Shirley Trewithen Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04402 - Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed external maintenance to include removal of masonry paint and like for like repairs to external fabric of dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Penzance 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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Penzance built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £595,000 in June 2017. Detached house, freehold.

15 June 2017£595,000
25 April 1996£129,000

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

Work with planning data?

Every application in Cornwall - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use
Postcode
TR18 4LS
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Penzance Promenade
Parish
Penzance
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 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.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15035861
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 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

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