The Unicorn Beach Road Porthtowan Truro Cornwall TR4 8AD Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00974 - Advertisement consent Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Erection of Illuminated and Non Illuminated signs to the exterior of the building and the redecoration of the exterior walls. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 24 Feb 2026
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Consultation
12 Mar 2026
✓
Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF ACAZ - ADVERT CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER TABLE Ecology Report Trigger Table · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Newquay to Penzance across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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 ↗
Public byway open to all traffic 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 ↗
SSSI 135 m away: St Agnes Beacon Pits SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape 145 m away: Cornwall; 1 listed building within 150 m; Special area of conservation 453 m away: Godrevy Head to St Agnes; Inside the Porthtowan built-up area; Heritage coast 29 m away: St Agnes; Priority habitat 42 m away: Lowland heathland; Open access land 41 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
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 area436 m² (4,693 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, 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
Advertisement consent
Postcode
TR4 8AD
Received
around 24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
St Agnes
Parish
St. Agnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
SR Signs

How this decision compares

Decided in 154 days from validation, 100 days slower than Cornwall's median of 54 for signs and adverts. 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 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14689713
Planning Portal ref
PP-14689713
Comments by
2 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
To extend the existing raised decking area to create an extended seating area and form a…
PA18/09994
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
4 Beachside Court West Beach Road Porthtowan TR4 8GY
To install two rooflights into the front of the property
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2020 Approved
5 Beachside Court West Beach Road Porthtowan TR4 8GY
Replacement PVCu windows in painswick grey
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
The Unicorn Beach Road Porthtowan TR4 8AD
Advert Consent: New illuminated and non-illuminated signage
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2017 Approved
1 Beachside Court West Beach Road Porthtowan TR4 8GY
Replacement PVCu windows and doors finished in Chartwell Green
PA17/09702
2017 Approved
3 Beachside Court West Beach Road Porthtowan TR4 8GY
Replacement PVCU windows and doors finished in grey
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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
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.