4 Duke Terrace St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04257 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building consent for the installation of PV Panels on the workshop roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jul 2026
Consultation
11 Jul 2026
Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Duke Terrace
List entry 1206612 · 13 m from the pin · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 23 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 ↗
Launceston 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: Launceston AQMA
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 116 m away: Early medieval urban burh remains E of St Stephen's parish church, including remains of the early medieval Christian enclosure and monastery
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Launceston built-up area; Heritage at risk 85 m away: Church of St Stephen, St Stephen's Hill; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PL15 8HJ
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Launceston North And North Petherwin
Parish
Launceston
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
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Agent
The Bazeley Partnership (Bude)

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 17 days faster than Cornwall's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
193decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15021614
Site or press notice
11 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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