Land Adjacent 37 Longfield Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4SJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02077 - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

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

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 101.

The consultation period closed on 21 Jul 2026.

Going to planning committee

Monday 19 October, 10am

Central Sub-Area Planning Committee

Council Chamber, County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY

Item 4.6 on the agenda

Officers recommend approval

The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.

Source: Cornwall's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Falmouth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
TR11 4SJ
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Falmouth Boslowick
Parish
Falmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
HEM Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 101, past the statutory target. 88% of new homes in Cornwall are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10145 days past the 56-day target
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

3comments received
2 objecting1 supporting

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14803274
Planning Portal ref
PP-14803274
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jul 2026
Committee
19 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 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