During the past four months people in 18 towns and villages across Cornwall have come along to one of a series of community drop-in events held by Cornwall Council to support the development of the new Cornwall Local Plan....Sarah Preece, Cornwall Council cabinet member for planning, said: “The current Cornwall Local Plan was formally adopted in 2016 and covers the period from 2010 up to 2030....“The Council is now developing a new Local Plan that will take us to 2050.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/people-in-towns-and-villages-across-cornwall-take-up-opportunity-to-have-their-say-on-future-of-cornwall/

Last updated: 21/07/2026 07:33:53

A plan to transform health, care and education provision for children and young people with SEND was approved at Cornwall Council’s Cabinet meeting today (Wednesday, June 17).The Cornwall SEND Reform Plan outlines how the council and its partners intend to incorporate the government’s sweeping reforms to the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) system.It focuses on identifying and responding to children’s needs at the earliest opportunity meaning they are then less likely to require costly specialist intervention later in life.In line with the new Education For All Bill, the plan also stresses the need to strengthen SEND support in mainstream schools.The government requires all local authorities to submit a SEND Reform Plan to secure the High Needs Stability Grant, which will pay off up to 90% of their historic SEND deficit.Cllr Hilary Frank, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Families, said:“We want to move from a system that reacts when needs have already escalated,...And I want to be absolutely clear that this is not a plan to reduce support....It is a plan to get support to children earlier and more effectively. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/plan-to-transform-send-provision-in-cornwall-tops-agenda-at-cornwall-council-cabinet-meeting/

Last updated: 17/06/2026 12:00:42

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). ...Martyn Alvey, Cabinet Member for environment and climate change at Cornwall Council, said: “In order to reduce harmful emissions, help Cornwall become carbon neutral and secure our future energy supplies we have to change the way we get and use energy in our homes, businesses and communities, whether through our heating, electricity use or transport....“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

Cornwall Council is hosting the online event to answer questions about the Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) being launched together with the Council of the Isles of Scilly. ...Everyone is invited to join the Local Area Energy Plan: LIVE Q&A session on Facebook on September 18, at 6pm. ...The event is part of a series of engagement sessions the two councils are holding on the LAEP. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/join-online-question-and-answer-session-on-local-area-energy-plan-september-18-6pm/

Last updated: 11/09/2023 14:27:17

Led by Creative Kernow, the drop ins, which will take place in towns and villages across Cornwall during the next five months, are the first phase of an extensive programme of public engagement activities being carried out by Cornwall Council to support the development of the new Cornwall Local Plan.   ...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....Cllr Sarah Preece, Cornwall Council cabinet member for planning, said: "A Local Plan tells the story of what our towns, villages, hamlets and countryside are like now, and what we want them to be like in the future. 

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

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Last updated: 28/07/2026 09:59:28

It was on 5 December last year that the Government formally approved the £137.6m Good Growth Investment Plan put forward by Cornwall Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly. ...The Good Growth programme is managed directly by Cornwall Council and funded with £132m from the Government’s £2.6 billion Shared Prosperity Fund, which aims to help level up communities across the UK, and £5.6m from the Rural Prosperity Fund. ...The project involves Cornwall Council, the Cornwall College Group and Truro and Penwith College.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/good-growth-programme-benefits-communities-across-cornwall-and-scilly/

Last updated: 12/12/2023 15:34:20

Cornwall Councillors today backed two major environment-focused motions at a full council meeting, and heard announcements from the Council Leader on devolution, parking tariffs and transparency reforms. ...The motion commits the Council to work with South West Water and other stakeholders, including through a summit, to address repeated pollution incidents. ...We are willing to play our part, but South West Water must, must, must play theirs.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/cornwall-council-backs-motions-to-tackle-sewage-and-litter/

Last updated: 16/09/2025 16:04:05

Cornwall Council's Cabinet committee will meet in Truro this morning, with the latest performance report for the authority on the agenda....Also up for discussion at the meeting are the Corserve business plan for 2024-28, and the council’s Safeguarding Children Partnership’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements....Cllr Olly Monk responds to say the council, along with fire service colleagues, will review the plans and ensure its learnings ae implemented. 10.13am: We now move onto the Council Performance report for quarter one, which is introduced by the deputy leader, Cllr David Harris.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-cornwall-council-cabinet-18-september-2024/

Last updated: 18/09/2024 09:26:21

Cornwall Council will meet in Truro next week to set its budget for next year, where a draft budget, recommended by the Cabinet, will be put before councillors....To fund that investment and help the most vulnerable in society in Cornwall, councillors will be asked to approve a 4.99% increase in Council Tax rates which includes a 2% levy to be used to support growing demand for adult social care services....Also on the agenda for next week’s meeting will be the Safer Cornwall Partnership plan for 2025-28, while councillors and the public will have the usual opportunities to ask questions.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/cornwall-council-to-meet-for-budget-setting-meeting/

Last updated: 18/02/2025 12:35:16