New housing in Cornwall Council
We read Cornwall Council's planning register every day. We hold 1,903 of its planning applications going back to 2024, and 125 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 94% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 94% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 1,903
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 42 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Land At Carnon Downs Ash Tree Close Carnon Downs Cornwall Ultimate Planning Performance Agreement for development of 40 affordable homes for local people/people with local connections, together with access Road, Landscaping and associated infrastructure and mitigation. PA26/00645/PREAPP | Decided | 29 May 2026 |
| 9 | Jewell House, Ace Flooring Tolgus Wartha Redruth Cornwall TR15 1DG Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 9 dwellings (minimum of 8, maximum of 9) PA26/07737 | Decided | 6 Nov 2026 |
| 9 | Land West Of Cawsey Barn Week St Mary Holsworthy Cornwall EX22 6UL Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 9 dwellings (minimum of 1, maximum of 9) PA26/07532 | Decided | 28 Oct 2026 |
| 9 | Land East Of Willow End Hobbacott Lane Marhamchurch Bude Cornwall Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 9 dwellings (minimum of 5, maximum of 9) PA26/05259 | Approved | 28 Jul 2026 |
| 8 | Land To The North Of Creaz-An Bre Foxhole St Austell Cornwall PL26 7SN Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 8 dwellings (minimum of 4, maximum of 8). PA26/05331 | Approved | 30 Jul 2026 |
| 6 | Land To The South Of North Country Garage North Country Redruth Cornwall TR16 4AA Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 6 dwellings (minimum of 4, maximum of 6) PA26/05213 | Approved | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 5 | Nest The Holywell Road Newquay Cornwall TR7 2PB Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 5 dwellings (minimum of 4, maximum of 5) PA26/07486 | Decided | 26 Oct 2026 |
| 5 | Land To The North Of Balsdon Road Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 5 dwellings (minimum of 5, maximum of 5) PA26/06781 | Refused | 30 Sept 2026 |
| 5 | Land SW Of Penstretyn Carsize Lane Leedstown Cornwall Permission in Principle for residential development comprising a minimum of three and a maximum up to five dwellings PA26/06201 | Approved | 7 Sept 2026 |
| 5 | Land West Of Wheelgate Cottage Blackwater Truro Cornwall TR4 8EG Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 5 dwellings (minimum of 3, maximum of 5) PA26/04485 | Approved | 29 Jun 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Ashton (Cornwall)
- Barripper and Penponds
- Blackwater (Cornwall)
- Bodmin
- Bolingey
- Boscastle
- Breage
- Bude
- Budock Water
- Bugle
- Callington
- Calstock
- Camborne
- Cambrose
- Camelford
- Canon's Town
- Carbis Bay
- Carey Park
- Cargreen
- Carharrack
- Carkeel
- Carloggas
- Carlyon Bay
- Carnon Downs
- Cawsand and Kingsand
- Chacewater
- Chilsworthy (Cornwall)
- Clampits
- Connor Downs
- Constantine
- Constantine Bay
- Coombe
- Coverack
- Crantock
- Crowlas
- Cubert
- Darite
- Delabole
- Devoran
- Dobwalls
- Doublebois
- Downderry
- Downgate
- Duporth
- Egloshayle
- Falmouth
- Feock
- Flushing
- Four Lanes
- Fowey
- Foxhole
- Germoe
- Godolphin Cross
- Goldsithney
- Goonhavern
- Gorran Haven
- Grampound
- Grampound Road
- Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel
- Gweek
- Harcourt
- Harrowbarrow
- Hayle
- Helford Passage
- Helston
- Illogan
- Indian Queens and Fraddon
- Kelly Bray
- Kelynack
- Kilkhampton
- Landrake
- Lanivet
- Lanjeth
- Lanner
- Launceston
- Leedstown
- Lelant
- Lerryn
- Lewannick
- Liskeard
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Cornwall Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.