Information for planning applicants
Please be aware that there will be some delays in our response times which is unavoidable at the moment. We are experiencing an increase in Covid-related staff absence and many of our staff are working hard to balance work and home schooling. The Council is committed to supporting our staff to work flexibly to enable a balance to be reached which means our officers may be working different hours.
Please bear with us at this difficult time. We are mindful of the personal pressures that a third lockdown places on us all and we respectfully ask that you are considerate when communicating with our staff.
For more details on our revised processes, please see our FAQs Covid-19 impact on planning processes. Thank you for your understanding.
It is likely that you will need planning permission if you want to build something new, make a major change or change the use of a building. Find out about the planning process, what you need to do before making a planning application and what happens after. There are also a number of useful guides which will assist you when making your application.
Watch the video of Councillor Hannaford explaining what factors are taken into account when determining a planning application.
Councillor Edwina Hannaford explains Why are some planning applications determined by officers?
Before making a planning application
Documents and information that can assist when making a planning application
- Householder design guide
- Householder submission guide
- Tree application submission guide
- Planning policy
- Conservation advice
- Design and access statements
- Renewable energy
- Planning guide - East Cornwall, Central Cornwall and West Cornwall
- Advertisements and signs
- Sustainable building guide
- Trees
Making a planning application
After you've made a planning application
- Notification and publicity of planning applications
- Role of Divisional Ward Member in Planning
- Role of Local Councils in Planning
- Revisions and amendments to planning applications
- Planning committees
- Section 106 planning obligations
- Delegated powers – a guide to who decides planning applications
- Discharging planning conditions
- Appeals
Useful links
Please be aware that there will be some delays in our response times which is unavoidable at the moment. We are experiencing an increase in Covid-related staff absence and many of our staff are working hard to balance work and home schooling. The Council is committed to supporting our staff to work flexibly to enable a balance to be reached which means our officers may be working different hours.
Please bear with us at this difficult time. We are mindful of the personal pressures that a third lockdown places on us all and we respectfully ask that you are considerate when communicating with our staff.
For more details on our revised processes, please see our FAQs Covid-19 impact on planning processes. Thank you for your understanding.
It is likely that you will need planning permission if you want to build something new, make a major change or change the use of a building. Find out about the planning process, what you need to do before making a planning application and what happens after. There are also a number of useful guides which will assist you when making your application.
Continue readingWatch the video of Councillor Hannaford explaining what factors are taken into account when determining a planning application.
Councillor Edwina Hannaford explains Why are some planning applications determined by officers?
- Notification and publicity of planning applications
- Role of Divisional Ward Member in Planning
- Role of Local Councils in Planning
- Revisions and amendments to planning applications
- Planning committees
- Section 106 planning obligations
- Delegated powers – a guide to who decides planning applications
- Discharging planning conditions
- Appeals