Land To The South West Of St Erme House St Erme Cornwall Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02698 - Overhead Electricity Lines Approved

Proposal

Overhead Electricity Lines to alter the direction of a 11kv overhead line as per plan 5700617 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Apr 2026
Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the St Erme and Trispen built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Overhead Electricity Lines
Postcode
TR4 9BW
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Probus And St Erme
Parish
St. Erme
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
No objections (OHL/OHE/HG apps)
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 14 days faster than Cornwall's median of 50 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 97% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
266decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
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