Land Adjacent To 2 The Old Nursery The Old Nursery Higher Penponds Road Higher Penponds Camborne Cornwall TR14 0QG Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00139 - Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of minimum and maximum of one dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 12 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
16 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Feb 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Barripper and Penponds 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TR14 0QG
Received
around 12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Camborne West And Treswithian
Parish
Camborne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Studio Truro

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 20 days faster than Cornwall's median of 55 for new homes. Refused, as 12% of new homes here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 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