Land South West Of Polruan Holiday Centre Townsend Polruan Cornwall PL23 1QH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04397 - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for residential development of up to 20 houses (including affordable) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 88.

The consultation period closed on 17 Aug 2026.

Documents 22

Consultation & comments 5

PDF AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Heritage coast: Gribbin Head - Polperro
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special area of conservation about 69 m away: Polruan to Polperro
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 about 69 m away: Polruan to Polperro 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 152 m away: Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Polruan 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
PL23 1QH
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
Parish
Lanteglos
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Situ8 Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 88, past Cornwall's usual 55 days for new homes. 88% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 12 Oct 2026.

Day 883 days to the 91-day target
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

22comments received
20 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

91% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15022956
Planning Portal ref
PP-15022956
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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