8 Old Lawn School Lane St Austell Cornwall PL25 5JX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Proposed Development Certificate for the use of Abbeyfield House as a residential children's and young adults' care home (Use Class 2) for up to five residents, with associated staff accommodation in the existing Coach House. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Cornwall's recent changes of use.
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 23 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 1
Last sold for £275,000 in December 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 9 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides changes of use by day 56.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15284650
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15284650
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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