We have produced a number of guide notes on different policy areas. These will help you understand the different topics that your plans can cover. The guide notes have been sorted into different categories. This makes it simpler to find the advice that you are looking for.
Housing Guide Notes
These guide notes are for the development of new homes. From locations where you want new homes and design to the types of new homes.
- Affordable housing guide note
- General development principles guide note
- Housing information hub guidance
- Housing statement guidance - part 1 NDPs housing target
- Housing statement guidance - part 2 delivering your NDP housing target
- New homes fact sheets
- Principal residence policy guide note
Environment and Heritage Guide Notes
These guide notes cover the environment and heritage concerns. From climate change and the environment to protecting your heritage.
- Climate change and neighbourhood plans guide note
- Coastal change guide note
- Dark night sky guide note
- Environment guide note
- Flooding and drainage guide note
- Heritage in neighbourhood plans guide note
- Including young people when designing community spaces
- Local green space appraisal template and guidance
- Trees, Cornish hedges and hedgerows guide note
- World Heritage Site guide note
Social and Economic Guide Notes
These guide notes cover improving health and wellbeing and designing for future transport needs.
Further Guide Notes
This guide note shows you how to set out what you want to achieve and how you are going to achieve it.
Process Guide Notes
Please use our Preparing a Neighbourhood Plan Toolkit, guide notes and templates to learn HOW to produce a Neighbourhood Plan. These set out the key stages of the process and the steps that you need to take to ensure that your Neighbourhood Plan meets the legal requirements. It also has useful templates that will help you with some of the key documents that you will need to produce to support your Neighbourhood Plan.
Preparing a Neighbourhood Plan Toolkit
Neighbourhood planning guide notes and templates
Contact us at neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.uk if you need any help.