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The Daily Brief · Cornwall Political Watch

Tuesday, 10 November 2026 · 3 items

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Cornwall Council eyes 400 acres of farms estate for housing amid £7.75m overspend

Cornwall Council is weighing plans to allocate 400 acres of its 10,000-acre farms estate for new housing, alongside reductions to dairy farms and buildings. Separately, the council is holding over 100 posts vacant and imposing strict spending controls as it forecasts a £7.75 million revenue overspend.

cornwalllive.com · Council

Hundreds of acres of Cornwall Council farms to be covered in new homes - Cornwall Live

Cornwall Council plans to allocate 400 acres of its 10,000-acre farms estate for housing, alongside dairy farm and building reductions.

Why it matters: A 400-acre reallocation from the council's farms estate would mark a significant shift in how public agricultural land is used

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