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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.

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