Number 1 Tabernacle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2EJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04418 - Full application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial & major worksSigns & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of Use of Part of Approved Ground Floor Commercial Unit to a Mixed-Use Development Comprising a Boutique Hotel (Class C1) and Cafe (Class E), Formation of Additional Windows and Associated Works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Cornwall's recent changes of use.

Documents 13

Statements & assessments 9

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Assessment - Noise Impact · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT PHASE II REPORT Supporting Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE I CONTAMINATED LAND REPORT Assessment - Land Contamination · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT Appropriate Assessment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1, 3 AND RISK ASSESSMENT Assessment - Land Contamination · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1, 3 AND RISK ASSESSMENT Assessment - Land Contamination · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1, 3 AND RISK ASSESSMENT Assessment - Land Contamination · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Appropriate Assessment Appropriate Assessment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN, ACCESS, HERITAGE STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PHASE III REMEDIATION PLAN REPORT Supporting Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ODOUR TECHNICAL NOTE Supporting Information · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF MINING REPORT Supporting Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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: 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 ↗
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: No 18 and Attached Forecourt Railings, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade II*, 44 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.
Show all 45 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 391 m away: Fal & Helford; SSSI 391 m away: Upper Fal Estuary and Woods SSSI; Inside the Truro built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Full application
Postcode
TR1 2EJ
Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cornwall Planning Group

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021763
Planning Portal ref
PP-15021763
Site or press notice
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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PA25/08654
2025 Approved
23 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
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20 - 21 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
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2025 Approved
20 - 21 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Investigation and like-for-like repairs to the downpipe, roof and porch.
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Listed building consent for a replacement roof and associated works
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32 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NR
Replacement roof and associated works
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2025 Approved
29 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
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Goundry Pearce Ground Floor Front 19 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed Building Consent for the proposed change of use from office use to residential wit…
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Goundry Pearce Ground Floor Front 19 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Proposed change of use from office use to residential with self contained basement flat a…
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2024 Approved
14 - 15 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed Building Consent for proposed change of use of existing commercial accommodation (…
PA24/00950
2024 Approved
14 - 15 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Proposed change of use of existing commercial accommodation (Class E) to two studio apart…
PA24/00949
2024 Refused
R/O 18 Lemon Street (1 Tabernacle Street) Truro Cornwall TR1 2EJ
Change of use of ground floor shop to commercial, business and service use Class E and ho…
PA24/00274
2023 Approved
14 - 15 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for proposed change of use of existing commercial premises (Class…
PA23/06454
2016 Approved
The Shed The Courtyard Lemon St Market Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
Change of use of storage shed to food preparation area for delicatessen. Form new doorway…
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Courtleigh Holdings Ltd Courtliegh House 74 - 75 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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