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Make the Neighbourhood Plan (adoption), monitoring and management

How is the Neighbourhood Plan made (adopted)? Following a successful referendum of the neighbourhood plan, we will formally make the neighbourhood plan. This means the neighbourhood plan will form part of the local development plan. The policies will carry full weight when assessing planning applications in the neighbourhood area. Please publish the neighbourhood plan on your website. You will now be allocated 25% of the .....

Last updated: 24/06/2025 11:26:08


Civil Ceremonies/Wedding Venues

Planning permission may be required depending on the circumstances of the venue and the current use class. Planning advice for holding civil ceremonies may be different to using the venue for wedding receptions/functions. Whether a proposal would require a change of use, is a matter of fact and degree. Key points to consider are frequency and scale. Estimated number of ceremonies to be held per year Number of guest The e.....

Last updated: 22/10/2024 13:23:27


Householder guidance

Householder design guide The Householder design guide has been replaced by the Cornwall Design Guide adopted in December 2021. Please visit our dedicated design web page for further information. Design guide Do I need planning permission? You can make some changes to your house without planning permission. This called is "permitted development". Find out about permitted development The Planning Portal has a tool for house.....

Last updated: 01/08/2025 13:25:16


Confirmed Public Path Orders

Confirmed orders which have yet to become operative since 23rd May 2024 are below: <!--StartFragment --> The Cornwall Council Public Footpaths in St Enoder and St Columb Major (‘Ruthvoes Pedestrian Crossing’) Public Path Diversion Order 2025 Confirmed on 19 August 2025 HAD 234 Notice of Confirmation HAD 234 Confirmed Order 'The Cornwall Council Public Footpaths in St Enoder and St Columb Major (‘Ruthvoes Pedestrian Cross.....

Last updated: 04/09/2025 13:54:57


Temporary pause on development in the River Camel Special Area of Conservation

Cornwall Council has a team working on a long-term strategy to mitigate the impact of extra development in the River Camel area. This is the home page of the River Camel phosphates mitigation project. It has links to more information about the issue and our strategy. Phosphate pollution and development in the River Camel Special Area of Conservation (SAC) In 2021, Natural England wrote to us about phosphate pollution in t.....

Last updated: 14/05/2025 13:33:18


Places

Places looks in more detail at: the individual projects within areas in Cornwall. These areas are either towns or development areas near a settlement. Each project can very be different to the next. All of them help to make our communities stronger and more resilient for the future. place-specific guidance such as concept masterplans. These documents are material planning considerations for planning applications. Place .....

Last updated: 14/01/2025 11:56:39


Validation Guide

The Planning and Sustainable Development Service has reviewed its Validation Guide.  Changes are necessary. The consultation period closed on 20/12/2021.  We will now review comments received and update the Guide as required. Any further updates will be posted on this page. If you have any queries, please email Donna Moore at positiveplanning@cornwall.gov.uk

Last updated: 13/01/2022 08:53:21


Upcoming and current appeal hearings and inquiries

This page provides details of: Upcoming appeals and inquiries; and Any current appeals and inquiries Hearing - Land Adj Trewaters Bungalow, South of Carland Cross, Trispen Appeal details Planning Inspectorate Reference: APP/D0840/ W/25/3365652 Enforcement Reference: PA23/02629 Date and time of event: Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 10am. Proposal Installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) array/solar farm with a battery e.....

Last updated: 11/09/2025 08:31:59


Operative Public Path Orders

Register of Public Path and Definitive Map Modification Orders that have come into force and operative since 4th February 2021: Order Name Type Made Date Confirmed Date Operative Date The Cornwall Council (Footpath No. 38, St Enoder) (Gnome World Holiday Park) Public Path Diversion Order 2015 Highways Act 1980 02.09.2015 16.11.2015 14.08.2025 The Cornwall Council (Footpath No. 9, St Austell Bay (Part)) (Litt.....

Last updated: 05/09/2025 11:06:17


Design and access statements

A design and access statementis a short report which supports a planning application. The level of detail required within the report should match the scale and complexity of the proposal. Developments which require a design and access statement TheTown and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2013 No. 1238, contains a detailed list of development types. View further information o.....

Last updated: 07/08/2025 15:05:43


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