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Contact us at neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.uk if you need any help.You can share your priorities for:HomesJobsTransportNature and green spacesCommunity facilitiesInfrastructure needsTemplatesYou can find templates and presentations here.Getting startedGetting started guidanceTemplatesNPS steering group sample terms of reference templateNPS letter templateNPS place assessment templateNPS local economy assessment templateNPS simple templateThese templates help you to set up a steering group, designate your neighbourhood area and help you to write your statement.ExplainersWhere new homes should go explainer documentLearn more about housing, growth and planning. ...It explains why new homes may be needed and how communities can help shape future development.Use our survey to hear from local peopleTalking to local people is an important part of writing your NPS.We have created our planning for our future survey that you can share with your residents. ...The more responses you receive the better you will understand your community priorities.Complete the planning for our future surveyDownload print version of the surveyAsk us to give you the results for your town or parishUse the survey results to write your statementPresentationsNPS overview presentationData and engagement presentationAnalysing your survey responses presentationUnderstanding your places, context, including local economy, design,character and heritage presentationUsing maps in your NPS presentationHousing presentationThese presentations help you to collect information and understand what priorities are important to local people.Examples and mapsLanner NPS exampleSt Day NPS exampleMapping serviceNPS map layersMapping support chargesContractor licence (for maps)These resources help you to see what a finished statement looks like and create useful maps.What do I need to do to make one?

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

Last updated: 07/09/2026 13:59:40

In this sectionThe planning service provide a range of additional services....This area sets out these services and any fees associated with them.Statutory planning fees will be amended on 8 December 2026. 

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

Last updated: 15/09/2026 09:05:32

For planning purposes houses in multiple occupation (HMO) fall within planning use class C4....Planning permission Where more than 6 people share a property, planning permission will always be required....This means planning permission is not always required. 

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

Last updated: 30/06/2025 14:52:51

Design Quality is vital to Cornwall’s planning agenda....Improving the quality of our places and buildings will positively support:tackling climate changehealthier lives for our residentshigh quality streets and public spacesThe Cornwall Design Guide and Chief Officer's Advice Note on Good Design in Cornwall boost design quality and are material considerations in determining planning applications. ...For larger residential-led applications, you may wish to look at Homes England's Building for a Healthy Life and new Streets for a Healthy Life.We will also prepare a new Cornwall-wide Design Code and support Neighbourhood Planning Groups in preparing their own design codes in line with the National Model Design Code.  

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/design/

Last updated: 10/09/2026 11:36:34

The Cornwall Local Plan is a statutory planning document that sets out the long-term planning framework. ...It also shows how our environment, communities and economy should be supported.The Local Plan:Sets out planning policies used alongside national planning policy to make planning decisionsIdentifies the need and locations for homes, jobs, infrastructure and servicesHelps to look after our natural, historic and cultural assetsThe Cornwall Local Plan will cover the entire administrative area of Cornwall. ...It will replace the adopted Cornwall Local Plan (2016).Why a new Local Plan is neededThe current adopted Cornwall Local Plan must be reviewed and updated to respond to:Changes to national policyNew evidence about housing, the economy, infrastructure and the environmentThe challenges and opportunities facing Cornwall over the coming yearsPreparing a new Cornwall Local Plan ensures that planning decisions will use up-to-date policies that support sustainable development.Understand the new government housing target and what it could mean for future housing needs and growth across Cornwall.Understanding the new government housing target presentationHow the Cornwall Local Plan will be preparedWe will prepare the Cornwall Local Plan in stages that are set out in national Regulations. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/cornwall-local-plan-2050/about-the-cornwall-local-plan-plan-making-process/

Last updated: 30/07/2026 14:04:53

Validation checks applications against the Cornwall Council Validation Guide:Validation GuideThe guide is made up of:National Requirements - required by legislation; andLocal Requirements – set by the Local Planning Authority (LPA).Applicants can use the Validation Guide as a checklist to ensure all the relevant information has been prepared.Where information is missing the application will be ‘invalid’ and further information requested.Validation will take no further action until the applicant/agent provides the required information....Benefits of using these services include:save time and moneyreduce the number of unsuccessful planning applicationsmake sure you provide enough information with an application.Pre-application adviceMake a better planning applicationThe make a planning application page includes the top invalid reasons to look out for. ...Its also includes links to relevant useful guidance.Make a better planning applicationValidation updatesThe Validation updates page highlights recent important changes and provides links to new and amended guidance.Validation updatesConstraint checking toolWhen reviewing the Validation Guide, some requirements are based on constraints and designations.To find out if any constraints or designations affect your site visit our constraints on development page and use our new constraint checking tool.Constraints on developmentWe are not able to share constraint layers for contaminated land on the Intranet mapping. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-applications/validation/

