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Cornwall Rural Affordable Housing Forum
21.07.26
We are very excited to invite you to the second Cornwall Rural Affordable Housing Forum!
There are still spaces available for the second Rural Affordable Housing Forum being held on 29th July 2pm - 3:30pm
If you are unable to attend but would like to receive a recording of the event, register for the event and a recording will be emailed out to you once published.
In this webinar, we will look at the first steps in supporting a rural affordable housing project, including:
What makes a proposed site ‘viable’
The different partnership models
Funding options for getting to pre-app
We have speakers joining us from Coastline, Cornwall Council, and CRCC.
What is the Rural Affordable Housing Forum?
As part of the Rural Housing Enabler Programme we are delivering, the Cornwall Rural Affordable Housing Forum 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 aims to connect everyone working to provide affordable homes in Cornwall’s rural and coastal communities.
Through quarterly meetings and workshops — three online and one in person — the Forum offers opportunities to share experience, explore challenges, and highlight examples of good practice.
Each session will feature expert speakers and open discussion, creating a supportive environment where ideas can grow into real projects.
Rural affordable housing faces unique barriers: land availability, planning constraints, infrastructure costs, and community engagement. The Forum provides a space to tackle these issues collectively, helping stakeholders to build knowledge, partnerships, and confidence.
By participating, you’ll join a network of people and organisations working to keep Cornwall’s rural places vibrant and inclusive — ensuring local people have access to secure, high-quality, and affordable homes in the communities they love. If you missed it, you can find the recording of our first webinar here.