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PA26/05579 - Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use: The occupation, since 2013, of the subject dwelling as a C3 dwellinghouse by non-farming occupiers, in breach of the agricultural occupancy condition 3 to which planning approval is subject. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF GRLUZ - LU (EXISTING) GRANTED Decision Notice · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF E1-88-3261-OOP-DN 1988 DECISION NOTICE Supporting Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statement - Planning · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF STATUTORY DECLARATION - C DOWLER Supporting Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF STATUTORY DECLARATION - D LEWIS Supporting Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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.
Scheduled monument 115 m away: Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne Down
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 ↗
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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Garden Walls to South West and South East of Carne Manor, Grade II, 51 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Open access land 23 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 1

Last sold for £335,000 in December 2012. Detached house, freehold.

18 December 2012£335,000

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

Building

Floor area121 m² (1,302 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2012, 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
Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing
Postcode
PL15 7SP
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Altarnun And Stoke Climsland
Parish
Altarnun
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Dyson Surveyors Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15148352
Planning Portal ref
PP-15148352
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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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2025 Approved
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New roof structure to north west corner of the property, including internal alterations…
PA25/05633
2025 Approved
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Listed building consent for demolition of conservatory and porch and erection of new sun…
PA25/05684
2025 Approved
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Demolition of conservatory and porch and erection of new sun room, porch and loggia along…
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2024 Withdrawn
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2024 Approved
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Submission of details to discharge condition 3 in relation to Decision notice PA23/00618…
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2023 Approved
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Erection of a 4 bay car port to replace an existing timber shed and store.
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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.