Last updated: 02/09/2026 13:49:35

The Planning and Sustainable Development Service provides an optional expedited validation service....The validation checking service fee is in addition to the planning fee for processing the application.All fees below are inclusive of VAT.Householder and other developmentHouseholder applications, Telecommunications development, Listed Building consent, Advertisement consent, Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development, Proposals for a single dwelling, Section 73 – lifting/variation of conditions, discharges of condition, Conservation Area consent, Tree Preservation Order consent, Trees in a Conservation Area consent - £72Minor developmentResidential development of between 2-9 dwellings or where the site area is below 0.5 hectares, New floor space or change of use of less than 1,000 square metres or where the site area is less than one hectare - £155Major developmentResidential development of 10 or more dwellings, New floor space or change of use of 1,000 square metres or more or where the site area is one hectare or more, Development subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment...The service can be requested by emailing planning@cornwall.gov.uk.Applications submitted via the Planning Portal drop automatically into our back-office systems.

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

Last updated: 21/07/2026 09:32:14

Sample terms of referenceMembership of the steering groupYour steering group should include a broad range and representative mix of local people and organisations to ensure the neighbourhood plan reflects the whole community.Your group could include:Cornwall councillorsTown and parish councillors and local residentsBusiness owners, service providers and retailersRepresentatives of local and national businessesHousing organisations including those representing:People on housing waiting listsHomeless groupsSelf-buildersSchools and colleges, health centres, nurseries and children's centresEnvironmental groupsPolice community support officersOther community and voluntary organisationsFor more detail on community engagement and forming a steering group, please see the national guidance:Neighbourhood planning toolkitNational guidance (legal requirements)Neighbourhood planning is governed by national legislation.You must follow the statutory processes set out in:The Neighbourhood Planning (General...) Regulations 2012 (legislation.gov.uk) (as amended).The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (legislation.gov.uk).The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (legislation.gov.uk).The full explanation of the legal requirements and the stages of neighbourhood planning is available in the national toolkit.Neighbourhood planning toolkitLocal guidanceWhile the framework is set nationally we:Support neighbourhood planning groups through each stageProvide local data, mapping and evidenceOutline submission requirements and validation processesCornwall neighbourhood planning toolkit

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/neighbourhood-planning/preparing-a-neighbourhood-plan/set-up-a-neighbourhood-plan-steering-group/

Last updated: 01/07/2026 13:07:53

Neighbourhood planning in a time of change In January 2025 we updated you on the publication of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 12 December 2024. ...This protection means that the housing policies in these plans carry full weight in planning decisions. ...Recent appeals show that only plans that allocate specific housing sites in their policies are protected.Plans not listed have out-of-date housing policies so they carry less weight in planning decisions.Protected NDPsView planning news affecting neighbourhood plans:Latest news including planning changesNeighbourhood Plans in CornwallBefore a neighbourhood plan can be prepared, you must apply to us to designate a neighbourhood area: Preparing a Neighbourhood PlanFill in our letter template explaining why the area is appropriate to be designated as a neighbourhood areaAttach your map showing the proposed designation areaContact us for our mapping service if you need a map: neighbourhoodplanning@cornwall.gov.ukA cluster is an area covering more than one parish.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/neighbourhood-planning/neighbourhood-planning-in-cornwall/

Last updated: 10/09/2026 14:23:31

Statement of Community InvolvementThe Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires us to prepare a 'Statement of Community Involvement' (SCI).Planning affects everyone in our community....However, most people only get involved in planning when it directly affects them....The SCI explains how we will involve:local communitiesbusinessesother interested partieswhen we prepare our planning policies and determine planning applications.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/adopted-plans/local-development-scheme-and-statement-of-community-involvement/

Last updated: 21/07/2026 07:40:11