The draft St Ive and Pensilva Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan has now been published for consultation with local residents, businesses, community groups, and statutory consultees.
The consultation runs for six weeks, from Monday 2 March 2026 to Monday 6 April 2026.
The draft Plan sets out proposed planning policies and projects that the Steering Group considers necessary to address issues raised through community engagement and informed by a wide range of local evidence.
We would welcome your views, on what works well, or what needs improving, and whether anything important is missing.
Read the full draft Plan: Neighbourhood Development Plan
Read a short summary: Summary Leaflet
Submit your comments: My Comments
What Happens Next
All comments received will be carefully reviewed. The draft Plan will then be updated as needed, before being submitted to Cornwall Council for the next stage.
Cornwall Council will check the Plan, then organise a further 6 week consultation, then send it and any comments made to Independent Examination. If the Examiner is satisfied that the Plan meets the required legal tests, it will move to a local referendum.
Why a Local Referendum?
A neighbourhood plan can only be formally adopted if it is supported at a referendum by those registered to vote in the Parish.
The referendum asks a simple question, whether the Neighbourhood Development Plan should be used to help decide future planning applications in St Ive and Pensilva Parish.
If the vote is Yes, the Plan will be “made” (adopted) and will carry real weight in planning decisions alongside the Cornwall Local Plan and national policy.
This means future development proposals should be judged against policies that have been written locally, shaped by community input, and endorsed by the community.
About this website
The St Ive and Pensilva Neighbourhood Plan is driven by a Steering Group comprising local volunteers from across the Parish including parish councillors and local residents, working on behalf of the Parish Council . The Plan will help to shape how the Parish changes up to 2030 and will be taken into account when planning applications are decided by Cornwall Council.
This website is intended to:
- keep you informed of progress,
- help you understand what the Neighbourhood Plan will mean for our community,
- act as a means of commenting on the Plan’s content,
- be a library of Plan documents,
- explain how you can get involved.