Governors House Scarletts Well Road Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2NR Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02014 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for change of use of existing dwellings to Hospitality Visitor Centre, first and second floor apartments, constructon of glazed link extension and grass roof distillery building and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Consultation
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Documents 26

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF ACLBCZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 22

PDF P-25100-05 IH IAN HICKS CONSULTING Structural Survey/Structural Appraisal · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Statement - Traffic Management Report · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF J-4289 3001 REV D PROPOSED SURFACE & FOUL WATER DRAINAGE DESIGN Plan - Drainage · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-4289 3002 REV A CONSTRUCTION SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN Plan - Drainage · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF J-4289-ISSUE 03 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY Assessment - Flood Risk · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Energy Report · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPLEMENTARY HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF J-4289-ISSUE 03 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY Assessment - Flood Risk · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE RE FLOOD/DRAINAGE Assessment - Flood Risk · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PRE PLANNING: POINT OF CONNECTION ENQUIRY ? PROVISION OF NEW PUBLIC SEWERS Statement - Utilities · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED SUPERSEDED DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Assessment - Noise Impact · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY METRIC Biodiversity Net Gain · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Assessment - Ecological · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EV-5206-TCP TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Tree Survey/Report · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTS REPORT Tree Survey/Report · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Site Investigation Report · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF C26005-TPOO1 REV A GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Assessment - Transport · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY SITE RISK ASSESSMENT TIER 1 Assessment - Land Contamination · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ODOUR ASSESSMENT Assessment - Impact · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST Ecology Report Trigger Table · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Bodmin Gaol Chaplaincy and Governor's House and Attached Iron Railings
List entry 1195250 · 2 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 63 m away: Berrycombe Cross, on the north side of Berrycombe Road at its junction with Cardell Road
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bodmin built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PL31 2NR
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Lanivet, Blisland And Bodmin St Lawrence
Parish
Bodmin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cornwall Planning Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 85 days slower than Cornwall's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
353decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 15 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14805108
Planning Portal ref
PP-14805108
Comments by
5 May 2026
Site or press notice
14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Pre application advice for change of use of existing buildings and construction of Distil…
PA25/01080/PREAPP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019
Bodmin Jail Bodiniel Road Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2NR
Planning Performance Agreement for advice and for amendments to planning permission PA17/…
PA19/00634/PREAPP
2017
Bodmin Jail Bodiniel Road Bodmin PL31 2NR
Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) for discharge of planning permission conditions (PA1…
PA17/02193/PREAPP
2017 Approved
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2SS
Advertisement consent for 1 no. replacement internally illuminated totem sign; 5 no. repl…
PA17/05989
2016 Approved
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Access To Sainsburys Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2SS
Taking down existing palisade fencing and chain link fencing between Sainsburys yard and…
PA16/03575
2016 Approved
The Chaplaincy Bodiniel Road Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2NR
Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing bath with a low access shower
PA16/01856
2016
Bodmin Jail Bodiniel Road Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2NR
Pre-application advice for conversion to hotel and enhanced visitor attraction
PA16/01010/PREAPP
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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