We can normally attend the hospital or your home to register a stillbirth, alternatively you can register at one or our registration offices....Who can register a stillbirth?...If the parents are married to each other or have formed a civil partnership then either parent may register.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths/deaths-funerals-and-cremation/register-a-still-birth/

Last updated: 14/03/2024 12:34:09

residential caravan sites and mobile home parks to introduce site rules. ...The site owner, once the procedure has concluded, must deposit the site rules to the Council for publication in a register....The procedure requires certain prescribed forms and notices to be used as detailed The Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business-trading-and-licences/licences-and-street-trading/public-register-of-protected-site-rules/

Last updated: 09/04/2026 09:07:09

Please try and come to an agreement on your chosen street names....House Names and Numbers Avoid names that have already been used within the local area and/or try to avoid the same names but with a different suffix i.e. naming a house "Chapel House" which sits next door to "Chapel Cottage" and "The Chapel"....Cornwall Council encourages the use of Cornish and/or the local history/heritage when choosing a name.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/property-and-street-naming-and-numbering/register-a-new-address-or-new-street/

Last updated: 25/04/2025 08:52:53

Particularly if extensive renovations are necessary.There are two ways in which you can be supported in reducing the costs of the work to your property.HM Revenue and Customs VAT ReductionDomestic building work is usually charged at the standard VAT rate of 20%....However, there are concessions which can reduce project costs if the property has been empty for more than 2 years.The Empty properties – Less taxing! ...leaflet summarises possible VAT savings.The Council’s Empty Homes Team can help provide supporting evidence, about the length of time that a property has been empty.You can include this with your application to HM Revenue and Customs for a VAT reduction or refund.Links to HM Revenue and CustomsRenovation of residential properties empty for 2 years or less HMRC VAT Notice 708)VAT refunds on building new homes and conversions - how to claim, application form and guidance notesHMRC VAT Helpline on 0300 200 3700Council Tax DiscountsPlease note whilst we (Empty Homes team) provide advice and assistance to help bring properties back into use we do not administer Council Tax accounts.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/private-housing/empty-property-vat-savings-and-council-tax-discounts/

Last updated: 14/07/2026 06:00:21

A page containing the link to the Homechoice register and a contact us form

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/register-with-homechoice-and-contact-us/

Last updated: 13/08/2026 12:31:31

Register as a park homes resident

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/park-homes/register-as-a-park-homes-resident/

Last updated: 27/05/2026 12:27:47

Have we written to you asking if your property is empty?...Please complete the following questionnaire to help us understand if the property is in fact empty....You might be asking yourself how we have identified your property.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/housing/private-housing/empty-properties/responding-to-our-letter/

Last updated: 27/05/2026 12:24:49

Under the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000. ...The public were given rights to walk freely over mapped access land without having to stay on public rights of way. ...The mapped access land comprises either open country, such as mountain, moor, heath or down, or registered common land.The majority of this land is used for people's livelihoods. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment/countryside/countryside-access-land/

Last updated: 15/09/2026 14:58:39

They spoil public and private property and can cost a lot to remove....Unauthorised adverts are posters, banners and boards that are either: bigger than A4 and put up on council-managed property, OR  of any size and put up on private land without the landowner’s permission For example, an A3 board promoting a music festival fixed to a Council-managed litter bin....Report a fly-post on council-managed property Report fly-posts that are A4 or smaller and put up on council-managed land, buildings, street furniture, memorials or other structures using the link below. 

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-and-waste/litter-fly-tips-beach-and-street-cleaning/flyposting-and-graffiti-on-public-property/

Last updated: 27/05/2026 12:02:05

Planning permission check and property issues Find out if planning permission has been granted for a development If you know the address of where the works are being carried out or you can find it on a map, you can use our online planning register....The online planning register can tell you if there are any planning permissions which relate to the land or property....You can also search for land or property with prior planning permission using our map search.

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-enforcement/common-enforcement-enquiries-caravans-property-roads-and-nuisance/

Last updated: 25/03/2026 08:35:32