Current planning consultations
The Government have issued consultations on changes to planning to be introduced before plan-making reforms. These include:
- Reform of planning committees
- Speeding up build out of new homes and
- Biodiversity net gain
Cornwall Council has produced a briefing note on the proposals and how they will affect planning in Cornwall.
Land Use Framework briefing note
The Government recently consulted on a proposed Land Use Framework. The Framework will be published later in 2025 and will include:
- principles that Government will apply to policy land use implications
- a description of how policy will develop and adapt to support land use change
- a release of land use data and analysis and
- development of tools to support land managers in practice.
The Council submitted a detailed response to the consultation. We are also doing work on a Land Use study for Cornwall. You can find out more in our briefing note.
Interim Policy Statement
The Council adopted the Interim Policy Position Statement on 7 April 2025. This describes how we will continue to use our Local Plan for making decisions. It sets out guidance on:
- how the presumption in favour of sustainable development works
- weight that may be given to policies of the current development plan and
- issues affecting negotiations.
Planning and Infrastructure Bill briefing note
This Bill was published on 11 March 2025. It covers:
- Infrastructure
- Planning fees
- Planning committees and a national scheme of delegation
- Strategic planning
- Nature restoration
- Development Corporations
- Compulsory Purchase Amendments
The Planning Policy has produced a briefing note to help with understanding the Bill and what it means.
Planning news Spring 2025
We have published our Spring planning newsletters:
- Planning News for Local Councils and Agents
- Neighbourhood Planning Newsletter
You can find links to these newsletters on our Planning News page.
Our next newsletter is due in July 2025.