Community levelling up funding 2025

Ponsanooth Parish Council have been successfully awarded funding towards energy enhancements and EV charge points, with the Parish Council and PPFA contributing combined 28% towards the project.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The funding was allocated through Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling Up Programme which is part of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme

The project funding was awarded in July 2025.

The project aligns with the themes in Ponsanooth Parish Council vision report 2023-2029 as follows.

Theme 1 Local services are protected and enhanced

Theme 3 A Parish that is more adaptable to the future; e.g. climate change

The project includes

• Installation of high efficiency Solar panels on the roof of Kementh Krowji, reducing C02 and energy costs for the community. 
• Installation of two Electric Vehicle charge points accessible to the public.
• Heating upgrade at Kementh Krowji.

• The Solar panels on the roof of Kementh Krowji were installed on the 3rd September 2025, reducing C02 and energy costs for the community. 
• The two Electric Vehicle charge points, are installed, and are due to be commissioned and up and running in the coming weeks.
• Information on charging rates will be available and shared following installation.  Questions on the charge points to be emailed to clerk@ponsanooth-pc.gov.uk
• The Heating upgrade at Kementh Krowji to be installed in late October.

Feedback from Ponsanooth Playing Field Association

"Through the activities arranged the PPFA are one of the main users of electricity on the playing field and Krowji.  The new solar panels and EV chargers will make a great boost to the sustainability credentials of our organisation and wider community and we are looking forward to seeing those benefits realised through reduced energy costs."