CRCC run Cornwall’s Rural Housing Enabler programme in partnership with Cornwall Council’s Affordable Housing team.

As part of the programme, we are delivering the Cornwall Rural Affordable Housing Forum. This is a new space for collaboration, learning, and action around rural housing delivery. Bringing together parish councillors, community groups, housing associations, landowners, and local support organisations.

The Forum is open to anyone and aims to connect people working to provide affordable homes in Cornwall’s rural and coastal communities.

Watch the recording here

At this first meeting, we welcomed a number of speakers including Cllr Peter La Broy Portfolio Holder for Housing and representatives from Cornwall Council’s Planning Policy team, Cornwall Council’s Affordable Housing team and Homes England.

For more information head to our Rural Housing webpage.

The Rural Housing Enabling programme is a national scheme funded by DEFRA and delivered through the Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) network. It aims to boost the supply of affordable housing in rural areas. This programme funds Rural Housing Enablers (RHEs) to work with communities to identify housing needs, secure funding, and navigate the development process for affordable housing schemes.