Truro Public Library Pydar Street Truro Cornwall TR1 1EP Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03044 - Full application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of existing external fire escape staircase with new freestanding galvanised steel structure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Consultation
9 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF ACFULZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Decision Notice · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE ASSESSMENT Statement - Design and Access · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY AND GEOLOGY TRIGGER FORM Ecology Report Trigger Table · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT Supporting Information · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 5 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Public Library
List entry 1205990 · 6 m away · 41 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 40 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 41 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 57 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 ↗
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 Truro built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 1EP
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
100%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14909028
Planning Portal ref
PP-14909028
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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