Deer Park Farm Porthpean St Austell Cornwall PL26 6AZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05554 - Agricultural/Forestry prior notification Refused
Agricultural

Proposal

Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development for: Agricultural building with steel frame, fibre cement roof and cladding board sides, extending existing building and new building alongside all using materials to look same as existing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
17 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 24 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PPAFZ - PLANNING PERMISSION REQUIRED Correspondence Out · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Cornwall 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Agricultural/Forestry prior notification
Postcode
PL26 6AZ
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
St Mewan And Grampound
Parish
Pentewan Valley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission required
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 20 days faster than Cornwall's median of 27 for agricultural works. Refused, as 13% of agricultural works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15145913
Planning Portal ref
PP-15145913
Statutory expiry
6 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused
Use of existing agricultural workers dwelling for a flexible use to include holiday accom…
PA22/01937
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Land At Deer Park South Of Little Harbour Porthpean St Austell Cornwall PL26 6AZ
Provision of an agricultural workers dwelling
PA17/05589
2016 Withdrawn
Land South Of Little Harbour Porthpean St Austell Cornwall
Pre application advice for agricultural workers dwelling
PA16/00119/PREAPP
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