Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ Data via plota.co.uk
PA26/00521/PREAPP - Pre-Application HBA - Publicly Available
Awaiting decision
Proposal
Pre-application advice for Interior demolitions, alterations and refurbishment to existing museum building including upgrades to mechanical and electrical services throughout. Investigative opening up works to enable the design work related to this. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
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Important details
- Council
- Cornwall
- Application type
- Pre-Application HBA - Publicly Available
- Postcode
- TR1 2SJ
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
- Parish
- Truro
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 5 Jun 2026
- Applicant
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- Agent
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Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Advertisement consent for two proposed signs. Primary sign 1550x600mm with 2 no. posterbo…
2025
Approved
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of external lighting to illuminate the front…
2025
Approved
Installation of external lighting to illuminate the front elevations of existing buildings
2025
Approved
Submission of details to discharge conditions 2 and 3 in relation to decision notice PA24…
2024
Withdrawn
Pre-application advice for internal works to main gallery space.
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent for the reconfiguration of the Museum garden and frontage includi…
2024
Approved
Reconfiguration of the Museum garden and frontage including pedestrian access enhancement…
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal upgrades to the Main Hall and Nature Gallery to supp…
2024
Approved
Listed building consent for the repair and recovering of the pitched and flat roofs. Repl…
2024
Approved
Repair and recovering of the pitched and flat roofs. Replacement rainwater goods. New roo…
2016
Approved
Advertisement consent to display 2 x totem banner signs 1900mm tall, 500mm wide, either s…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
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First And Second Floor Offices 9 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SQ
Proposed change of use of first and second floor offices to one residential flat
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109A Kenwyn Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3DJ
Demolition of existing store, formation of new outdoor deck area and two new external doo…
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2025
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29 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Listed building consent for conversion of ground floor (part) and first floor retail back…
2025
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Conversion of ground floor (part) and first floor retail back into residential use and re…
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Advertisement Consent for 2 Fascia Signs and 1 Hanging Sign
2025
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Proposed alterations to shopfront and Installation of new shopfront signage
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Conversion of 1st & 2nd floors to 3-bedroom flat
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Proposed change of use of first and second floor offices to two residential flats
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2024
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9 Pydar Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2AX
Listed Building Consent for installation of two new fascia signs to inset transoms above…
2024
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9 Pydar Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2AX
Advertisement Consent for 2 x Fascia Signs folded ali tray with digitally printed logo ap…
2024
Approved
29 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Listed building consent for minor internal alterations to the ground floor retail premise…
2024
Approved
29 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Minor internal alterations to the ground floor retail premises, including the demolition…
2024
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Elizabeth House Castle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3AP
Advertisement consent for a change in branding to the existing entrance signage.
2024
Approved
Elizabeth House Castle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3AP
Change of colour to the external elevations from a pale yellow/cream to a pale grey, chan…
2023
Approved
Land Adjacent 55 Castle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3AF
Construction of a shop and 2 no. residential flats
2023
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Land Adjacent 55 Castle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3AF
Construction of a shop and 2 no. residential flats
2016
Approved
30 River Street Truro TR1 2SJ
A new through the glass ATM in an existing retail unit
2016
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First And Second Floor Offices 9 River Street Truro TR1 2SQ
Proposed hanging sign
2016
Withdrawn
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Pre-application advice for proposed conversion of first and second floor to flats and pro…
2016
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Listed building consent to display a hanging sign on the front of the building
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Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#38 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Cornwall is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #86 out of 292. 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.
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Cornwall decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #26 of 292
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #86 of 292
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #116 of 292
84%
Minor dwellings approved
1258 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
70 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
182 decided
4,956
Total decisions
367 refused in 2025
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Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