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PA26/04247 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for change of use from shop, reverting building back to original cottage , removal of modern materials . Renovation of building using traditional materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF ACLBCZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF FLOOD RISK Assessment - Flood Risk · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST MINOR AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - EL2LE285F7HMQ84H Ecology Report Trigger Table · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statement - Planning · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: Local Maid
List entry 1160048 · 0 m away · 46 more listed buildings within 150 m (46 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 46 with distances
Historic England ↗
Cornwall 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.
Polperro 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 rivers. 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 ↗
Heritage coast: Gribbin Head - Polperro
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special area of conservation 132 m away: Polruan to Polperro
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 132 m away: Polruan to Polperro 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
Flood defence 28 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Polperro built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £96,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

31 July 2025£96,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area37 m² (398 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PL13 2QR
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
Parish
Lansallos
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
352decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021959
Planning Portal ref
PP-15021959
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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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2016 Approved
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.