Hairdressers 30 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04878 - Full application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premisesListed buildingsNew homes

Proposal

Change of use of grade 2 listed building from commercial to residential use, including the renovation and refurbishment works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Cornwall's recent changes of use.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 4

PDF APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT HRA - Habitat Regulations Assessment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY REPORT TRIGGER TABLE Ecology Report Trigger Table · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3541 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3541.HIA.01 PROPOSED REPOINTING METHODOLOGY Statement - Design and Access · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF WINDOW AND DOOR SCHEDULE Supporting Information · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Nos 30 and 31 and Attached Steps and Forecourt Railings
List entry 1201481 · 0 m away · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (62 Grade II)
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 the other 62 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
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
Special area of conservation 442 m away: Fal & Helford; SSSI 442 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 2LS
Received
around 25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CAD Heritage

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 4511 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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14825628
Planning Portal ref
PP-14825628
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 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

2025 Approved
23 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for proposed conversion of offices to 1 No Apartment and 1 No. Dw…
PA25/09219
2025 Approved
19 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed Building Consent for the proposed change of use from office use to residential wit…
PA25/07859
2025 Withdrawn
Lemon House 14 - 15 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as ame…
PA25/08654
2025 Approved
65 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
Regularisation of C3 (small HMO) to Sui Generis (large HMO).
PA25/03660
2025 Approved
23 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for the proposed conversion of offices, to 1 No. Apartment and 1…
PA25/04187
2025 Approved
23 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Proposed conversion of offices, to 1 No. Apartment and 1 No. Dwelling, including rear sin…
PA25/04186
2025 Approved
20 - 21 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed Building Consent for investigation and like-for-like repairs to the downpipe, roof…
PA25/02766
2025 Approved
20 - 21 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Investigation and like-for-like repairs to the downpipe, roof and porch.
PA25/02760
2025 Approved
32 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NR
Listed building consent for a replacement roof and associated works
PA25/01263
2025 Approved
32 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NR
Replacement roof and associated works
PA25/01262
2025 Approved
29 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for replacement roof, valley, rainwater goods, fascias and replac…
PA25/01056
2025 Withdrawn
Credit Reporting Agency Ltd 20 - 21 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NB
Pre application advice for investigation and repairs to the downpipe, roof and porch to s…
PA25/00164/PREAPP
2024 Approved
72 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
Listed building consent for the proposed change of use from office to dwellinghouse and a…
PA24/04373
2024 Approved
72 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
Proposed change of use from office to dwelllinghouse and associated works
PA24/04372
2024 Approved
18 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for replacement of roof covering and associated detailing to incl…
PA23/09331
2023 Approved
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…
PA23/08981
2023 Approved
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…
PA23/08980
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
2017 Approved
Bank House Tabernacle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2EJ
Change of use of 1st floor office into dwelling
PA17/00998
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…
PA16/11498
2017 Approved
Courtleigh Holdings Ltd Courtliegh House 74 - 75 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PN
Window Replacements to the Rear of the Property.
PA17/00564
2016 Approved
18 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Listed building consent for proposed demolition of garage/store and rear section of singl…
PA16/03201
2016 Approved
18 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2LS
Demolition of garage/store and rear section of single storey extension. Construction of s…
PA16/03200
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