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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

Validation checks all relevant information and fee (where applicable) has been provided.Validation checks applications against the Cornwall Council Validation Guide: Validation Guide The guide is made up of: National Requirements - required by legislation; and Local Requirements – set by the Local Planning Authority (LPA). Applicants can use the Validation Guide as a checklist to ensure all the relevant information has be.....

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

Last updated: 03/10/2024 09:01:42

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

Cornwall Council must publish and maintain a register of brownfield land exceeding 0.25ha which is: suitable, available and achievable for residential-led development Residential-led means mostly self-contained dwellings, which can include flats. The register must be updated at least annually. The register is to be in two parts: Part 1 is to comprise sites which, are considered suitable, available and achievable. Part .....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/adopted-plans/register-of-brownfield-land/

Last updated: 19/12/2025 09:10:46

You may need to apply for advertisement consent if the advertisement is: bigger than 0.3 square metresor any size if illuminated. This applies: if on the front or outside of your property and to a house or a business premises. You can display signs for local events for a short period as long as they are: temporary advertisements and do not exceed 0.6 square metres. There are different rules for estate agents' board.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-advice-and-guidance/advertisements-and-signs/

Last updated: 09/03/2026 10:45:38

The full Climate Emergency DPD can be viewed via the following link: Climate Emergency Development Plan Document The Climate Emergency Development Plan Document was formally adopted on 21 February 2023. It adds to the Cornwall Local plan's Strategic Policies as part of a positive and flexible planning policy framework for Cornwall up to 2030. These policies will help us to act on climate change. Climate Emergency DPD gui.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/adopted-plans/climate-emergency-development-plan-document/

Last updated: 16/07/2025 10:32:21

How to set up a Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group In Cornwall a parish or town council is ultimately responsible for preparing the neighbourhood plan. (You are the Qualifying Body). It is important that your Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group sets out how it will interact and report back to you. Set the objectives of the steering group using a sample terms of reference. Sample terms of reference Include a variety of indivi.....

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

Last updated: 03/12/2024 16:02:07

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

Changes to public rights of way are possible.  Using powers under either the Highways Act 1980 or the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Definitive Map (the legal record of public rights of way) can also be changed using a Definitive Map Modification Order under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Council has (discretionary) powers to make a public path order under: The Highways Act.  To divert, extinguish or.....

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/countryside/public-rights-of-way/changing-a-right-of-way/

Last updated: 14/04/2021 07:21:01

Local Development SchemeWe are no longer required to publish a Local Development Scheme (LDS). Please see the new Cornwall Local Plan Timetable on our webpage.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 affect.....

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

Last updated: 04/06/2026 15:33:49