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Banners, buntings, seasonal lights or flower baskets over the highway

Apply for a licence Some banners may need planning permission as well as highway consent. Permission to erect banners is restricted to specific, suitable locations. Please downloadthe relevant application form: Banner application Bunting application Seasonal lighting Hanging baskets Your banners must not include any markings or words that could be mistaken for highway directional signs. Banners cannot be used to adverti.....

Last updated: 27/03/2025 15:28:02


Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)

As a result of their activities the following sites are ‘upper-tier’. They are regulated under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (2015): Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot, Torpoint Newlyn Downs Explosives Depot, Fiddlers Green World Fuels, Falmouth The Regulations require operators of where dangerous substances are present, to take measures. These measures are necessary to prevent and mitigate the effects of major.....

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


Farmers and Landholders

Support for farmers and landholders Due to unprecedented interest, we are now at capacity for projects aiming to plant in winter 2025/26. This is great news! This winter we will support and fund the creation of more woodland, agroforestry, orchards and hedgerows across Cornwall than ever before. In the meantime, we can offer advice and support to design and cost your project. This includes contacting any relevant stakeho.....

Last updated: 07/07/2025 09:50:16


'Patience, Politeness, Planning, Park & Ride' - the four P's of managing Armed Forces Day traffic

Falmouth is expecting one of its busiest days ever on Saturday 24 June at the peak of the Armed Forces Day celebrations. To cut the congestion, details of a jam-busting Park and Ride service have just been announced – providing buses every few minutes over a period of 15 hours to take passengers into and out of the town centre. And with a potential 100,000 extra customers heading to town, businesses and utilities are bei.....

Last updated: 28/02/2024 10:45:50


Pensioner members

If you are in receipt of a monthly pension from the Cornwall Pension Fund, our pensioner pages may provide some help. To find out how your pension was calculated please view how is my pension calculated? Can I access my details online? As a pensioner member, you can sign up for ourMember Self-Service portal. This allows you to access your pension account details and update some of these securely online. To find out more .....

Last updated: 08/01/2026 08:58:33


Planning for Renewable Energy

The Council monitors the amount of renewable energy that is permitted and installed in Cornwall. This information can be found within the Renewable Energy Data for Cornwall document. Renewable energy maps View the latest solar pv and Wind energy maps

Last updated: 02/01/2024 14:11:08


Trees in Development

National and local policy for trees We have set out how national policy cascades to local policy in this section.  Please note: this is not a comprehensive list policies may change from time to time National policy The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) recognises the importance of trees for placemaking and the climate. Key points in NPPF paragraph 131 are: new streets should be tree-lined incorporate trees else.....

Last updated: 31/05/2023 15:32:33


Organising an event

Last updated: 04/10/2022 08:16:25


Newquay Cornwall Airport - Aerohub Enterprise Zone Local Development Order (LDO)

Cornwall Council now have an LDO at the Aerohub Enterprise Zone. This is located at Newquay Cornwall Airport. It forms part of the simplified planning framework. The Order grants planning permission for a 35.5 ha Business Park. It consists of use classes B1 (Business) B2 (General Industry) B8 (Storage and Distribution) associated infrastructure, an ancillary hotel, retail and leisure facilities. The business park will b.....

Last updated: 30/03/2021 15:10:24


Help to register for a website account

We have made a short video showing you how to register an account on our website. You need to have an account in order to use our online services.    Help to login We also have a short video on how to login after you have registered an account    

Last updated: 24/01/2024 12:19:54


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