Cornish Pirates Penzance And Newlyn RFC Westholme Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LY Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/06538 - Full application Awaiting decision
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed removal of existing lighting and installation of new lighting columns and LED floodlighting to the rugby pitch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 13 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Cornwall's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 11

Statements & assessments 9

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Assessment - Flood Risk · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY TRIGGER TABLE Ecology Report Trigger Table · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LIGHT ASSESSMENT (200 LUX) Assessment - Lighting · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LIGHT SPILL SKETCH Assessment - Lighting · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LIGHT ASSESSMENT (LED SPORTS) MANUFACTURER DATA Assessment - Lighting · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LIGHT ASSESSMENT (OBTRUSIVE REDUCTION GUIDANCE NOTE) Assessment - Lighting · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT Tree Survey/Report · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY REPORT Tree Survey/Report · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PLAN Tree Survey/Report · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TECHNICAL REPORT Supporting Information · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Conservation area 11 m away: Penzance
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Penzance built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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
TR18 4LY
Received
around 13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Penzance Promenade
Parish
Penzance
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Direct Sports Lighting

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides commercial and major works by day 54.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
75%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
191decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15236214
Planning Portal ref
PP-15236214
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Application of tree works in a Tree Preservation Order: Removal of an Ash and three Alder…
PA23/00225
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Rugby Ground The Pirates Learning Zone Westholme Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LY
Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - T1 (Poplar tree) - pollard.
PA25/03606
2024 Approved
Rosalie House Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LZ
Proposed use of annexe as unfettered dwelling
PA24/04653
2024 Approved
Westholme Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LY
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), works include T1 removal of de…
PA24/04502
2023 Approved
Accommodation Glen Afton Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LZ
Continued use of ancillary building as self-contained dwelling
PA23/05573
2023 Approved
Watts Farm House Alexandra Place Penzance Cornwall TR18 4NE
Works to remove an Ash tree (T1) situated within a conservation area due to it suffering…
PA23/07358
2021 Approved
Rosalie Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LZ
Replacement owners accommodation single storey rear extension.
PA21/11331
2019 Approved
Chynance Alexandra Road Penzance TR18 4LY
Construction of an external lift shaft.
PA19/02727
2018 Withdrawn
Chynance Alexandra Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LY
Pre application advice for construction of 2 storey extension to nursing home to provide…
PA18/00490/PREAPP
2016 Approved
Rosalie House Alexandra Road Penzance TR18 4LZ
Loft conversion and extension to form self-contained holiday accommodation. Formation of…
PA16/10471
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