1-4 The Towans Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05175 - Application under Section 73 of TCP Act Awaiting decision
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed construction of 4 No. replacement holiday units with removal of Condition 3 and variation of Conditions 4 and 5 of Decision Notice dated 01.09.2025 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statement - Planning · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 3, 4, 5 variation sought

    • VariationProposed construction of 4 No. replacement holiday units with removal of Condition 3…This applicationPA26/05175

Site constraints 5

Cornwall 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m.
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.

Building

Floor area148 m² (1,593 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2025
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.15 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, 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
Application under Section 73 of TCP Act
Postcode
PL28 8PJ
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Padstow
Parish
St. Merryn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Atticus Planning Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106761
Planning Portal ref
PP-15106761
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024
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Proposed alterations to an existing holiday let and residential dwelling.
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2024 Approved
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Conversion of garage to annexe
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2023 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
Towan Farm Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ
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2022 Withdrawn
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2022 Withdrawn
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Exception notice to remove overhanging bough with split at base to Sycamore Tree
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2022 Withdrawn
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Exception notice for works to remove 6 dead elm trees affected by Dutch Elm Disease.
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2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Leylandii trees T1 and T4 fell: for sycamore trees T2 and T3 fell: ash T5 pollard to 5m…
PA19/05813
2019 Approved
Elmwood, Toad Hall Towan Road St Merryn Padstow PL28 8PJ
Change of use from holiday restricted dwelling to an unrestricted full residential dwelli…
PA19/03538
2018 Approved
Elmwood, Mole End Towan Road St Merryn Padstow PL28 8PJ
Change of use from holiday restricted dwelling to unrestricted residential dwelling
PA18/10851
2018 Approved
Towan Meadow Towan Road St Merryn Padstow PL28 8PJ
Proposed extension, conversion of garage to workshop and carport.
PA18/08979
2018 Approved
Towan Meadow Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ
Works to tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order, namely remove tree T1 a montery cypre…
PA18/06714
2018 Approved
Mole End Elmwood Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ
Works to trees subject to a tree preservation order. Crown reduction of Leylandii to 3 me…
PA18/00205
2017 Approved
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Construction of a new single storey 2 bedroom dwelling to the rear of Towan Meadow (Outli…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
Towan Forge Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ
Application for works to trees subject to a tree preservation order - Various tree works
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2025 Approved
The Towans Holiday Park Towan Road St Merryn Padstow Cornwall PL28 8PJ
Submission of details to discharge BNG condition as set out in any other additional infor…
PA25/03503
2025 Approved
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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

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.