Polita Bridge Farm St Columb Cornwall TR9 6BX Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05262 - Full application Approved

Proposal

Change of use to B8 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Jul 2026

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Consultation

3 Aug 2026

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Approved

17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Site constraints 5

Public footpath 23 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 Expansion Zone

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

Inside the St Columb Major 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 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: Full application
Postcode: TR9 6BX
Received: 28 Jul 2026
Validated: 28 Jul 2026
Ward: St Columb Major, St Mawgan And St Wenn
Parish: St. Columb Major
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Sept 2026
Decision: Approved with conditions
Decision date: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant: Show
Agent: Smart Bluefrog Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Cornwall's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

This one51d

Council56d

UK56d

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15069518
Planning Portal ref: PP-15069518
Comments by: 24 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved

Proposal to widen existing access

PA23/00507 22 May 2023

2022 Approved

Prior approval for change of use of farm building to Class B8 (storage & distribution)

PA22/10391 6 Jan 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Withdrawn

Land North At Station Road St Columb Major TR9 6BX

Outline application with some matters reserved for the erection of up to 9 dwellings and…

PA21/04106 16 Apr 2025

2023 Approved

10 Applewood Barn Lane St Columb TR9 6GR

Erect a conservatory to rear of house

PA23/00601 18 May 2023

2022 Approved

8 Station Road St Columb Cornwall TR9 6RY

To replace existing conservatory

PA22/03084 23 May 2022

2018 Withdrawn

Penwesta Station Road St Columb Major Cornwall TR9 6BX

Pre-application advice for a proposed dwelling

PA18/03362/PREAPP 27 Mar 2019

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