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.
Cornwall interactive mapping updated
Cornwall Council's mapping has been updated and now works better on phones and tablets. Following public consultation, we made improvements and added more features such as:
- extra basemaps
- extended print functions
- a What3Words search
We are updating webpages with instructions. Plus you can find more help on how to use the mapping on our help pages including:
- using the search tool
- using the layer list
- creating PDFs and printing
- find my location
- using the grid reference tool
- pinch-zoom on a touch screen
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.