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
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
Other major landowners
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/land-and-property/
Key Areas of responsibility
- Planning enforcement
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/planning/enforcement/
https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/article/5967/Planning-Enforcement
- General highways
https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/article/5853/Devon-County-Council-Services
https://www.devon.gov.uk/navigation/environment-and-landscape/
- 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.
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/public-toilets/
- Public transport
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/public-transport/
https://www.devon.gov.uk/navigation/roads-and-transport/
- Verge cutting
https://www.devon.gov.uk/prow/inspections-and-maintenance/
- Cycling
https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/safe-travel/road-safety/safer-people/cyclists/
- Access land
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/countryside/countryside-access-land/
https://www.devon.gov.uk/environment/access-to-the-countryside
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:
Heritage - Information on historic sites and buildings can be found on the Heritage Gateway website or by contacting the Local Planning Authority:
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/
Planning Portal - A useful resource to link to information about planning such as their guides to permitted development rights for householder extensions:
Planning Aid - This service is offered by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and offers free, impartial planning advice to individuals and communities:
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/planning-aid/
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 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)