Have your say
Your views are important to us, so make sure your voice is heard by telling us what you think.
The Community Engagement Strategy 2009 sets out our approach to community engagement and commitment to improve our coordination of consultation and engagement activity within the Council and with our partners.
How to have your say
You can have your say about Council matters and issues in a number of ways; the links below will direct you to more information on how to let us know your views, about services and specific Council issues that we are currently consulting on.
Our current consultations
Our current consultations, with links to the surveys, will be listed below:
- Planning documents linked to the Local Plan
We are consulting on five important planning policy documents: - Cornwall Site Allocations DPD - highlights locations for development within Cornwall. Closes 7 August
- Cornwall Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule - sets out proposed CIL rates for development (residential and non-residential). Closes 7 August
- Minerals Safeguarding DPD - proposals to safeguard mineral resources and infrastructure. Closes 7 August
- Terrestrial European Sites Mitigation SPD - sets out approach to mitigate recreational impact of new housing and tourism growth. Closes 24 July
- Biodiversity SPD - sets out approach for protecting or improving nature within development sites. Closes 24 July
- Our Residents' Survey 2017 will be sent to 27,000 randomly selected households in Cornwall. The survey asks questions about Cornwall Council and the services we provide.
The survey is being carried out on our behalf by Marketing Means, an independent research company. Closes 21 August
- The National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction Survey will be sent to 3,300 randomly selected households in Cornwall. The survey collects public perspectives on, and satisfaction with, Highway and Transport Services in Local Authority areas. The results will be published in October 2017
Contact the Council
You can contact us about Council matters and issues in a number of ways, including:
- Contact your councillor
- Have your say at Council meetings
- Send us a comment, compliment or complaint
- Send a petition to us
- Complete an e-form
- Contact a service by email
- Contact the Council
Comment on specific Council topics
- Health and social care
- Highway schemes consultation finder
- Housing needs surveys
- Licensing applications
- Planning applications
- Public transport
- Traffic and road alterations
View previous consultations
We regularly undertake consultations and surveys on a wide variety of topics. You can view information about consultations that have closed on our previous consultations page.
Residents' surveys
The Council undertook Residents' surveys in 2014 and 2016: View the results of the Residents' Surveys.
Budget engagement
Read about our budget setting process and how we asked for views on budget proposals to deliver services with less budget, by doing things differently and making changes in how we work.
More information
If you have a question about how you can have your say by taking part in consultations and surveys or about a specific survey you can email: haveyoursay@cornwall.gov.uk.
Your views are important to us, so make sure your voice is heard by telling us what you think.
The Community Engagement Strategy 2009 sets out our approach to community engagement and commitment to improve our coordination of consultation and engagement activity within the Council and with our partners.
You can have your say about Council matters and issues in a number of ways; the links below will direct you to more information on how to let us know your views, about services and specific Council issues that we are currently consulting on.
Our current consultations, with links to the surveys, will be listed below:
- Planning documents linked to the Local Plan
We are consulting on five important planning policy documents: - Cornwall Site Allocations DPD - highlights locations for development within Cornwall. Closes 7 August
- Cornwall Infrastructure Levy Draft Charging Schedule - sets out proposed CIL rates for development (residential and non-residential). Closes 7 August
- Minerals Safeguarding DPD - proposals to safeguard mineral resources and infrastructure. Closes 7 August
- Terrestrial European Sites Mitigation SPD - sets out approach to mitigate recreational impact of new housing and tourism growth. Closes 24 July
- Biodiversity SPD - sets out approach for protecting or improving nature within development sites. Closes 24 July
- Our Residents' Survey 2017 will be sent to 27,000 randomly selected households in Cornwall. The survey asks questions about Cornwall Council and the services we provide.
The survey is being carried out on our behalf by Marketing Means, an independent research company. Closes 21 August
- The National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction Survey will be sent to 3,300 randomly selected households in Cornwall. The survey collects public perspectives on, and satisfaction with, Highway and Transport Services in Local Authority areas. The results will be published in October 2017
You can contact us about Council matters and issues in a number of ways, including:
We regularly undertake consultations and surveys on a wide variety of topics. You can view information about consultations that have closed on our previous consultations page.
The Council undertook Residents' surveys in 2014 and 2016: View the results of the Residents' Surveys.
Read about our budget setting process and how we asked for views on budget proposals to deliver services with less budget, by doing things differently and making changes in how we work.
If you have a question about how you can have your say by taking part in consultations and surveys or about a specific survey you can email: haveyoursay@cornwall.gov.uk.