Fairfield House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03726 - Full application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of existing windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF ACFULZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST Ecology Report Trigger Table · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Statement - Planning · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Tamar Valley 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.
St Germans 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.
Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 protection area 338 m away: Tamar Estuaries Complex; SSSI 338 m away: Lynher Estuary SSSI; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 239 m away: Port Eliot; Inside the St Germans 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 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 area492 m² (5,296 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (22 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2015, 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
Full application
Postcode
PL12 5LS
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Rame Peninsula And St Germans
Parish
St. Germans
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show
Agent
A And K Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14899674
Planning Portal ref
PP-14899674
Neighbours
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Works to Tree(s) within a Conservation Area (TCA) Magnolia Grandiflora, located directly…
PA25/02724
2024 Approved
Proposed double garage
PA24/03383
2022 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA), works include Yew tree 30% crown reduction (r…
PA22/05657
2022 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA), works include a Hawthorn to be removed and re…
PA22/05656
2022 Approved
Works to trees in a Conservation area namely remove one dogwood tree.
PA22/05655
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Lynher House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Proposed replacement windows
PA24/09470
2024 Approved
Lynher House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Proposed laundry room with garden room over and amendments to previously approved snooker…
PA24/04585
2024 Approved
Lynher House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Proposed snooker room over existing garage
PA24/00490
2021 Approved
St Germans Railway Station St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Work to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order: TPO tree: at Tripcony House St (ref: E2…
PA21/10700
2021 Approved
St Germans Railway Station St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Work to trees in a conservation area: crown lift all trees (various species) adjacent sta…
PA21/07286
2020 Approved
Penlan St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LT
A conservatory of 2.5m x 5.5m to the rear of the annexe of the property.
PA20/05237
2019 Approved
Tripcony House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Works to Norway Maple tree (T1) (ref: E2/07/TPO/00086) covered by a Tree Preservation Ord…
PA19/07938
2019 Approved
St Germans Railway Station St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely crown lift all trees (various species) adja…
PA19/07676
2019 Approved
East Hill House St Germans Cornwall PL12 5LL
Works to trees in a conservation area, namely fell Macracarpa (T1) and Eucalyptus (T2)
PA19/01657
2018 Approved
Land West Of St Germans Railway Station St Germans Cornwall PL12 5LS
Screening Opinion to create a commuter car park opposite St Germans railway station
PA18/11750
2017 Approved
1A Lower Fairfield St Germans PL12 5NH
Replace an existing greenhouse with a raised shed with level access from the existing par…
PA17/01750
2016 Approved
Lynher House St Germans Cornwall PL12 5LT
Works to trees in a Conservation Area , namely - T1 Yew by pedestrian gate crown reduce b…
PA16/02546
2016 Withdrawn
Lynher House St Germans Saltash Cornwall PL12 5LS
Various works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely as per schedule
PA16/01387
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

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.