Paul Fuller
Independent
Isle of Wight Councillor for Cowes West and Gurnard.
ANNUAL
REPORT No.14: 2022 - 2023.
Please contact me:
By Post to: 45 Oxford Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight. PO31 8PT.
Telephone: 01983
289595 (24 hours)/ 07 935 090 835 (Mobile & Text); Email: paulfulleriw@gmail.com
Visits and Surgeries.
Please do not hesitate to contact me.
I’m always happy to meet at a time and place convenient to you.
I hold regular surgeries/ drop-in’s. No
appointment is necessary. These normally take place each month at:
·
1st Monday of the month, 4:30-5pm at Cowes Library,
Beckford Road, Cowes.
·
1st Tuesday of the month, 5:30-6pm at the Isle of
Wight Community Club, Park Road, Cowes.
·
1st Thursday of the month, 11:30-12:15pm at The
Pavilion, Gurnard Pines, Cockleton Lane, Gurnard.
·
2nd Tuesday of the month, 3-4pm Northwood Village Hall,
Newport Road, Northwood.
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2nd Wednesday of the month, 5:30-6pm, The Portland,
Worsley Road, Gurnard.
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3rd Wednesday of the month, 10:30-11am, Benches adj.
to the Watersedge Kiosk, Shore Road, Gurnard.
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3rd Wednesday of the month, 11-11:45am, The Woodvale,
Princes Esplanade, Gurnard.
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4th Thursday of the month, 10:30-11am, Coffee &
Chat, All Saints Church, Tuttons Hill Gurnard.
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Last Wednesday of the month 5:30-6pm, The Portland, Worsley
Road, Gurnard.
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Last Thursday of the month 11:30-12:30pm, Eegons Café, 85 High
Street, Cowes.
Please visit https://paulfullercc.blogspot.com for updates,
monthly reports and confirmed details of surgeries
MID-TERM
REVIEW. The nine Issues which I promised
to address in 2021.
·
You said: Significantly reducing
the annual housing figure from 1045.
·
I did: Within the Draft Island
Planning Strategy (DIPS), I support this number could be reduced to 479. This figure is 1/3 lower than the current
revised Government Isle of Wight annual housing allocation figure of 730.
·
You said: Prioritising
Local Housing for Local People
·
I did: Within the DIPS
policies have been prioritised to deliver homes affordable for local residents
(Policy H5}. The local homes discount is
an example of this. This remains a corporate priority for the Alliance
Administration.
·
You said: Support
Working Families.
·
I did: Support increased help
for working families through Council Tax concessions from 65% support to 70%
·
You said: Support safety
outside schools.
·
I did: New Traffic Regulation Orders
were implemented as a result by the IW Council outside local schools.
·
You said: Scrap
proposals to charge for car parking on Cowes/ Gurnard seafront.
·
I did: No ifs, no buts, no woolly
compromises. These were scrapped within
days by the Alliance Administration.
·
You said: Improve access
to Town Centres and review car parking.
·
I did: Ongoing supported
action of Cowes Place Plan for Town Centre regeneration. Limited car park
increases.
·
You said: Supporting an
IW Council that listens, is inclusive and acts on feedback.
·
I did: Supported new Parish
Council involvement at Scrutiny and within Planning. Within IWC consultations feedback from
residents, community groups and local councils have been implemented and built
upon.
·
You said: Review Council
Tax Expenditure
·
I did: Corporate expenditure
is now rigorously reviewed and scrutinised.
·
You said: Ensure
Government supports the extra costs needed to support the Isle of Wight.
·
I did: As part of the Council
Leadership, An Island Deal with the support of Government remains a priority.
Talks recognising our additional costs with Government have been acknowledged
and progress continues to be made.
Representing our Community in County Hall, rather than County Hall in our Community:
This is my
fourteenth annual report as Councillor for Cowes West and Gurnard.
I have been ward
Councillor for Cowes West and Gurnard since 2009, and as a Isle of Wight
Councillor this is my sixth term of office, since being first elected as an Isle
of Wight Councillor for Ryde in 1995.
As an Independent,
I continue putting the needs of our Cowes and Gurnard community first.
As an Independent,
having no activists, no sponsors, no political party line, or leader shadowing
me, my loyalty to represent every resident in Gurnard and Cowes is absolute.
Within my role, I’m
committed to being a transparent, hardworking, effective and enthusiastic
councillor.
If you feel that I,
or the Councils where I represent your views get things wrong, please tell me.
Unless I am aware, I’m not in a position to listen, ask questions, put things
right and fight on your behalf! If I
cannot achieve the outcomes you desire, I will explain why.
Campaigning to
protect vital services, I am committed to ensure our Councils say yes, rather
than no. It remains in the forefront of my mind that I am only here because you
re-elect me. As Councillor my priority is simply to put our community first.
I do this, because
I thoroughly love it! Because I enjoy my
‘work’, I hope that it shows and I achieve the very best outcomes possible for
residents.
Monthly Reports.
Each month I write
a report. These provide regular updates
of my work, and can be found at Cowes Library.
Reports are edited
for the Gurnard News, the Cowes Magazine and The Beacon. Alternatively Full Monthly Reports can be
found on my website at: https://paulfullercc.blogspot.com.
Each month provides details of between 30-50 items which
I am dealing with, alongside matters which are of community importance.
Organisations
and Outside Bodies that I am a member and support:
·
Cowes Town Council. Town Councillor for Cowes North
2001-2005; from 2009- ; Mayor
2017-2019;
·
Gurnard Parish Council. Councillor
from 2005; Chairman from 2022;
·
Northwood Parish
Councillor. Founding member of the Parish Council. Councillor since 2007;
·
Local Access Forum. Chairman (2020- ). This statutory body oversees Rights of
Ways matters. The Forum works closely with landowners and user groups to
improve access to the right of way network. Since 2019 I have been actively
working on the Isle of Wight section of the English Coastal Path.
·
Footprint Trust. Chairman. The Trust supports lifting residents (often vulnerable)
out of fuel poverty
·
Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation
Authority (SIFCA). Acting
Vice-Chairman. Funded by DEFRA, SIFCA regulates marine conservation and
fisheries for Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight.
·
Solent Forum. This
organisation oversees Economic and Environmental challenges within the Solent.
·
Isle of Wight AONB
Partnership. This
group manages and oversees challenges faced to the Isle of Wight’s Countryside.
I
am a longstanding Justice of the Peace serving
the Isle of Wight Adult and Youth courts
since 2001.
Within
the Isle of Wight Council, I was
appointed cabinet member for Planning & Enforcement, since re-election in
2021. As a Councillor with cabinet responsibilities I have overview on all
aspects of the Council’s activities.
One
year in numbers. As your Councillor:
·
I
am contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
·
I
work between 40 and 65 hours each week.
·
I
attended 299 meetings associated with my role.
· In
addition, I’ve attended 27 informal/ associated meetings, events, briefings,
exhibitions & site visits.
·
I
attended 26 Isle of Wight Council Meetings.
·
I’ve
received 4196 emails, 1008 telephone calls, 693 texts and 5 letters. I aim to
respond within 3 days and attempt to prioritise calls from Cowes West and
Gurnard residents within 12 hours of receipt.
·
I’ve
resolved/ relayed 1843 enquiries. 40% of these relate to Gurnard residents; 27%
to Cowes West residents; 17% from other Cowes/ Northwood residents and 16% to
residents living elsewhere.
·
In
the last year I’ve arranged 95 surgeries. Supporting 348 enquiries to
completion for residents.
- This
year I received a Gross Councillors Allowance of: £16,658
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