Porthtowan Village Stores And Post Office Beach Road Porthtowan Truro Cornwall TR4 8AD Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03314 - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline planning application with some matters reserved for the renovation and extension of existing commercial premises, minor alterations to existing Post Office and associated residential accommodation, and construction of a new commercially operated holiday let unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 108.

The consultation period closed on 6 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
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 ↗
SSSI 66 m away: St Agnes Beacon Pits 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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
National landscape 237 m away: Cornwall; Inside the Porthtowan built-up area; Heritage coast 18 m away: St Agnes; Priority habitat 23 m away: Lowland heathland; Open access land 25 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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
Outline Application
Postcode
TR4 8AD
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
St Agnes
Parish
St. Agnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 108, past the statutory target. 89% of commercial and major works in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10852 days past the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
191decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14933201
Planning Portal ref
PP-14933201
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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