Residents, businesses and organisations are invited to take part in events to shape ambitious new plans to make the region’s energy cleaner and more sustainable as well as boosting the green economy....Cornwall Council and Council of the Isles of Scilly are hosting the engagement sessions next month as part of the development of a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP). ...“This Local Energy Area Plan is the crucial first step we need to do that and it builds on Cornwall’s track record in renewable energy innovation and ambitions to build new green industries, such as floating offshore wind and deep geothermal energy.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/have-your-say-on-green-energy-at-local-area-energy-plan-events/

Last updated: 22/08/2023 09:51:15

The cabinet will also discuss the budget for the next financial year, which looks to address those issues with additional funding to cover the rising cost of providing those demand-led services....We now move onto the budget. 10.27am: Cllr Harris introduces the budget and tells the meeting: "The sheer scale of the fiscal challenge facing this Council and every other local authority is huge."..."We are still in a position of having to use reserves to balance next year and the figures for future years are very scary which is why we will continue to press for a long-term settlement that is based on a fairer funding formula; because that is not what we have today."

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-cornwall-council-cabinet-meeting-wednesday-february-7-2024/

Last updated: 07/02/2024 13:06:34

Feedback from a public consultation was used to help shape the plan which is underpinned by the service’s core purpose: Serving Cornwall - Preventing, Protecting, Responding....An additional £3 million, provided by Cornwall Council, will be spent on improving and modernising the service over the current financial year. ...Chief Fire Officer, Kathryn Billing said “This plan sets the direction for the next four years—one that is ambitious, responsible and community focused.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/communities-and-housing/new-vehicles-equipment-and-training-to-modernise-cornwall-fire-and-rescue-service-over-the-next-four-years/

Last updated: 20/04/2026 08:56:32

Find out more about when and where the Local Plan events are taking place The current Cornwall Local Plan was formally adopted in 2016 and covers the period from 2010 up to 2030....The Plan will also need to consider how Cornwall responds to the challenges of an increasing and ageing population and climate change, support nature recovery and level up economic opportunity.   ...The first phase in developing the new Local Plan involves establishing a Vision for Cornwall.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/residents-encouraged-to-help-shape-the-future-of-cornwall/

Last updated: 30/09/2025 13:49:36

Visitors to Cornwall’s biggest and free electric vehicle event this May half-term will have the chance to test drive a wide range of the latest model.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/transport-streets-and-waste/more-transport-streets-and-waste-news-stories/test-drive-an-electric-car-at-stithians-showground/

Last updated: 17/06/2025 09:08:35

Initial proposals for Cornwall Council’s budget for 2025/26 will lead the agenda when the Cabinet meets in Truro today.Despite some increased funding announced in the Autumn Statement in Westminster last week, the financial challenges facing local authorities across the UK means difficult choices must be made in order to balance the books.Residents will have the opportunity to have their say on the proposals following the meeting next week as part of a public consultation.Also on today's agenda are the Langarth Business Plan, a council homes update and the Housing Decarbonisation Strategy.You can watch the meeting live via the webcast service, or follow proceedings via the online blog below....I know its hard for officers, but I don’t want this Council to be the latest in a growing number of local authorities applying to the Government for Exceptional Financial Support....Watch the webcast 11.24am: The draft budget is approved, and will now go out for public consultation, running from Friday (November 15) until January 5, 2025. 11.26am:  We now move onto the Langarth Business Plan. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-blog-cornwall-councils-cabinet-committee-wednesday-13-november-2024/

Last updated: 13/11/2024 12:59:40

A new plan for leisure activity across Cornwall over the next decade will be discussed when Cornwall Council’s Cabinet committee meets in Truro next week....The Framework for Leisure Activity in Cornwall 2024-2034 sets out its plans driven by the mission statement that ‘in Cornwall, every person should have the support, opportunity and environment to be more active more often, to benefit their health and wellbeing.’...It acknowledges the financial challenges facing local authorities across the UK, and looks at innovative ways of working with partners to ensure there is access to good quality leisure provision for the next ten years and beyond.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/leisure-activity-plan-set-to-be-discussed-by-cornwall-councils-cabinet/

Last updated: 12/12/2024 10:17:05

There is one final chance for the Government to give Cornwall fairer and additional funding ahead of the ‘most challenging budget in the authority’s history", Cornwall Councillor David Harris said today. ...The Chancellor will reveal her budget on Thursday, October 30, just one day before proposals to develop Cornwall Council’s draft budget are due to be discussed by the new Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee....The proposals for the OSC are being put forward by Council officers, providing their best professional and impartial advice on how to reach a balanced budget which is achievable and lawful.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/savings-proposals-to-be-discussed-at-new-cornwall-budget-development-overview-and-scrutiny-committee/

Last updated: 24/10/2024 08:12:01

A worse than anticipated financial settlement from Government to Cornwall, which saw the wholesale removal of the Rural Services Delivery Grant, means that Cornwall Council must reassess the level of savings needed to deliver a balanced budget. ...Cllr Harris begins by setting out the recommendations in the report:  Watch the webcast 10.30am: The recommendations set out that the draft budget would result in an increase in Council Tax of 4.99%. 10.34am: Cllr Harris outlines the financial situation for the council, explaining that the draft budget put before Cabinet in November was thought to be a worst-case scenario or the funding the authority would receive from Westminster....Watch the webcast 11.24am: Cllr Olly Monk, portfolio holder for housing, thanks Cllr Harris and officers for producing a balanced budget despite the financial challenges faced by the authority.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-cornwall-council-cabinet-12-february-2025/

Last updated: 12/02/2025 12:54:40

A new plan to give every resident the support, opportunity and environment to be more active more often, to benefit their health and wellbeing has been approved by Cornwall Council’s Cabinet committee....The plan acknowledges the financial challenges facing local authorities across the UK, and looks at innovative ways of working with partners to ensure there is access to good quality leisure provision for the next ten years and beyond....Read the Leisure Framework Cllr Linda Taylor, leader of Cornwall Council, said: “This Leisure Framework is the perfect example of the way we will have to work in the future to continue to provide the services our residents value, while dealing with the financial challenges all local authorities are facing.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/new-leisure-framework-plan-approved-by-cornwall-councils-cabinet/

Last updated: 18/12/2024 11:11:32