31 Boscawen Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2QJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05901 - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for repair, maintenance and refurbishment works, including refurbishment of rear elevation first and second floor metal windows and resurfacing of existing flat roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Cornwall's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 23 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 31, Boscawen Street
List entry 1201441 · 7 m from the pin · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 56 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.
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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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 152 m away: Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Truro built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
TR1 2QJ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Colliers

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
193decided 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 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15173126
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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