We declared a climate emergency in 2019, recognising that all services across the Council would have a part to play. New planning policies are a step toward improving our housing and infrastructure. Helping to plan for a Cornwall that our children and grandchildren can live, work and thrive in.
About the Climate Emergency Development Plan
This plan impacts how places grow and change, whilst sitting alongside Government legislation. The policies will help to protect and shape the future of Cornwall by adding detail to the Cornwall Local Plan (2016). The aim is to address the impacts of climate change with flexible policies that can keep up with changes in technology.
Adoption of the Plan
The Climate Emergency Development Plan Document was formally adopted on 21 February 2023. It adds to the Cornwall Local Plan's Strategic Policies as part of a positive and flexible planning policy framework for Cornwall up to 2030. These policies will help us to act on climate change.
The full Climate Emergency DPD can be viewed via the following link:
Climate Emergency Development Plan Document
You can also view the Submission documents, the adoption statement and background papers.
Climate Emergency DPD guidance
Guidance on how to apply the policies has been prepared along with updated validation requirements for the Climate Emergency DPD. They can be viewed on our Planning Policy guidance page.
You can view the Renewable Energy Interactive Mapping under Map Layers:
Minerals
Renewable energy
Suitable areas for wind energy
