Consultation Survey: Proposed Accommodation Space & Amenity Standards for HMOs used for Temporary and Emergency Accommodation

Please complete our short survey to give your views. This survey will close on 02 January 2026.

Cornwall Council is consulting on proposed Accommodation Space & Amenity Standards for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) used as Temporary and Emergency Accommodation. These standards aim to ensure that accommodation provided to homeless households meets a consistent, safe, and appropriate level of accommodation space and amenities.

Your feedback will help us confirm whether these standards are practical, inclusive, and fit for purpose. The results of this consultation will be reviewed by the Council’s and used to shape the final standards. A summary of responses will be published on Let’s Talk Cornwall. If the standards are adopted, they would be implemented on 01 April 2026.

Privacy Notice 

The information you provide will be used solely for the purpose of this consultation. Responses will be anonymised and analysed collectively.

The Data Controller for the information you provide in this survey is Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY. Data Protection Registration Number: Z1745294. Once the survey has closed, your data will be held within Cornwall Council’s secure network and premises for up to 2 years. Where we ask you to supply personal data on this form, we will only make access to this data available to authorised members of staff who are required to process it for the purposes outlined in this privacy notice. Please note that other information you provide, such as responses to open questions, may be published in full.