co.uk/santas-tour/

*This year the Santa Bus is raising money in Plymouth for Hugs Charity and LARF Cornwall for Cornwall. Plymouth CityBus and Go Cornwall Bus kindly donate funds and the vehicle to make Santa Bus activities happen. All Santa Bus Evenings are run by volunteers.

flood warning

Flood Alert Issued: Tuesday 9th December

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🚨Flood Alert🚨
A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood alert in force: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head.
Flooding is possible for: Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton.
High tides, strong winds and large waves tomorrow morning may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible over high tide on the morning of Tuesday 9th December.
Low lying coastal roads, promenades, car parks and harbours may be flooded. Areas at risk include low lying areas in Fowey, Lostwithiel, Looe, Millendreath, and Seaton.
Avoid beaches and coastal promenades, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 11:30AM on 09 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
🚨To get the latest flood information, you can:
• monitor local weather, news and travel updates
• call Floodline on 0345 988 1188, using quick dial code 211002
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Flood Warning Issued 5th December

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Flood alert for South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head
Get flood warnings by phone, text or email
Updated 10:45am on 5 December 2025
High tides, strong winds and large waves over the next three days may lead to flooding.
Flooding is expected over high tides from the evening of Friday 5th December to the morning of Tuesday 9th December.
Low lying coastal roads, promenades, car parks and harbours may be flooded.
High tide at Plymouth on Friday evening is at 17:51 and on Saturday morning at 06:12, times of high water will vary along the coast. Forecast total high tide levels are 2.83mAOD and 2.91mAOD respectively. Expect tide levels along the coast to be around 0.5m above tide table level. Strong force 7 westerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 4.0m are forecast.
The high tides of most concern are from Saturday morning to Sunday morning and flood warnings are likely to be issued.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 2:00PM on 06 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
View map of the flood alert area
Flood alert area: Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton.
Give feedback on this flood warning information
Find a river, sea, groundwater or rainfall level in this area
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Free Parking on all Cornwall Council Car Parks.

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Looking to start your Christmas shopping?

A reminder Free Parking at all Cornwall Council Car Parks this Small Business Saturday!

Remember from November 1st until March 31st – you can also park for FREE at the Millpool Car Park from 4pm until 9am the following day!

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GWR Travel Disruptions from Monday 8th December.

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An Update from GWR regarding train travel to Looe:
Track maintenance will be taking place between Liskeard and Looe from Monday 8 December to Friday 19 December.
During this period, buses will replace train services on this route.
Replacement Bus Arrangements:
•Buses will stop at St Keyne village (not St Keyne Wishing Well Halt).
•Buses will stop at Duloe village (not Causeland station).
•Coombe Junction Halt will not be served.
Important Note
No rail replacement services will operate on Sunday 14 December.
All changes have been uploaded into online journey planners and we are also making customers aware at stations and on board through announcements, station posters, and both traditional and social media. For more information  please visit: Planned Engineering Work and Disruption | Great Western Railway
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Station Road: An update from Cornwall Highways

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We have received an update from Cornwall Highways regarding the stabilisation scheme on Station Road, East Looe.
We have permission to share this information & hope you find it informative. To view the latest please click to access the pdf here: Station Road East Looe – Stakeholders Update – 2 December 2025
To express any queries or concerns please email: enquiries@cornwallhighways.co.uk
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Celebrate Christmas Jumper Day with us!

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Get your Christmas Jumpers ready, the uglier the better!
We’re fundraising for Save the Children, hosting hot drinks and cake at Looe Library & Community Hub on Thursday 11th December 2025. All donations made will go directly to Save the Children.
We’re there all day 9:30-5pm so please pop along & say hello! 🙂
  • There’s also more to do here, including knitting patterns!
Save the Children Xmas Jumper Day (1)
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Looe Lantern Parade 2025

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Our annual lantern parade took place on Friday, and what a turn-out!
We were delighted to see so many people there. It was a truly magical evening, beautifully captured by the amazing Chris at Photonaut (PHOTONAUT)
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We would like to give special thanks to a few wonderful organisations, including Looe Lions, Looe & Liskeard Radio, Reverend Ben, East Looe Town Trust, Looe Harbour Commissioners, Peter Friend, Looe Primary and of course, Santa and his elves!
We can’t wait to see you all next year, and we wish you a very merry festive season (more pictures on our Facebook page!)

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Council Meetings for December 2025.

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Dates for your diary, Council Meetings for December 2025.
All meetings are due to commence at 6pm & will take place in the council chambers, PL13 2AF. Agendas can be found here: Agendas and Minutes – Looe Town Council a minimum of three days in advance.
📆Tues 2nd December – Services, Assets & Community Committee
📆 Tues 9th December- Planning Meeting
📆 Mon 15th December – Finance & Strategy Meeting
📆 Tues 16th December – Full Council Meeting
Due to capacity limits, if you wish to attend a meeting please register via enquiries@looetowncouncil.gov.uk