Bishops House 17 Esplanade Fowey Cornwall PL23 1HY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the proposed internal alterations to convert an existing library / study into a bedroom with ensuite and wardrobe provision, forming part of the continued residential use of the building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 37 with distances
- 27 mMarina Villa HotelGrade II
- 28 m25, EsplanadeGrade II
- 33 mThe Little HouseGrade II
- 44 mClear HouseGrade II
- 49 m7 and 9, EsplanadeGrade II
- 50 m29-41, EsplanadeGrade II
- 72 mThe Salt StoreGrade II
- 74 m26-30, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 78 m18, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 84 m32 and 34, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 85 m14, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 90 m12, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 91 m5 and 7, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 94 m43, 45 and 47, EsplanadeGrade II
- 106 m2 and 3, Church AvenueGrade II
- 108 mFowey Church HallGrade II
- 111 mThe Toll Bar CafeGrade II
- 114 m4, Church AvenueGrade II
- 119 mThe Ship InnGrade II*
- 120 mChurch of St Fimbarrus Or St NicholasGrade I
- 122 m5, Trafalgar SquareGrade II
- 126 mWalls at PlaceGrade II*
- 126 mRemains of Pinnacle in Churchyard About 20 Yards to South East of Church of St FimbarrusGrade II
- 128 mThe VicarageGrade II
- 132 m52-56, Lostwithiel StreetGrade II
- 132 mChurch Yard Gateway to East of Church of St FimbarrusGrade II
- 132 m4, Trafalgar SquareGrade II
- 134 mFowey War MemorialGrade II
- 139 mOld AlmshousesGrade II
- 140 m7, South StreetGrade II
- 143 m9, South StreetGrade II
- 144 m2 and 4, South StreetGrade II
- 146 mFowey MuseumGrade II*
- 147 m1-3, Trafalgar SquareGrade II
- 148 m1, Bull HillGrade II
- 148 m6, MARKET STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 149 m4, Market StreetGrade II
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £535,000 in February 2000. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Cornwall
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- PL23 1HY
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fowey, Tywardreath And Par
- Parish
- Fowey
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approved with conditions
- Decision date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Peer Sign Off
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Vertex Architecture Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 7 days slower than Cornwall's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14838331
- Site or press notice
- 8 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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