Caravan At 1 White House Farm White House Farm Ruan Minor Helston Cornwall TR12 7JP Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/04512 - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the construction of up to 3 dwellings (minimum 1, maximum 3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Cornwall National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: The Lizard
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ruan Minor built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TR12 7JP
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Mullion And St Keverne
Parish
Grade-Ruan
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vickery Holman

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 22 days faster than Cornwall's median of 55 for new homes. Approved, as 88% of new homes here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
100%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14961986
Planning Portal ref
PP-14961986
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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