We have produced a number of guide notes on different policy areas. These will help Neighbourhood Planning Groups understand the different topics that their 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. In some cases, the links will take you to guidance that has been produced by other organisations.
Housing Guide Notes
The guide notes in this section relate to the development of new homes. Including locations where new homes will be supported, design, the types of new home and any exceptions to policy.
- 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 policies guide note
Environment and Heritage Guide Notes
The guide notes in this section relate to environmental and heritage issues. These include:
- designated sites
- climate change
- flooding
- coastal erosion
- green infrastructure/local green spaces
- dark skies
- heritage
Guide notes:
- 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
- Local green space appraisal template and guidance
- Trees, Cornish hedges and hedgerows guide note
- World Heritage Site guide note
Socio-Economic Guide Notes
This section has guidance on social and economic considerations, including:
Additional Guide Notes
This section is for those notes that do not fit neatly into the headings above.
Process Guide Notes
Please use our Preparing a Neighbourhood Plan Toolkit, guide notes and templates to learn HOW to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP), which sets out the key stages of the process and the steps that you need to take to ensure that your NDP meets the statutory 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
Please get in touch with us at neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.uk if:
- you have any comments on our guidance
- there are topics that you think should be added or
- you have any other questions
