Polberro Cottage West Polberro St Agnes Cornwall TR5 0SS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05126 - Full application Withdrawn

Proposal

Extension to existing dwelling to provide additional Living and Bedroom spaces plus Gym and Studio, and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
25 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 25 Sept 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Heritage coast: St Agnes
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
SSSI 50 m away: St Agnes Beacon Pits SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Special area of conservation 395 m away: Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Mor Hafren; Inside the St Agnes built-up area; Open access land 9 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,650,000 in June 2023. Detached house, freehold.

15 June 2023£1,650,000
30 January 2019£237,500New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Full application
Postcode
TR5 0SS
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
St Agnes
Parish
St. Agnes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rovano Architecture And Design Ltd

Public comments

13comments received
13 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15098983
Planning Portal ref
PP-15098983
Neighbours
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
8 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use