Land Adjacent To Riviera Cottage Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05214 - Permission in Principle Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle for demolition of existing garage and the construction of up to 1 dwelling and off road parking space (minimum of 1, maximum of 1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GRPIPZ - PIP GRANTED Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

World heritage site about 22 m away: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 209 m away: Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Môr Hafren
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.
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 about 127 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 about 306 m away: Cornwall; Scheduled monument about 238 m away: Coastguard look-out tower and landmark 240m north of Portreath Harbour; Inside the Portreath 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TR16 4LJ
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Illogan And Portreath
Parish
Portreath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Purelight Architecture And Landscape

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. 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

7comments received
7 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15109279
Planning Portal ref
PP-15109279
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Westerley Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LH
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2024 Approved
Matis Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LH
Demolition and replacement of existing dwelling without compliance of Condition 2 of Deci…
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2023 Withdrawn
Riviera Cottage Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage, construction of new dwelling house and annexe
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2021 Approved
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Refurbishment and modernisation
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2020 Approved
Enco Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LH
Application for alterations and extension to a dwelling
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2019 Approved
8-9 Harbour Terrace Portreath Cornwall TR16 4LF
Subdivision of the existing dwelling to form two separate dwellings
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2018 Approved
7 Kingsley Terrace Portreath Cornwall TR16 4LX
Proposed conversion of garage and associated works.
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2018 Approved
Westerley Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LH
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2018 Approved
Westerley Lighthouse Hill Portreath TR16 4LH
Proposed installation of 18 ground mounted solar pv panels
PA18/02628
2017 Approved
Pine Lodge Lighthouse Hill Portreath TR16 4LH
Demolition and replacement of existing dwelling
PA17/11355
2017 Approved
High Ayshe Lighthouse Hill Portreath TR16 4LJ
First floor extension, reception room and balcony to rear.
PA17/10729
2017 Withdrawn
Pine Lodge Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LH
Pre-application advice for demolition and replacement of existing dwelling
PA17/02494/PREAPP
2017 Approved
The Haven Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
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PA17/06603
2017 Approved
Capery Corner Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
One replacement dwelling and one new dwelling
PA17/04195
2017 Withdrawn
Capery Corner Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
Preapplication advice for the erection of 2 small dwellings
PA17/00444/PREAPP
2016 Withdrawn
Capery Corner Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
Replace existing dwelling and construct 1 additional dwelling
PA16/11224
2016 Approved
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Submission of details to discharge conditions 9, 10 and 11 in respect of decision notice…
PA16/06629
2016 Withdrawn
Capery Corner Lighthouse Hill Portreath Redruth Cornwall TR16 4LJ
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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