Old Bakery Studios Blewetts Wharf Malpas Road Truro Cornwall TR1 1QH Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04659 - Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior approval for a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation of 112 roof-mounted solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Aug 2026; it is now day 70. The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 8

Truro conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA 6 - Truro
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Trafalgar House and Adjoining Shop, Grade II, 50 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 280 m away: Fal & Helford
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
SSSI 280 m away: Upper Fal Estuary and Woods SSSI; Inside the Truro built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Mudflats.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode
TR1 1QH
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Truro Tregolls
Parish
Truro
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ES Holdings Group Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 98% of prior approvals in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7014 days past the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
375decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046191
Neighbours
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
4 Aug 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