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Dobwalls and Trewidland Neighbourhood Development Plan

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

A Neighbourhood Development Plan is an opportunity for everyone in the NDP area to influence the planning decisions that will affect them in the future.

The Localism Act 2011 gave people the democratic right to be involved in drawing up a plan for their local area which means that we can create a Dobwalls and Trewidland Neighbourhood Development Plan that truly reflects local people's views.

When it is written, the Dobwalls and Trewidland NDP will

If the vote is in favour, the Neighbourhood Plan cannot be ignored when planning applications are decided by Cornwall Council, Planning Inspectors or the Government.

A Neighbourhood Plan can

Evidence Based Topics

Our Topic groups, set up in 2017, gathered a range of information related to issues raised as particularly significant in the initial NDP Questionnaire April 2017.  These are shown on the "Topic" Buttons


In 2018 we commissioned surveys on the detailed Housing Need of the Parish (Cornwall Council Housing) and a more extensive Resident's Survey - both of which were posted out to over 1,000 local households.


In 2019 a series of local consultation events presented policy objectives and potential parish projects and asked for responses on these and the draft Landscape Character Statement and potential Green Space Strategies.


In 2021 the Reg14 Pre-Submission newsletter/survey was sent out to 1027 households, 41 businesses, 43 statutory bodies, 10 local community groups, eight adjoining parish councils, two Cornwall Councillors and the Liskeard and Looe Community Network Coordinator.


Evidence Base reports for each topic have been developed and are structured to support the collation of information in a coherent format to:

In some cases the configurations of the groups and topics has changed during the research and policy making process, but the topic groups on the buttons can still give access to all relevant research and information, and the current draft policies (Dec 2020)


Media Reports

Listed below are media reports of where Neighbourhood Development Plans have had an impact on the decision making of projects for the community.


Neighbourhood Plan fends off two planning appeals


Plans to change the layout of new Liskeard housing development refused


Useful Links:

Government Guidance on the Neighbourhood Planning System


National Planning Policy Framework July 2021


Cornwall Local Plan 2010 - 2030


Cornwall Council Neighbourhood Planning


Dobwalls Parish Council website


Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Plan 2005