Rundle And Co Agricultural Engineers Kennards House Launceston Cornwall PL15 7EZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03681 - Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for the proposed installation of solar photovoltaics equipment on east and west pitches of the existing steel portal frame building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jun 2026

✓

Consultation

10 Jun 2026

✓

Approved

17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

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 ↗

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: Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode: PL15 7EZ
Received: 9 Jun 2026
Validated: 9 Jun 2026
Ward: Altarnun And Stoke Climsland
Parish: South Petherwin
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Aug 2026
Decision: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
Decision date: 17 Jul 2026
Decision level: Peer Sign Off
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mark Dyson Surveyors Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 13 days slower than Cornwall's median of 25 for prior approvals. Approved, as 82% of prior approvals here are.

This one38d

Council25d

UK33d

96%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

522decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 10 Jun 2026
Consultation: 10 Jun 2026
Comments by: 12 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 21 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Land South West Of R K Transport Ltd Kennards House Launceston Cornwall PL15 7EZ

Construction of an extension and completion of existing commercial building

PA17/08777 29 Nov 2017

2017 Approved

Papillon Kennards House Launceston Cornwall PL15 7EZ

Extension to existing cattle shed.

PA17/01335 5 Apr 2017

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