CAMELFORD Town Council has resolved to lobby the Government over the proposed planning reforms.

The town council expressed its thanks to have received copies of emails from Bude and Stratton Town Council and Bodmin Town Council, outlining their responses to the proposed new planning reforms.

The council said: “Camelford Town Council wishes to support calls for policy changes at Government level and for Cornwall Council, as the Housing Authority to take action.”

It resolved to: scrutinise the principles of affordable housing with a view to creating links to local earnings and new homes. And regarding second homes, to allow a multiplier of council tax which is passed to local communities, to scrutinise of the principle of registering houses as businesses. The final pledge was that additions to housing stock should be delivered to high sustainable living standards and offered with secure and humane tenancy agreements.