50 Lower Fairfield St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5NH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02132 - Full application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Consultation
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF ACFULZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF BAT AND NESTING BIRD REPORT Assessment - Ecological · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST Ecology Report Trigger Table · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Tamar Valley National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Special protection area 84 m away: Tamar Estuaries Complex
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.
SSSI 84 m away: Lynher Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 Germans built-up area; Priority habitat 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building 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 3

Last sold for £293,000 in February 2020. Detached house, freehold.

25 February 2020£293,000
19 March 2010£260,000
20 March 1998£85,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Full application
Postcode
PL12 5NH
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Rame Peninsula And St Germans
Parish
St. Germans
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show
Agent
AHT Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14783759
Planning Portal ref
PP-14783759
Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Site or press notice
17 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.