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Approval of freehold land swap between Cornwall Council and Duchy of Cornwall for Newquay HWRC

Cornwall Council agreed to swap its old waste site in Newquay for land to build a new, bigger recycling centre.

Individual Decision Day·2026-09-02·Not recorded

Plain-English summaries and outcome labels are Cornwall Political Watch's own AI extractions from the published minutes, not Cornwall Council wording. Where a “From the minutes” quote is shown, it is verbatim from the minutes the outcome was extracted from.

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The Council sought approval to transfer its existing Trevenson Road waste facility site to the Duchy of Cornwall and acquire land at Hendra to create a modern Household Waste and Recycling Centre for Newquay.

From the minutes

The Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change introduced the report that sought approval of a freehold land swap between Cornwall Council and the Duchy of Cornwall to enable the delivery of a new Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) for Newquay.

Verbatim from the published minutes — the sentence the recorded outcome was extracted from.

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