Planning Validation Guide consultation is now underway.

Published: 19 July 2026

When submitting a planning application, the application must meet specified requirements before it can be passed to a Case Officer for consideration and decision. This process is known as the validation process.

These requirements which are needed for validation are set out in a validation guide.

There are two sets of requirements:

• National requirements - required by legislation; and
• Local requirements (also referred to as the local list) - set by the Local Planning Authority.

The local list must be formally adopted and regularly reviewed. To formally adopt a local list the following steps must be followed:

Step 1 - Reviewing the existing list;

Step 2 - Consulting on proposed changes; and

Step 3 - Finalising and publishing the revised local list.

Step 1 has taken place and a draft version of the revised validation guide including the local list has been produced.

A consultation is now underway, and this forms step 2 of the process.

You are invited to make comments via the survey on the Let’s talk Cornwall page: Validation Guide - Consultation | Let's Talk Cornwall

Comments must be received by 7 August 2026.