There are 212 Parish and Town Councils in Cornwall. 140 parishes are engaged in the different stages of the Neighbourhood Planning process. 140 Neighbourhood Areas are designated.
The Neighbourhood Planning Activity Map was last updated on 1 February 2023. It shows the current stages of Neighbourhood Plans in Cornwall. The information below sets out:
- Made Neighbourhood Plans
- the latest information on Neighbourhood Plans being progressed in Cornwall.
Made Neighbourhood Plans
There are a number of made Neighbourhood Development Plans in Cornwall.
Full list of Made Neighbourhood PlansPlans in progress
Current Applications for Designation
Recent applications by town or parish councils to designate their neighbourhood plan area will be published here. There will also be:
- a map showing the area that the designation relates to
- contact details for the Qualifying Body
Pentewan Valley
Ponsanooth (orginally St Gluvias)
St Gluvias Parish Council designated the St Gluvias neighbourhood area in 2016. Following a boundary review, the parish boundary has changed. To ensure that the neighbourhood area matches the parish area, Ponsanooth Parish Council (originally St Gluvias Parish Council) have withdrawn their original area designation and submitted a new designation request for the revised Ponsanooth neighbourhood plan area. This designation request has been approved.
- Letter of withdrawal of St Gluvias Designation
- Cornwall Council's withdrawal statement
- Ponsanooth application letter for Ponsanooth Designation
- Designation map
- Ponsanooth Designation Decision Notice
Designated Areas
These are areas whose application for designation has been approved by Cornwall Council. These groups are in the process of developing their plans but have not yet submitted them to Cornwall Council. You will be able to find more information on the progress of these plans by visiting the appropriate town or parish council website. Contact details can be found here:
Names of Town and Parish Councils
- Blisland
- Bodmin
- Botus Fleming
- Callington
- Camborne
- Carlyon
- Carn Brea
- Cubert
- Deviock
- Dobwalls
- Egloshayle (cluster with Wadebridge)
- Forrabury and Minister
- Gweek
- Lancells
- Lewannack
- Mabe
- Marazion
- Marhamchurch
- Mawgan in Pydar
- Michaelstow
- Pelynt
- Penzance
- Perranzabuloe
- Poundstock
- Probus
- Redruth
- Sennen
- Sithney
- St Blaise
- St Breock (cluster with Wadebridge)
- St Columb Major
- St Day
- St Dennis
- St Gennys
- St Germans
- St Gluvias (now Ponsanooth)
- St Goran
- St Hilary
- St Keverne
- St Levan
- St Mabyn
- St Mellion
- St Merryn
- St Neot
- St Newlyn East
- St Stephen in Brannell
- St Teath
- St Tudy
- St Veep
- St Winnow
- Stithians
- Stoke Climsland
- Tintagel
- Torpoint
- Tresmeer
- Treverbyn
- Wadebridge
- Week St Mary
- Wendron
- Werrington
Regulation 16 Public Consultation
- Blisland NDP – PA23/00001/NDP – 9 February 2023 – 23 March 2023 midnight.
Neighbourhood Plan Examinations
You can view documents on the Online Planning Register. Please search for their planning application numbers:
Mabe
- Mabe NDP - PA22/00007/NDP - The examination has started.
- Examiner's initial comments
- Cornwall Council response to initial comments of the independent examiner
- Cornwall Council suggested wording to initial comments of the independent examiner
- Examiner's further comments
- Cornwall Council response to further comments of the independent examiner
Perranuthnoe
- Perranuthnoe NDP - PA22/00003/NDP The independent examiner is Deborah McCann.
- Perranuthnoe NDP response to statutory and public representations to regulation 16 consultation.
Truro and Kenwyn
- Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Truro and Kenwyn NDP statement to Examiner
- Truro and Kenwyn NDP PA22/00006/NDP The independent examiner is Deborah McCann.
- Questions raised by the Examiner in the course of her examination of the Truro and Kenwyn NDP
- Responses to the Examiner
- Truro and Kenwyn NDP notice of Examination Hearing
- Historic England Statement of Common Ground
- Natural England Statement of Common Ground
- Notice - change of venue for examination hearing
- Hearing Examination Notes
- Final Examiner's report
Proposed Modification to Policy H1 of the Plan
The hearing into the Truro and Kenwyn Neighbourhood Plan Revision took place on the 9 November 2022. After consideration, Examiner (Deborah McCann) has issued a proposed modification to policy H1 of the plan. The modification was necessary for the policy to meet the Basic Conditions as was modification of the accompanying text. Other minor modifications were in the interest of clarity.
The Examiner has asked Cornwall Council to circulate the modified policy. It went to the Qualifying Body (Truro City Council) and Richard Grant of Origin3 (acting for Tregothnan Estates) for comment. You can view the proposed modification on the Online Planning Register - PA22/00006/NDP.
The deadline for comment on this amendment has passed. The examiner's report above sets out the modifications that should be made to policies in the plan. We have now published that report and the plan is proceeding to referendum below.
Neighbourhood Plan Referendums
63 referendums have been held.
Breage
The Breage Neighbourhood Development plan was successful at referendum on 10 November 2022.
Madron
The Madron Neighbourhood Development Plan is going to referendum on 6 April 2023
- Madron Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Madron NDP Examiners Report
- Madron NDP Decision Statement
- Madron NDP Summary of Representations
- Madron Information Statement
- Madron Information for Voters
- Madron Notice of Referendum
Truro and Kenwyn
The Truro & Kenwyn Neighbourhood Development Plan is going to referendum on 27 April 2023
- Truro & Kenwyn Referendum Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Truro & Kenwyn Decision Statement
- Truro & Kenwyn Summary of Representations
- Truro & Kenwyn Information Statement
- Truro & Kenwyn Information for Voters
The Morval Neighbourhood Development Plan was successful at referendum on 24 November 2022
Perranarworthal
The Perranarworthal Neighbourhood Development Plan was successful at referendum on 10 November 2022
Need help?
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- Neighbourhood Planning
- 0300 1234 151
- neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.uk
