Newton Farm Launceston Cornwall PL15 9LG Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00439/PREAPP - Pre-Application Publicly Available Decided

Proposal

Pre application advice for barn conversion with extension Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:56

Application progress

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Received

30 Mar 2026

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Closed - advice given

9 Jun 2026

Closed - advice given on 9 Jun 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF BLOCK PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF PRE-APPLICATION FORM Preapplication Enquiry · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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 Withnoe built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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: Pre-Application Publicly Available
Postcode: PL15 9LG
Received: 30 Mar 2026
Validated: 30 Mar 2026
Ward: Altarnun And Stoke Climsland
Parish: Lawhitton Rural
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 May 2026
Decision: Closed - advice given
Decision date: 9 Jun 2026
Decision level: Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant: Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 14 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Withdrawn

Land West Of Newton House Tavistock Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 9LG

PPA for residential development with junction improvements

PA17/02059/PREAPP 1 Dec 2017

Cornwall

Planning Authority Score

7.9/10

Good

#28 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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