Land East Of Gulval School School Lane Gulval Penzance Cornwall TR18 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00974/PREAPP - Pre-Application Publicly Available Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Pre application advice for the construction of four dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Trevarrack built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, 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

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Pre-Application Publicly Available
Postcode
TR18 3BJ
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval And Heamoor
Parish
Penzance
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Matthews Johns Associates

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Land Adj To Field Of Birds School Lane Gulval Penzance Cornwall TR18 3BG
Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for a single storey dwelling
PA24/08687
2021 Approved
Field Of Birds School Lane Gulval Penzance Cornwall TR18 3BG
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PA21/04497
2021 Approved
Chy An Ros School Lane Gulval TR18 3BG
Installation of a ground source heat pump and enlargement of existing rear extension with…
PA21/01526
2020 Withdrawn
Land West Of Field Of Birds School Lane Gulval Cornwall TR18 3BG
Pre application advice for erection of a house and garage and associated access works
PA20/02880/PREAPP
2020 Refused
Land West Of Field Of Birds School Lane Gulval Cornwall TR18 3BG
Erection of a house and garage and associated access works
PA20/06529
2019 Approved
Graceland School Lane Gulval Penzance TR18 3BG
Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outl…
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
Guval Little Learners Gulval County Primary School School Lane Gulval TR18 3BJ
Demolition of Existing Extension and Construction of New Extension
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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