Boldmere 13 Spernen Wyn Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4EH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03551 - Full application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a sustainable, context-sensitive self build replacement dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
around 6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Registered park or garden 71 m away: Falmouth General Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve 297 m away: Swanpool
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Falmouth; SSSI 296 m away: Swanpool SSSI; Inside the Falmouth built-up area.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £920,000 in October 2023. Detached house, freehold.

24 October 2023£920,000
5 December 2014£595,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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
Full application
Postcode
TR11 4EH
Received
around 6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Falmouth Arwenack
Parish
Falmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 16 days faster than Cornwall's median of 54 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
374decided in the last year

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

Public comments

11comments received
3 objecting8 supporting

73% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 27 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14879474
Planning Portal ref
PP-14879474
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.