LIVE BLOG: Full Council, Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
A budget for 2024/25, focused on delivering services for residents despite the fiscal pressures faced by local government, will be put before Cornwall Council this morning.
The meeting of the Full Council will take place at County Hall (Lys Kernow) in Truro, starting at 10.30am.
The cabinet has already endorsed the draft budget for 2024/25, which includes extra funding of more than £20 million for Emergency Housing Accom.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/live-blog-full-council-tuesday-20-february-2024/
Last updated: 20/02/2024 17:17:12
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Call for sites
A call for sites is a way to suggest sites that might be available for development in the future. This is a normal part of plan making. Previous calls may be found on our Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment SHLAA) pages.
The Council is currently exploring how the next Local Plan will deal with growth in Cornwall to 2050. Any revised plan will need to identify enough land to meet future requirements. This includ.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/call-for-sites/
Last updated: 13/03/2025 13:07:07
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Council committed to securing Heartlands to serve the local community
Cornwall Council,which owns the Heartlands site in Pool and leased it to the Heartlands Trust, is now able to officially take over the running of the site as the Trust's legal obligations under the lease and management agreement have formally come to an end.
Up until this point, and following their decision to close areas of Heartlands at the end of January 2024, the Trust remained responsible for all aspects of th.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/environment-culture-and-planning/council-committed-to-securing-heartlands-to-serve-the-local-community/
Last updated: 15/03/2024 14:18:51
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News
The news area of the website will be regularly updated. This is to inform you of any developments within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Please see below for further information.
2025
April 2025 - Employee contribution rate bands
The pay bands which determine the contribution rate a member of the LGPS should pay from 1 April 2025 are now available. View our 'how much will I pay?' page to check yours.
April 202.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/cornwall-pension-fund/news/
Last updated: 17/04/2025 12:50:21
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Discounted sale
When a developer gets planning permission in Cornwall, they are often required to provide affordable housing for sale. They can provide homes themselves as discounted homes. This scheme is known as Section 106 Discounted Market Sale.
How does discounted sale work?
The original developer willbe obligatedto sell a certain number of homes on their development at a discount to people with a local connection who are in housin.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/affordable-housing/discounted-sale/
Last updated: 05/02/2025 12:54:45
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Environmental Crime
Our investigations
Each year we investigate a large number of reported offences with a view to taking action against the offenders.
We have a team of specialist officers who carry out investigations. They use a range of tools including:
high profile foot patrols of problem areas
surveillance of problem areas
collection of statements from members of the public or partner agencies
Environmental crime has a negative effect.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/environmental-protection/environmental-crime/
Last updated: 02/05/2025 12:41:50
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About Community Area Partnerships
What are Community Area Partnerships?
Our 12 new community area partnerships bring local organisations and people together. Their role is to tackle the issues that matter to local communities.
They involve Cornwall Councillors and town and parish councils in each area. They also involve other organisations that work in our communities. These include the Police, health services and voluntary and community sector.
The partn.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/people-and-communities/community-area-partnerships/about-community-area-partnerships/
Last updated: 12/02/2025 16:48:38
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Council Tax Bands 2024
On 20th February 2024 Cornwall Council set its budget and council tax for 2024/25.
Cornwall Council has approved an increase of 4.99% for its element of the Council Tax charge. This equates to an additional £89.96 on a Band D charge. This includes 2% to help fund Adult Social Care services.
The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner has chosen to increase their element of the Council Tax by 4.95%, whilst the ave.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-tax/your-council-tax-bill/council-tax-2024/council-tax-bands-2024/
Last updated: 06/03/2024 13:05:56
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Our Objectives
All fire and rescue authorities assess existing and potential risks to the local community (Our Risk Profile).
They also identify how to use their resources efficiently and effectively to reduce those risks. This is set out in a Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP).
It forms the basis of a contract between the fire and rescue service and the communities and people it serves.
Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service’s current C.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/fire-and-rescue-service/about-cornwall-fire-and-rescue-service/our-publications/our-objectives/
Last updated: 29/04/2025 13:21:24
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New-look Family Hub in Bodmin now offers even more support to local parents, carers and children
Bodmin’s popular Family Hub has undergone an expansion and makeover so it can now offer even more support to local parents, carers, children and young people.
The facility, on Fore Street, has been helping families for 16 years as part of Cornwall Council’s Start for Life programme and around 700 people use it every month.
Work has just finished on four new service delivery spaces for both families and professionals in.....
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/together-for-families/new-look-family-hub-in-bodmin-now-offers-even-more-support-to-local-parents-carers-children-and-young-people/
Last updated: 08/10/2024 13:20:47
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