Trafalgar House Dental Practice Malpas Road Truro TR1 1QH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05731 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for repair and conservation works including replacement of the existing fibre cement roof covering with natural slate, repair and strengthening of the historic roof structure, repairs to the chimney and leadwork, renewal of rainwater goods, removal of cement pointing and repointing in lime mortar, together with associated repairs to historic joinery and external fabric Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Cornwall's recent listed building works.

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Trafalgar House and Adjoining Shop
List entry 1201502 · 0 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 6 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 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Truro 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers and the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA 6 - Truro
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 ↗
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
Special area of conservation 326 m away: Fal & Helford; SSSI 326 m away: Upper Fal Estuary and Woods SSSI; Flood defence 27 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 500 year flood); Inside the Truro built-up area; Priority habitat 27 m away: Mudflats.
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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TR1 1QH
Received
around 15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Truro Tregolls
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Scott And Company (Cornwall) Limited

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
352decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15143159
Planning Portal ref
PP-15143159
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 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

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