Full News Report
15th September 2025
Town and Parish Council Newsletter
With the rainfall Cornwall has received recently, there’s
been an increase in incidents of flooding across the Duchy. Here are some ways
you can support residents who have recently experienced flooding:
* Encourage them to report the flood via Cornwall
Council’s report a flood web page (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=49a4d06697&e=3420d0621c)
. This process ensures that the right team is made aware and can investigate.
* Tell them about the Council’s Property Flood Resilience
grant scheme. This scheme helps residents install measures like flood doors and
barriers to protect their home. Residents can complete an expression of
interest on the Let’s Talk Cornwall site (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=a5ceef48cd&e=3420d0621c)
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For residents who are interested in increasing their
preparedness for future flood events, you can also:
* Encourage them to check their flood risk using the
Environment Agency’s check your flood risk tool (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=2f9955fa82&e=3420d0621c)
.
* Signpost them to sign up for flood warnings (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=b70ac060d7&e=3420d0621c)
if available in your area.
* Tell them about Cornwall Council’s guidance on
insurance for properties at risk of flooding (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=7cfd2e7291&e=3420d0621c)
.
Cornwall Community Flood Forum (CCFF) works with town and
parish councils and communities to prepare flood plans, train volunteer flood
wardens and provide PPE grants. You can learn more about their work and get in
touch on the CCFF website (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=4f3f010f6f&e=3420d0621c)
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Please feel free to share this information with your
residents where you can. For more detailed queries, email floodrisk@cornwall.gov.uk (mailto:floodrisk@cornwall.gov.uk) .
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Traders and businesses can now dispose of commercial
waste at five of Cornwall’s household waste and recycling centres.
The service is available at Launceston, St Erth, Newquay,
St Austell, and Bude.
Charges apply and vary depending on the material and
vehicle size. Customers must book in advance.
You can see the full list of prices and book a slot on
the Cornwall Council Commercial waste at household waste and recycling centres
web page (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=3efa1a042f&e=3420d0621c)
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** Cornwall Local Plan: Planning to 2050 – Join in
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Cornwall Council is creating a plan for what Cornwall can
become in the next 20 years. The Council wants to find ways to treasure what's
important and shape the rules for local planning in Cornwall.
Events will be happening all around Cornwall and all are
welcome to join in. Towns and parishes are asked to help spread the word. Find
out more at about the events at The Cornwall Local Plan: Planning to 2050 (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=4a7bb3c906&e=3420d0621c)
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** Permission in Principle guidance
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Cornwall Council is receiving more planning applications
for Permission in Principle. This type of application has a limited range of
factors that can be taken into consideration.
The Council’s Development Management Team have prepared
some guidance to help local councils (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=ced9bc8175&e=3420d0621c)
understand how to consider these applications and frame their comments.
** Local council planning training on 30 September
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Join Cornwall Council’s Planning Policy team on Tuesday
30 September, 4.00-5.15pm, for updates on:
* Latest Planning Changes – With Rob Lacey, Planning
Policy Manager
* Neighbourhood Planning – Latest on the Neighbourhood
Priorities Statement (NPS) pilot and getting started with NPS
This will be an online event via Teams. The link to join
has been sent to clerks for cascading to all local councillors.
No need to book and places are not limited for each
council. If you have any questions about the event, please email positiveplanning@cornwall.gov.uk
(mailto:positiveplanning@cornwall.gov.uk)
.
The presentations from this event will be available
afterwards on Cornwall Council’s Local Council Planning Training web page (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=a3f2039907&e=3420d0621c)
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** Take action on climate change with a free CPD
programme
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Town and parish councillors and clerks are invited to
join a fully funded Climate Skills Through Creativity continuing professional
development (CPD) accredited course and gain practical skills to tackle climate
challenges in Cornwall. Run by Climate Vision, this hands-on programme empowers
individuals and businesses with resilience-building tools and innovative
solutions.
Why join?
* Practical skills: Create flood plans with Environment
Agency resources.
* Immediate impact: Apply knowledge to your home,
workplace, or community.
* CPD accreditation: Boost your credentials while making
a difference.
Course details
* Dates: Multiple sessions available
* Format: 12-hour course over three days (virtual and
in-person graduation)
* Location: Online and Climate Change Centre, Pool,
Cornwall
Sign up today
* Find out more in this short video (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=8cb0592c2e&e=3420d0621c)
* Register on Eventbrite (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=ce000cb226&e=3420d0621c)
** Rights of Way Improvement Plan Baseline Survey
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Please share this information with people in your area.
Cornwall Council wants to understand the experiences and
priorities of people using public rights of way as part of a baseline survey.
The survey results will help shape a new Rights of Way Improvement Plan, which
must balance the needs of everyone, including walkers, horse riders, cyclists,
and people with mobility challenges or sensory impairments.
The survey opened in July and is available until 28
September at on Let’s Talk Cornwall (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=9a1ba9ba60&e=3420d0621c)
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Town and parish councils are also invited to provide
written representation to help inform the plan, by emailing rowip@cornwall.gov.uk (mailto:rowip@cornwall.gov.uk) by 31
October 2025.
There will be a formal consultation on the draft document
in spring 2026. See Let’s Talk Cornwall (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=c89a9fc674&e=3420d0621c)
for details.
** Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service consultation
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Town and parish councils are invited to contribute to
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP)
consultation.
Your insights are vital in helping to develop the CRMP –
a strategic document that outlines how Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service will
tackle the key risks and challenges facing our communities over the next four
years.
The CRMP survey (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=f217b22f80&e=3420d0621c)
takes just 5-10 minutes to complete on Let’s Talk Cornwall and closes on 30
October.
Please also share the survey link with people in your
area and encourage them to participate.
** Scam alerts for Cornwall
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Please help raise awareness of these scams with people in
your area.
Fake unpaid parking fine notices
Scammers are continuing to send fake texts claiming
people have been issued with a parking penalty notice (PCN) using spoofed
mobile numbers and email addresses. The text tells you that you must pay a £20
parking fine and says that this is your final notice.
Winter Fuel Payments DWP
After the recent Winter Fuel Payment announcements,
scammers have been busy impersonating the Department for Work and Pensions.
Fake messages include scam links to websites designed to steal your personal
and financial information. DWP will never contact you by text to apply for
payments that are part of the Winter Fuel Payment. If you receive a scam text
message, you can forward it to the National Cyber Security Service on 7726
Fake QR codes
QR codes across the country are being tampered with in an
attempt to scam motorists. Vandalised QR codes take you through to a fake
website and ask for your bank details. If you scan a QR code in a Cornwall
Council car park, please check that it redirects you to BuzzPay, Cornwall
Council’s express payment provider. There have been no reports of this
occurring in Cornwall at this time and Council teams regularly check all
signage in Cornwall Council car parks to ensure it is safe to use.
This has also been seen in a Boots Pharmacy across the
country where the NHS QR code had been replaced with a fake QR code placed over
it to steal personal details and acquire bank details for prescription
services.
See The Little Book of Big Scams (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=4df2940754&e=3420d0621c)
for more scam prevention advice.
** Policy Telegram
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The latest issue of Policy Telegram is available on the
Let’s Talk Cornwall (https://cornwall.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b22106188babc3bc72a50b07&id=de215d8747&e=3420d0621c)
website. Produced by Cornwall Council’s Strategy and Business Planning team,
Policy Telegram is a weekly summary of key Government policy developments and
notable research releases most critical for Cornwall. It also includes an
overview of Government and Council open consultations and consultation results.
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