Land West Of Sea View 2 Trenawin Lane Connor Downs Cornwall TR27 5JG Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/01339 - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 4 dwellings (minimum of 2, maximum of 4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 6 Mar 2026
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Consultation
16 Mar 2026
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Committee
29 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cornwall West Sub-Area Planning Committee on 29 May 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission in principle because housing supply was below target and adverse impacts would not outweigh benefits.
  • The Parish Council objected over the site’s countryside location, settlement relationship, affordable housing and possible noise and access effects.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission in principle after debate, with the reasons for approval set out in the report.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cornwall's committee minutes of 29 May 2026.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 3 m away: Traditional orchard; Inside the Connor Downs built-up area; 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 25 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TR27 5JG
Received
around 6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Gwinear-Gwithian And Hayle East
Parish
Gwinear-Gwithian
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Laurence Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 32 days slower than Cornwall's median of 55 for new homes. Approved, as 88% of new homes here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
16 Mar 2026
Committee
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Apr 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