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PA26/00669/PREAPP - Pre-Application Publicly Available Decided
New homes

Proposal

Pre-application advice for erection of nine apartments - a completely new design folllowing the previous appeal decision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Closed - advice given
2 Oct 2026

Closed - advice given on 2 Oct 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LETTER OF ADVICE Decision Notice · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ARBORICULTURAL ADVICE/SOFT LANDSCAPING ADVICE Supporting Information · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Preapplication Enquiry · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLANS Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INDICATIVE 3D PLAN Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF PRE APPLICATION FORM Preapplication Enquiry · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 6

Falmouth 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 174 m away: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Falmouth 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
Pre-Application Publicly Available
Postcode
TR11 4GJ
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Falmouth Arwenack
Parish
Falmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Closed - advice given
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tristram Stott Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused
Construct Nine New Apartments with associated infrastructure
PA22/10666
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Imperial Court Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4GB
Works to trees within a Conservation Area - T1 (Black Pine) - reduce lateral spread to th…
PA25/05422
2025 Approved
4 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area for Holly Tree - remove. Tree abuts a listed stone…
PA25/03271
2024 Approved
5 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Listed building consent for demolition of existing single storey extension and part of pa…
PA24/05686
2024 Approved
5 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Demolition of existing single storey extension and part of party garden wall and construc…
PA24/05685
2024 Approved
Imperial Court Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4GB
Works to trees in a Conservation Area for Lime (T1) - remove. Tree is in unsuitable locat…
PA24/06574
2024 Approved
Armyn House Bar Road Falmouth TR11 4NN
Dual use of the property for student accommodation (sui generis use) and residential/holi…
PA24/02647
2024 Withdrawn
Melvill Road (East) Falmouth Cornwall
Exception Notice: Various street tree works (West)
PA24/00340/PREAPP
2023 Approved
Pendeen 3A Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Listed Building Consent for replacement roof slates, replacement dormer window, rebuildin…
PA23/03814
2023 Approved
Pendeen 3A Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Replacement roof slates, replacement dormer window, rebuilding of chimney.
PA23/03813
2022 Approved
4 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth TR11 4BP
Listed Building Consent for a Conservation Roof Light and Repairs to Front North Elevation
PA22/00105
2022 Approved
4 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth TR11 4BP
Conservation Roof Light and Repairs to Front North Elevation
PA22/00104
2021 Approved
3A Bar Terrace, Pendeen Bar Road Falmouth TR11 4BP
Listed building consent to install a conservation velux window into the loft room.
PA21/06976
2020 Approved
Pendennis Court, Flat 1 Pendennis Road Falmouth TR11 4NH
Works to trees namely - T1 - Turkey Oak, T2 - Holm Oak, and T3 - Holm Oak - crown lifting…
PA20/09896
2020 Approved
1 Bridge House Apartments Melvill Road Falmouth TR11 4AX
Works to trees namely - Removal of Ash trees with Ash Dieback - (T1 - T9 and G1) - remova…
PA20/07840
2019 Approved
Land At Melvill Road Falmouth TR11 4AX
New driveway access for four additional parking spaces and a new direct pedestrian access…
PA19/08826
2020 Withdrawn
5 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Exception notice for removal of tree from garden
PA20/00204/PREAPP
2019 Approved
Land To The North Of Melville Road - Opposite Pendennis Court And To The East Of Holm Oaks
Tree work specification attached for minor pruning works, coppicing, felling and tree pla…
PA19/08847
2019 Approved
5 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Proposed work to fell one Leylandii tree in front garden in a conservation area
PA19/08457
2019 Approved
5 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Proposed felling of 3 Leylandii trees in back garden.
PA19/03564
2019 Approved
Armyn House Bar Road Falmouth TR11 4NN
Crown reduce Eucalyptus.
PA19/00273
2016 Approved
Trelawney Guest House 6 Melvill Road Falmouth TR11 4AS
Replacement Garage With Storage Over
PA16/08695
2016 Approved
Magpie Cottage Bar Lane Falmouth TR11 4BL
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PA16/11428
2016 Approved
4 Bar Terrace Bar Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4BP
Listed building consent for replacement roof tiles to natural slate, removal of existing…
PA16/05719
2016 Approved
Nirvana The Falmouth Hotel Cliff Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4NZ
Various works to trees (T2, T7, T13, T14, T15, T17, T18, T19, T20 and T23)
PA16/02744
2016 Approved
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The works to trees 5, 6, 7, 15, 17 and 21 of the Tree Works Report for The Falmouth Hotel
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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