Cornwall Council environment and waste decisions
Climate action, waste, recycling, parks, green spaces and environmental policy.
10 decisions classified as environment & waste.
- Appoint contractors for unserviceable vessels and wrecks19 Mar 2026Cornwall Harbours BoardOutcome: Agreed
The council will use reserve funds to hire licensed contractors to dismantle and remove unserviceable boats and wrecks, and will continue monitoring vessels that are at risk.
- Review and fund Pacific Oyster Project19 Mar 2026Cornwall Harbours BoardOutcome: Agreed
The council will review the Pacific Oyster Project’s progress and fund its next phase using money from the Port of Truro budget.
- Climate and Energy Action Plan and Nature Recovery Action Plan13 Feb 2026CabinetOutcome: Resolved
The council approved the Climate and Energy Action Plan and the Nature Recovery Action Plan, adding them as appendices to the Council Priorities Plan report.
- Cornwall's Good Food Cycle endorsement and integration16 Jan 2026Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board
The council approved the Good Food Cycle as Cornwall’s new food strategy and will incorporate its ideas into upcoming work such as the Cornwall Local Plan.
- Recommend PSPO for seasonal dog restrictions on beaches15 Jan 2026Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: RESOLVED
The council will recommend a new order that limits when dogs can be on certain beaches, with seasonal dates and times for Blue Flag, Seaside Award and other sites.
- Adopt Marine Nature Recovery Framework17 Dec 2025CabinetOutcome: Resolved
The council agreed to adopt the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Marine Nature Recovery Framework and to have the Cabinet acknowledge its leadership in marine nature recovery.
- Refresh and promote Duchy-wide litter strategy16 Sept 2025Cornwall CouncilOutcome: Carried
The council will keep working with Clean Cornwall and volunteers to update and publicise a new litter‑reduction plan for the whole area.
- Sewage crisis action plan16 Sept 2025Cornwall CouncilOutcome: Carried
The council told the leader to write to South West Water, get involved in the Local Plan, hold a water summit, and appoint a Water Quality champion to tackle sewage pollution.
- Address abandoned boats along Cornwall coastline22 Jul 2025Cornwall CouncilOutcome: RESOLVED
The council will work with partners to stop people from leaving boats on the coast, remove and recycle the ones already there, and push for tougher laws.
- Promote voluntary ban on flying rings22 Jul 2025Cornwall CouncilOutcome: RESOLVED
The council will encourage a voluntary ban on selling and using flying rings, warn about the danger they pose to marine life, and ask that they not be used on council beaches.