20 Mount Charles Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 3LD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Siting of two storage containers to rear of tyre service station, erection of security fence to part rear boundary, associated access paths and new access door in rear elevation of existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: AQMA Area 5 - St Austell
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 St Austell built-up area.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £65,000 in February 1995. Detached house, freehold.

28 February 1995£65,000

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
Full application
Postcode
PL25 3LD
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
St Austell Poltair And Mount Charles
Parish
St. Austell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved (Statutory/one condition only)
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Agent
Purl Design Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 11 days faster than Cornwall's median of 54 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
191decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14926951
Planning Portal ref
PP-14926951
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.