Redruth Town Council and Cornwall Council
Redruth Town Council and Cornwall Council look after different services. This page explains who is responsible for what so residents, businesses and visitors know where to go with a question or a problem to report.
Redruth Town Council looks after many of the town’s local spaces, buildings and community services. Cornwall Council is responsible for wider services such as housing, waste and planning applications. A few areas such as footpaths are shared between the two.
Redruth Town Council
Redruth Town Council is responsible for the following.
Parks, green spaces and play areas
- Allotments at Coach Lane and Raymond Road
- East End Park, including Redruth Skate Park
- Plain-An-Gwarry Play Area
- St Rumon’s Gardens
- Strawberry Fields
- Town floral displays
Buildings and facilities
- Clock Tower
- Market Hall and Market Way
- Public toilets in New Cut and Market Hall
- Redruth Community Centre
- Redruth Library and Information Service
- The Chambers, Penryn Street
Around the town
- CCTV cameras
- Most bus shelters
- Footpaths and verges (shared responsibility)
- Murdoch Flyer replica on the Tesco roundabout
- School crossing patrol (West Trewirgie Road only)
- Street furniture
Community life
- Grant funding
- Neighbourhood Development Plan
- Redruth Record newsletter
- Youth Council
- Town festivals and events
- Town markets
- Visitor information
Redruth Town Markets are run by Redruth Revival CIC. They are currently guided by a steering group, which includes Redruth & District Chamber of Commerce and Redruth Town Council.
Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council is responsible for the following.
Housing, health and public services
- Benefits
- Business, trading and licences
- Council tax
- Health and social care
- Housing
- Kresen Kernow
- Planning applications and enforcement
- Registration service
Roads and streets
- Car parks (except Fair Meadow)
- Footpaths and verges (shared responsibility)
- Fore Street bollards
- Roads and parking
Rubbish and the environment
- Abandoned vehicles
- Dog fouling
- Environmental health
- Fly tipping
- Rubbish, recycling and waste
Parks and cemeteries
- Clijah Croft Playing Fields
- Fairfields Park
- Harmony Close Play Area
- St Day Road and Trewirgie cemeteries
- Trefusis Park
- Victoria Park
Get in touch
Redruth Town Council
Telephone: 01209 210038
Email: admin@redruth-tc.gov.uk
Cornwall Council
Email: customer@cornwall.gov.uk
You can report a range of issues and a full list of Cornwall Council telephone numbers is available on the Cornwall Council website.