Duntreva Wellpark Road Drakewalls Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9ED Data via plota.co.uk

PA25/09440 - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the proposed erection of 3 dwellings (minimum 3, maximum 3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Dec 2025
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Consultation
14 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Tamar Valley National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £200,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

8 October 2024£200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
25 April 2006£225,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2010, 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
PL18 9ED
Received
around 16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Calstock
Parish
Calstock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Montagu Town Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 11 days slower than Cornwall's median of 40 for outline applications. Approved, as 74% of outline applications here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jan 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.

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.