Planning essentials training for Local Councils 2025
National, Local and Neighbourhood Planning Policy - 12 June 2025 (Recording available) Chat questions and links
Development Management and Getting Involved - 19 June 2025 Create a saved search in the Online Planning Register, Chat questions and links
Enforcement and Compliance, and Planning Appeals - 10 July 2025 (Enforcement recording available) Chat questions and links
Other Local Council Planning training
We also offer shorter training events based on one or two topics 3 or 4 times a year. These are online Teams events. They are for parish and town clerks and local councillors in Cornwall. You will not have to book a place but can use the Microsoft Teams meeting links to join. We publicise the events by:
emailing the joining links to local council clerks for sharing with their local council members
including how to join in the Council's local council newsletter.
No need to book, just use the link to join. Slides will be available on this webpage after the event. Please contact us at positiveplanning@cornwall.gov.uk if any questions.
2026 planning training
23 September 2026
Planning changes and policy update including Planning Committee reform and changes to delegation powers, revised CC Member and Local Council protocols, plus
Policy update on the new National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026), Local Plan progress and Neighbourhood Priorities Statements activity in Cornwall.
16 September 2026
Housing Viability update for parishes in Affordability Zones 4 and 5
10 June 2026
River Camel phosphates update including an overview of the Septic Tank Replacement Initiative, and the proposed Local Development Order
24 February 2026
2025 planning training
30 September 2025
Policy update on Local Plan preparation and awaited planning changes
Neighbourhood Priorities Statements and pilot update
26 February 2025
Follow on Policy update on the Local Plan call for sites, the approach to the Interim Policy Position Statement and land use strategy
Previous training
Making us more resilient: addressing coastal change within local planning policy
Class Q, Class R and replacement dwellings in the countryside
The Cornwall Climate Emergency Development Plan Document policies have full weight in the planning process from March 2023. This presentation included how policies affect the decision-making process and neighbourhood planning.
Some topics covered have had a more recent update. You can find those in the videos prepared from Planning Member Modular Training in the next section.
More Training resources for local councils
We are building a training resource area for local councils. Some are videos and based on presentations given as part of our Member Modular training programme. You can find the latest resources using these links:
Day in the life of a planning application
The Cornwall Planning Partnership produced this document. It is an online step by step guide through the entire planning process. It spans from initial development idea through to the completion of development.
You can access this resource using this link: Day in the life of a Planning Application.