A Cornwall Council led initiative to deliver quality homes for local people to help address Cornwall’s housing crisis is moving into its initial stages.
The Homes Cornwall project will use a small amount of council-owned land in partnership with developers, including the Council’s own development company, Treveth, to provide an additional supply of homes for Cornish residents, accelerating the delivery of affordable housing and low-cost market housing for those who need it most.
The aim is to release around 400 acres of land on sites throughout Cornwall, to deliver at least 4,000 homes.
Cllr Peter La Broy, Cornwall Council’s portfolio holder for housing, said: “One of the biggest challenges we face in Cornwall is delivering new homes for our residents to buy and rent, and Homes Cornwall is an innovative new project that can make a real difference.
“Using our land will allow us to ensure these new houses are being built for our local residents, and with 25,000 households on our housing register, the need could not be clearer.
“We are at the start of a ground-breaking new initiative which will make a huge difference to so many people who have struggled to find the housing they need, we will be building the homes that we need, and I am excited to see it develop as we move forwards.”
The housing provided by the project will be a mix of affordable housing, market sale homes and market rental homes, designed to meet a wide range of housing needs.
Cllr Tim Dwelly, Cornwall Council’s portfolio holder for economic regeneration, said: “Homes Cornwall is looking to use a small proportion of council-owned land to provide housing for local people.
“Using our land, we can work proactively with developers to enable them to accelerate building homes and focus on meeting our resident’s needs.
“This initiative will help us address the housing crisis by using our own assets and working in partnership with local builders, to maximise the benefits for our residents.”
Ann Vandermeulen, Regional Business and Stakeholder Manager for the Federation of Small Businesses in Cornwall, said: “We recognise that providing more homes for our residents represents a critical component to delivering Cornwall’s economic ambitions, anything that can help improve the housing supply across Cornwall is good news for the wider economy.
“These are challenging times, and it is good to see such an innovative project taking shape which can help make a real difference.”
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Posted 24 June, 2026