Who else to contact?

If you have an issue or comment on the day to day management of a particular site, area of land, or building, please contact the owner directly. Below are the contact details for some of our main landowners within the World Heritage Site along with other useful links.

Godolphin, Cotehele and the Tin Coast

Home | National Trust

Tregonning Hill, land within the Luxulyan Valley, Housemans Engine House (Minions), Prince of Wales Engine House (Minions)

Cornwall Heritage Trust 

Other major landowners

Home | Duchy of Cornwall

Land and property - Cornwall Council

Key Areas of responsibility

Planning enforcement

Planning enforcement - Cornwall Council 

Planning Enforcement | West Devon Borough Council

General highways

Report a problem with a road or pavement - Cornwall Council 

Report a problem - Roads and transport – Devon County Council

Home - Public rights of way – Devon County Council

Public toilets and parking

These facilities vary in ownership, it may be the Town Council, Parish Council, Cornwall Council or another private owner. If you have questions or comments for these facilities, please contact them directly.

Public Toilets - Cornwall Council 

Parking - Cornwall Council

Public toilets | West Devon Borough Council

Car Parks | West Devon Borough Council

Public transport

Transport for Cornwall - Bus tickets, timetables & more Where you can and cannot cycle in the countryside - Cornwall Council

Bus - Travel Devon

Verge cutting

Verge maintenance - Cornwall Council

Grass-cutting - Roads and transport – Devon County Council

Cycling

Cycle routes and trails - Cornwall Council

Where you can and cannot cycle in the countryside - Cornwall Council

Cycle - Travel Devon

Access land

Countryside access land - Cornwall Council

Access to the countryside - Environment – Devon County Council

Other helpful links

National Planning Policy, Circulars and Guidance - Information on the latest national planning consultations, guidance, circulars and legislation produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government can be found on the GOV.UK website:

Welcome to GOV.UK

Heritage - Information on historic sites and buildings can be found on the Heritage Gateway website or by contacting the Local Planning Authority:

Heritage Gateway | Historic England

Planning Portal - A useful resource to link to information about planning such as their guides to permitted development rights for householder extensions:

Planning Portal

Planning Aid - This service is offered by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and offers free, impartial planning advice to individuals and communities:

Planning Aid England | The Royal Town Planning Institute

Neighbourhood Planning - Some valuable information on the process of neighbourhood planning, sources of help and funding can be found on the My Community Rights website:

Neighbourhood Planning - My Community

Neighbourhood Development Plan Guidance Note - For those communities within or partially within the World Heritage Site, we have produced a guidance note to help when developing a Neighbourhood Plan for your area. 

Neighbourhood Planning - The World Heritage Site

UNESCO/ICCROM/ICOMOS/IUCN Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context (2022) - Provides advice on what should be considered in preparing an assessment of the impacts of a development within a World Heritage Site or in its setting:

UNESCO/ICCROM/ICOMOS/IUCN Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context

National Landscapes (formerly Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty)

Cornwall National Landscape

Tamar Valley National Landscape