Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council is the unitary authority for the county of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition of large groups of independent councillors.

Cornwall Council provides a wide range of services to more than half a million Cornish residents. In 2014 it had an annual budget of more than £1 billion and was the biggest employer in Cornwall with a staff of 12,429 salaried workers.It is responsible for services including: schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more.

Before April 2009, Cornwall was administered as a non-metropolitan county by the Cornwall County Council with six districts, Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith, and Restormel (a borough).

The Council of the Isles of Scilly was and still remains a separate unitary authority. On 5 December 2007, the Government confirmed that Cornwall was one of five councils that would move to unitary status. This was enacted by statutory instrument as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, The changes took effect on 1 April 2009. On that date the six districts and Cornwall County Council were abolished and were replaced by Cornwall Council.

(Information from Wikipedia on 25/6/2018, click here for map details)

Website and contact details

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/
Contact telephone number: 0300 1234 582
Contact email address: [email protected]

Licensing information

Additional licensing? No
Selective licensing? No
Licensing charges: here
Application form: here
Additional information:
useful information
online contact form

Other Local Authority Services

Homelessness Prevention Services: here
Discretionary Housing Payment Policy: here
Disabled Facilities Grant: here
Green Improvement Support: here
Waste and rubbish collection services: here

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