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Whatever you are proposing, we can help you to cut through the red tape. We offer a number of advice services for developers, applicants and agents seeking advice either before making an application, or a supported service during the processing of an application. What we offer Do I need planning consent? We can review your proposal and advise whether permission is required. Do I need planning permission information Pre-.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-advice-and-guidance/what-we-offer/

Last updated: 08/05/2025 10:16:36

Planning for emergencies is an important and large part of our work. Every plan is updated and revised through multi-agency exercises and testing. If a plan is activated, a debrief will take place to ensure key learning points are identified. These are then incorporated into emergency response planning in the future. Risks to a community are looked at within our local resilience area. They are maintained in a document ent.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/emergency-management/emergency-plans/

Last updated: 11/07/2024 11:09:29

Create a neighbourhood priorities statement (NPS) to tell us about your community's priorities for growth and change. Use our template to ensure you can influence the Cornwall Local Plan. It sets out the key issues your neighbourhood priorities statement will need to consider. Contact us at neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.uk if you need any help. What are neighbourhood priorities statements? The Levelling-Up and Regene.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/neighbourhood-planning/neighbourhood-priorities-statements-pilot/

Last updated: 20/02/2025 10:17:47

Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) came into force on 12 December 2024. This sets out revised guidance and policies for planning across England. Government published a standard housing method alongside the NPPF. This is the method that we must use to understand how many new homes should be built each year in Cornwall. We must now plan for 4,421 homes in Cornwall instead of the 2,707 that we have be.....

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/interim-policy-position-statement/

Last updated: 07/04/2025 11:00:00

The Council may send you an enforcement notice if you have built or changed something without planning permission. When you can appeal You can appeal against an enforcement notice if you own, rent or lawfully occupy the property or land it applies to. There is no fee for appealing unless you also need to apply for planning permission. You cannot appeal against an enforcement notice on the ground that planning permission .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-enforcement/appeals-against-enforcement/

Last updated: 30/04/2024 09:45:46

For planning purposes houses in multiple occupation (HMO) fall within planning use class C4. A House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is described as a house occupied by between three and six unrelated individuals. It is their only or main residence and they share basic amenities such as a kitchen or bathroom. Where more than 6 people share a property, this would full into use class Sui generis. Planning permission Where more.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-advice-and-guidance/houses-in-multiple-occupation-hmo/

Last updated: 30/06/2025 15:52:51

In this section The planning service provide a range of additional services. This area sets out these services and any fees associated with them.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/fees-and-additional-services/

Last updated: 02/02/2026 12:56:06

The Planning and Sustainable Development Service provides an optional expedited validation service. This service is upon request and offers expedited validation. Why provide a expedited validation service? The validation team aim to validate applications within 6 working days of receipt. This service enables applicant/agents to expedite validation to within 2/3 working days, depending on the application type. What will be.....

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/fees-and-additional-services/validation-checking-service/

Last updated: 03/01/2026 08:00:31

Mental Health Safety Plans A Mental Health Safety Plan is a preventative tool designed to help support those who struggle with mental wellbeing.It may be difficult to think clearly when you feel really low or incredibly overwhelmed. It may be difficult to ignore these feelings. Safety plans are best created when not in crisis. By having a safety plan, you’re making sure thatthere are strategies you can use to keep yourse.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/mental-health/mental-health-resources-and-organisations/mental-health-safety-plans/

Last updated: 18/09/2025 08:28:59

Caravans Caravan in the garden A caravan was put in a garden of a residential property. It was used by the teenage son as a place to sit with his friends and listen to music. Planning permission was not required because the caravan was not a building and was being used for purposes incidental to the main dwelling. Caravan in the open countryside A caravan has been placed in the middle of a field in the open countryside. T.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-enforcement/common-enforcement-enquiries-caravans-property-roads-and-nuisance/

Last updated: 15/08/2023 13:32:09