Advice and guidance
Last updated: 18/06/2013
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Use the links below to find out more about planning procedures,
planning permission, building regulations, building control, tree
applications, renewable energy planning and more.
Planning guidance
booklet
Explains our planning procedures
and the processes that we follow. Please select the
correct one for your area - West Cornwall,
Central
Cornwall, East Cornwall (coming soon)
Planning
Portal
The Planning Portal provides a range of planning information
and services.
Householder's
interactive guide to planning
permission
An interactive tool which gives informal guidance on householder
permitted development rights.
Householder design guide for domestic alterations and extensions to
existing dwellings
General principles and guidelines to good design for householder
developments.
Householder
submission guide
Detailed
advice on what’s required to submit a householder planning
application.
Tree
application submission guide
Detailed advice on what’s required for an application for works to
a tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or to trees in a
Conservation Area.
Make an application and download
forms
Downloadable application forms and guidance on completing them. We
also provide an optional validation
checking service which helps to speed up the registration of
your planning application.
Pre-application planning and building control
advice
If you know you require planning permission, you can use our
optional pre-application advice service. We’ll check you’ve
submitted the correct fee, make sure you’ve provided all the
information needed to process your application and provide you with
a case officer who will meet with you to discuss your
application.
Planning and building
regulation guidance
Find planning and building regulations guidance (including
case studies) on many common projects in the home.
Renewable energy planning
guidance
Guidance on the development of solar photovoltaic arrays in
Cornwall, as well as links to the latest solar photovoltaic maps,
wind turbine screenings, onshore wind turbines and energy
conference presentations.
Fee calculator
Calculate the cost of an application.
Use our current fees
and charges document to check details of statutory and
discretionary charges for planning, building control and land
charges. A simple planning fee
guide is also available to download.
Site plans
Available from these libraries: Bude, Redruth, St Austell, St
Ives and Truro. Ring 0800 0322 345 to make an appointment for this
service.
Other guidance
If the advice you need is not available on our
website, please contact the Planning and Regeneration
Service.
For more planning advice and guidance please use the links in
the menu on the left of this page.
Frequently Asked Questions