Cornwall Local Plan – Scoping Consultation

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We’re writing a plan for how Cornwall will develop over the next 10 - 15 years – which sets out what can be built and where.

The Local Plan brings together data and views to create rules on everything that makes up a place, from what to protect and how buildings are designed to how we get around. It makes better plans for the places we live and work in.

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.

To understand what works now and what could be better, we need everyone to have a say in what Cornwall’s future looks like.

We’re at the earliest stage of writing that new plan. This is called ‘scoping the plan’. We have been collecting evidence and opinions to help us to understand how we will write the plan and what it should contain. We now want to hear your opinions on what we’ve found out.

There are a number of documents that we’d like your comments on. You do not have to comment on all of them. They set out:

  • our draft vision for Cornwall,

  • Key facts and figures (baseline),

  • the evidence that we’ve collected across different subjects,

  • a draft engagement strategy, and

  • policy ideas

We’d also welcome your views on our site allocations methodology.


Please click on images below to view associated documents:

1. Introduction to the
consultation
2. Growth and Distribution
3. Draft Local Plan and Minerals and Waste Plan Visions
4. Delivering Homes and Supporting Growth
5. Creating High Quality Sustainable Places
6. Conserving and Enhancing the Environment
7. Using our Resources Wisely
8. Baseline Report
9. Draft Engagement Strategy


Annex documents:

10. Proposed Settlement Classification Method
11. Proposed Site Allocation Methodology
12. Draft Schedule of Policy Areas


Consultation Questions

Most of the above documents include a set of consultation questions at the end. Please use the Consultation Questions form below to provide your responses to these questions. Alternatively, you can also email your feedback to: localplan@cornwall.gov.uk

Please ensure your feedback reaches us no later than Monday 16 November 2026

Before you start:

By registering yourself on Let’s Talk Cornwall (or signing in if you are already registered) before starting the Consultation Questions form, you will be able to save the form part way through and return to it later without losing data you have already submitted. You will also receive a copy of your responses for your records.

We’re writing a plan for how Cornwall will develop over the next 10 - 15 years – which sets out what can be built and where.

The Local Plan brings together data and views to create rules on everything that makes up a place, from what to protect and how buildings are designed to how we get around. It makes better plans for the places we live and work in.

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.

To understand what works now and what could be better, we need everyone to have a say in what Cornwall’s future looks like.

We’re at the earliest stage of writing that new plan. This is called ‘scoping the plan’. We have been collecting evidence and opinions to help us to understand how we will write the plan and what it should contain. We now want to hear your opinions on what we’ve found out.

There are a number of documents that we’d like your comments on. You do not have to comment on all of them. They set out:

  • our draft vision for Cornwall,

  • Key facts and figures (baseline),

  • the evidence that we’ve collected across different subjects,

  • a draft engagement strategy, and

  • policy ideas

We’d also welcome your views on our site allocations methodology.


Please click on images below to view associated documents:

1. Introduction to the
consultation
2. Growth and Distribution
3. Draft Local Plan and Minerals and Waste Plan Visions
4. Delivering Homes and Supporting Growth
5. Creating High Quality Sustainable Places
6. Conserving and Enhancing the Environment
7. Using our Resources Wisely
8. Baseline Report
9. Draft Engagement Strategy


Annex documents:

10. Proposed Settlement Classification Method
11. Proposed Site Allocation Methodology
12. Draft Schedule of Policy Areas


Consultation Questions

Most of the above documents include a set of consultation questions at the end. Please use the Consultation Questions form below to provide your responses to these questions. Alternatively, you can also email your feedback to: localplan@cornwall.gov.uk

Please ensure your feedback reaches us no later than Monday 16 November 2026

Before you start:

By registering yourself on Let’s Talk Cornwall (or signing in if you are already registered) before starting the Consultation Questions form, you will be able to save the form part way through and return to it later without losing data you have already submitted. You will also receive a copy of your responses for your records.

  • Local Plan Scoping Consultation Questions

    Please complete this form to give your views on the Local Plan Scoping documents. The consultation will close on 16 November 2026.


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