Land Adjacent To 8-11 Old Vicarage Place St Austell PL25 5YY Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04946 - Advertisement consent Approved

Proposal

Advertisement Consent for removal of the existing BT phone box to facilitate the installation of a new proposed global street hub with associated advertising screens on both sides of the unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: AQMA Area 5 - St Austell
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 117 m away: Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard
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 ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 6-12, Victoria Place, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 20 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.
Show all 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 16 m away: St Austell
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Inside the St Austell built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Advertisement consent
Postcode
PL25 5AZ
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
St Austell Central And Gover
Parish
St. Austell
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 94% of signs and adverts here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
79decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15039386
Planning Portal ref
PP-15039386
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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