Pondhu House Penwinnick Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 5DP Data via plota.co.uk

PA25/08799 - Full application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of Pondhu House and its associated stables to form 8 residential units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 3 Dec 2025
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Consultation
8 Jan 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 29 Jan 2026; it is now day 320.

The consultation period closed on 29 Jan 2026.

Documents 31

Statements & assessments 16

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY Assessment - Flood Risk · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM NOTE Assessment - Flood Risk · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT HOUSE AND STABLE BLOCK Assessment - Ecological · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST HOUSE AND STABLE BLOCK ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST Ecology Report Trigger Table · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement - Design and Access · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT PART 1 Assessment - Transport · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT PART 2 Assessment - Transport · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM NOTE Assessment - Transport · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL TECHNICAL NOTE Supporting Information · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 2 Assessment - Land Contamination · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 3 Assessment - Land Contamination · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 4 Assessment - Land Contamination · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORT REVISION 1 Assessment - Land Contamination · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF VISUAL APPRAISAL SUMMARY Assessment - Visual Impact · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT Viability Appraisal · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT PART 1 Assessment - Land Contamination · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PLANS Correspondence In · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representations Received · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF CC EDUCATION Correspondence In · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence In · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Pondhu House
List entry 1390881 · 7 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA Area 5 - St Austell
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 ↗
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 St Austell built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Full application
Postcode
PL25 5DP
Received
around 3 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Dec 2025
Ward
St Austell Central And Gover
Parish
St. Austell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jan 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
PCL Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 320, past the statutory target. 93% of full applications 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 11 Oct 2026.

Day 320264 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14354439
Planning Portal ref
PP-14354439
Comments by
29 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Listed Building Consent for change of use and conversion of Pondhu House and its associat…
PA25/08800
2017 Withdrawn
Pre application advice for the change of use of building to mixed use or a social/communi…
PA17/03267/PREAPP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Withdrawn
St Austell Council Offices 39 Penwinnick Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 5DR
Exception notice for works to sycamore and oak C2/878 - cut back to maintain clearance ab…
PA22/00096/PREAPP
2020 Approved
McDonalds Pentewan Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 5BU
Advertisement consent to display 4no. digital freestanding signs and 1no. digital booth s…
PA20/02810
2019 Approved
Mcdonald's Restaurant Pentewan Road St Austell PL25 5BU
Construction of extensions total ling 24.7sqm incorporating an extended freezer/chiller a…
PA19/00628
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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