The motto of the borough, in Cornish, is "Ro an mor hag an tyr", meaning "From the sea and from the land." It recognises the Borough's connection with the sea (fishing and tourism) and the land (china clay and agriculture). St Austell, the largest settlement in Cornwall, does not have a Parish/Town Council.
Restormel is twinned by oath, which can be viewed in the council offices in St Austell, with Kreis Dithmarschen. This used to be part of the borough council, however in recent years it has become a separate organisation.
Housing
On 9th January2008 the 'Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West' (RSS) announced plans to massively increase house-building in Cornwall stating that almost 70,000 new homes would be built by 2026. The findings of the 'Examination in Public' into the RSS, were produced by the unelected South West Regional Assembly. The original Draft RSS was published in 2006 and the new figures show another 53% increase. Figures for the new plans included:
Caradon – 6,500 housing units (an increase of 700 on the original document)
Restormel – 15,700 housing units (increase of 7,100).[3]
There has been much concern in Cornwall regarding these proposals and Dick Cole, the leader of the Cornish political party Mebyon Kernow, has issued a statement saying that local housing strategy should be determined by democratically elected Cornish politicians.
Council investments
In March 2009 Restormel Borough Council was accused by the spending watchdog The Audit Commission of "negligence" for putting money into Icelandic banks days before they went bust in October 2008.[4]
References
^Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 38. ISBN0117508470.
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