Masonic Hall The Wharf Bude Cornwall EX23 8LE Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04697 - Full application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement Masonic Hall with 4 x residential apartments above and associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
around 7 Jul 2026
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Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 90. The consultation period closed on 21 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Bude conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation 90 m away: Bude Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 487 m away: Bude Coast SSSI; Inside the Bude built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Reedbeds,Coastal saltmarsh.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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
Full application
Postcode
EX23 8LE
Received
around 7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Bude
Parish
Bude-Stratton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Metters And Wellby

Decision outlook

Day 90, past the statutory target. 92% of community buildings in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 9034 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

16comments received
5 objecting11 supporting

69% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15058435
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
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

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