Land At Polhendra Newquay Cornwall TR8 4NY Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00806 - Full application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Development of 163 dwellings (including affordable housing), associated infrastructure (including a new access off the A392 and noise mitigation measures), open space, play space, drainage, landscaping, BNG mitigation, access, roads, parking and boundary treatments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Consultation
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Jun 2026

As of 10 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 70

Statements & assessments 51

PDF J-3534 3011 REV B DRAINAGE PLAN 1 OF 3 Plan - Drainage · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 3012 REV B DRAINAGE PLAN 2 OF 3 Plan - Drainage · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 3013 REV C DRAINAGE PLAN 3 OF 3 Plan - Drainage · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BASIN SECTION Plan - Drainage · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATE ON DRAINAGE FOR LLFA AND NETWORK RAIL Correspondence In · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANTS RESPONSE TO LLFA Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 3011B DRAINAGE PLAN 1 OF 3 Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 3012B DRAINAGE PLAN 2 OF 3 Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 3013C DRAINAGE PLAN 3 OF 3 Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 BASIN SECTION NR Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 HIGHWAY SWALE HYDRAULIC CALCS. Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 NORTHERN BASIN HYDRAULIC CALCS Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534 SOUTHERN BASIN HYDRAULIC CALCS Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 1 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF FOUL DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT FORM Assessment - Foul Drainage · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 3865448 0001 P1 WASTE WATER DRAWING Assessment - Foul Drainage · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LETTER FROM SWW Assessment - Foul Drainage · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY SUMMARY TOOL Energy Summary Tool · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Energy Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT Statement - Affordable Housing · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Assessment - Air Quality · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENT Statement - Green Infrastructure · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CIEEM CHECKLIST Assessment - Ecological · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EV-4501-TCP TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Tree Survey/Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2061 1121 CANOPY COVER PLAN Tree Survey/Report · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 01 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 03 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 04 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 05 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 06 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 07 OF 07 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION REPORT Assessment - Archaeology · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF GCL23429_P1 PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT (PRA) Assessment - Land Contamination · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISION 01 PLANNING NOISE ASSESSMENT Assessment - Noise Impact · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL SAP CALCULATION PRINTOUT (1282 PAGES) Energy Report · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY, ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTS, IMPACT, TREE PROTECTION, CANOPY COVER Tree Survey/Report · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF EV-4501-ALA-CCP-TPP CANOPY COVER ASSESSMENT AND TREE PROTECTION PLAN Tree Survey/Report · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTING LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT STATEMENT Assessment - Visual Impact · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statement - Planning · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF WORKBOOK THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC Biodiversity Net Gain · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 287520.02 DETAILED GRADIOMETER SURVEY REPORT (GEOPHYSICS REPORT) Assessment - Archaeology · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND ISSUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Assessment - Archaeology · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OUTLINE WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION Assessment - Archaeology · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ECIA) Assessment - Ecological · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATE BAT ACTIVITY SURVEY Bat and Barn Owl Survey · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF J-3534-REV.02 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & FOUL AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY Assessment - Flood Risk · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN DESIGN STAGE REPORT ? STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC Biodiversity Net Gain · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF GCL23429 P2 GIR PHASE 2 GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT Assessment - Land Contamination · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Assessment - Transport · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Bristol). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Full application
Postcode
TR8 4NY
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
St Columb Minor And Colan
Parish
Colan
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maypool Estates

Decision outlook

Day 192, past the statutory target. 88% of new homes in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Sept 2026.

Day 192101 days past the 91-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14663049
Planning Portal ref
PP-14663049
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site or press notice
14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Cornwall is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #64 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cornwall decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #79 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #28 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #64 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #101 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
1180 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
67 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
194 decided
4,839
Total decisions
363 refused in the year to March 2026