Shipwreck Centre Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04781 - Full application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premisesExtensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from museum to flexible Class E use, reinstatement of historic openings, replacement of windows and doors, replacement of existing timber cladding with oak-effect composite cladding and associated external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 60.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 4

PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST AND NEST ASSESSMENT Bat and Barn Owl Survey · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE TWO BAT EMERGENCE SURVEY REPORT Bat and Barn Owl Survey · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT WITH PLANNING STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY REPORT TRIGGER TABLE Ecology Report Trigger Table · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG MATERIALS BOARD REVISED Supporting Information · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG MATERIALS BOARD Supporting Information · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 23 and 24, Quay Road
List entry 1379467 · 26 m away · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 22 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 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Charlestown 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 ↗
Special protection area 200 m away: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 ↗
Also on the record
St. Mawes to Cremyll 28 m away; Heritage at risk 35 m away: Harbour Piers and Quays including Inner Basin, Charleston Port; Inside the St Austell 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 area1,142 m² (12,292 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 36)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Libraries, Museums, and Galleries
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
PL25 3NX
Received
around 10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LAH Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 90% of changes of use in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15070676
Planning Portal ref
PP-15070676
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
10 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Proposed siting of a shepherds hut for holiday accommodation purposes.
PA25/05807
2024 Refused
10 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Construction of a cabin in rear garden.
PA24/05119
2024 Approved
8 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed building consent to replace the roof with matching grey slate roof and associated…
PA24/07549
2024 Approved
Land North Of 18 To 21 Quay Road Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Erection of new dwelling (resubmission of PA24/01509)
PA24/04732
2024 Refused
20 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Proposed demolition of existing workshop redeveloped into Garden Room with Office/studio…
PA23/09903
2024
10 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed Building Consent to construct a cabin in rear garden
PA24/05120
2024 Withdrawn
Land Known As The Orchard (adjacent To Lovering Clay Dry) Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Erection of new dwellinghouse
PA24/01509
2022 Withdrawn
Land Known As The Orchard (Adjacent To Lovering Clay Dry) Quay Road Charlestown St Austell
Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for the constructio…
PA22/01715
2022 Approved
14 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed building consent for construction of glazed roof extension to rear of existing hou…
PA22/03360
2022 Approved
14 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Construction of glazed roof extension to rear of existing house and outbuildings
PA22/03359
2021
Polmear Farm 32 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Conversion of existing garages to form ancillary self contained accommodation to Polmear…
PA21/07474
2021 Approved
10 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Construction of Glazed Roof over existing Courtyard, together with enclosing glazed windo…
PA21/02269
2021 Approved
10 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Construction of Glazed Roof over existing Courtyard, together with enclosing glazed windo…
PA21/02268
2021 Approved
14 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Listed Building Consent for repairs to include removal of cement based pointing, cleaning…
PA21/01080
2019 Refused
Charlestown Harbour Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NJ
Proposed siting of a demountable timber workshop for boatbuilding and repair.
PA19/03884
2019 Approved
Former Lovering Clay Dry Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed Building Consent for the proposed demolition and redevelopment of Clay Dry to prov…
PA19/07236
2019 Approved
Former Lovering Clay Dry Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Proposed demolition and redevelopment of Clay Dry to provide 15 dwellings and associated…
PA19/07235
2020 Approved
6 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed building consent to repair the porch and re-colour the outside wooden parts of the…
PA19/11295
2019 Withdrawn
Lovering Clay Dry Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Pre-application for the proposed redesign of withdrawn scheme for residential development…
PA19/00095/PREAPP
2018 Refused
Wreckers Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NJ
Listed building consent for proposed oak framed extension to property
PA17/11422
2016 Approved
Quayside Cottage 8 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Listed building consent for a replacement upvc flood door with hardwood flood door.
PA16/08610
2016 Approved
12 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Construction of an extension to the rear of the existing single storey outbuilding at 12…
PA16/05648
2016 Approved
12 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NX
Listed consent for the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing single st…
PA16/05649
2016 Withdrawn
8 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Replacement of upvc back door with hardwood equivalent.
PA16/05626
2016 Withdrawn
12 Quay Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NX
Pre-application advice for construction of an extension to the rear of the existing singl…
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Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.