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PA26/05460 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision
Commercial premisesListed buildings

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to rear landscaping and the removal of a modern metal staircase Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 13 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 57.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 4

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT, AND HERITAGE IMPACT JUSTIFICATION Statement - Design and Access · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST Ecology Report Trigger Table · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT HRA - Habitat Regulations Assessment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF METHOD STATEMENT - REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL STAIR Supporting Information · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT APPROVAL - PA2506291 Supporting Information · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 40, Lemon Street
List entry 1280638 · 0 m away · 52 more listed buildings within 150 m (52 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 52 with distances
Historic England ↗
Truro conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA 6 - Truro
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
Special area of conservation 465 m away: Fal & Helford; SSSI 465 m away: Upper Fal Estuary and Woods SSSI; Inside the Truro 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 2

Last sold for £400,000 in October 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

17 October 2024£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
11 October 2002£215,000

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TR1 2NS
Received
around 13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 57, past the statutory target. 92% of commercial premises in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 571 days past the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15134573
Planning Portal ref
PP-15134573
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the building's character by reversing previous…
PA25/06290
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Nearby activity

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41 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
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41 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
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Listed building consent for a replacement roof and associated works
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2025 Approved
32 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NR
Replacement roof and associated works
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2024 Approved
44 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed building consent for proposed opening up of block work section of rear boundary wa…
PA24/05832
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43 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed building consent for proposed opening up of block work section of rear boundary wa…
PA24/05823
2024 Approved
Southleigh House Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Works to trees referenced within G1 and G2 within Lemon Street Truro Tree Preservation Or…
PA24/04720
2024 Approved
Stephen Payne Planning Ltd 43 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Notification of works to a Trees in a Conservation Area namely fell one Ash Tree
PA24/03219
2023 Approved
44 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed building consent: Proposed change of use from office to residential and associated…
PA23/07161
2023 Approved
44 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Proposed change of use from office to residential and associated works
PA23/07160
2023 Approved
Papers Past 7 Chapel Row Truro Cornwall TR1 2EA
Listed Building Consent for the repair of listed boundary wall after partial collapse due…
PA23/09667
2023 Approved
42 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed building consent to make two 100mm holes in exterior walls to allow for the instal…
PA23/07810
2023 Approved
The Coach House 35 Carclew Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2DY
Planning application for change of use of vacant office building to dwelling
PA23/06210
2023 Approved
58 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PY
Works to trees in a Conservation Area for Pittosporum Tree (T1) - remove completely. Root…
PA23/07432
2023 Approved
43 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed Building Consent for the proposed change of use from office to residential with so…
PA23/04428
2023 Approved
43 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Proposed change of use from office to residential with some minor internal alterations.
PA23/04427
2023 Approved
14 Lemon Row Truro Cornwall TR1 2EB
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA): Norway Spruce (Picea Abies) - Fell
PA23/05295
2016 Withdrawn
6 Charles Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PQ
Pruning a number of overhanging branches (mixed broadleafs) in to the car park of Lysnowe…
PA16/03481
2016 Withdrawn
8 Charles Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PQ
Various tree works
PA16/03482
2016 Withdrawn
9 Charles Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PQ
Various tree works
PA16/03483
2016 Refused
35 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NR
Listed Building Consent for the removal of an old brick chimney
PA16/03033
2016 Approved
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Pollarding of a group of Ash Trees
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Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.