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PA26/06785 - Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use Awaiting decision
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development namely the installation of nine roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels to the south-west facing roof slope of the dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from Cornwall's recent lawful development certificates.

Documents 5

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

IMG SCREENSHOTS OF PUBLIC VIEWPOINTS TOWARDS SOUTH WEST ROOF SLOPE Photographs · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF NAKED SOLAR PROPOSAL Supporting Information · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PRE-APPLICATION ADVICE Supporting Information · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF INSTALLER CONFIRMATION OF PANEL PROJECTION Supporting Information · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Truro 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 ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA 6 - Truro
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 ↗
32 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Royal Cornwall Hospital (City), Grade II, 53 m away · 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Truro built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 3

Last sold for £300,000 in October 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

30 October 2025£300,000
25 November 2011£294,500
19 December 2007£288,000

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
Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use
Postcode
TR1 2GL
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Truro Boscawen And Redannick
Parish
Truro
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides lawful development certificates by day 54.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
248decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15258833
Planning Portal ref
PP-15258833
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 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

2025 Approved
Remove the existing garden shed and replace with a new larger shed in a more discrete and…
PA25/06565
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Southleigh House Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Listed building consent for partial re-roofing
PA25/08712
2025 Withdrawn
Southleigh House Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as ame…
PA25/00432
2024 Approved
Southleigh House Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Works to trees referenced within G1 and G2 within Lemon Street Truro Tree Preservation Or…
PA24/04720
2024 Approved
The Carriage House Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Works to a tree subject to a Tree Preservation Order for Eucalyptus (T2) - crown reductio…
PA24/04948
2023 Approved
The Three Spires Medical Practice Truro Health Park Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2JA
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) various tree works
PA23/08121
2023 Approved
Flat 6 Southleigh House Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Retrospective: Listed building consent for the installation of boiler flue over internal…
PA23/03953
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent Tresawya Drive Tresawya Drive Truro Cornwall TR1 2GF
Listed Building Consent for the construction of seven new buttresses to stabilise the sto…
PA23/03983
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent Tresawya Drive Tresawya Drive Truro Cornwall TR1 2GF
Construction of seven new buttresses to stabilise the stone boundary wall and Leper's Arc…
PA23/03982
2022 Approved
Mount Charles House Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2JB
Proposed general repairs/ alterations, provision of kitchen extension & replacement of ex…
PA22/09856
2022 Approved
Mount Charles House Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2JB
Listed Building Consent for proposed general repairs/ alterations, provision of kitchen e…
PA22/09857
2022 Approved
The Carriage House Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2PE
Installation of black solar panels on roof
PA22/10495
2023 Approved
William Wood House Corte Spry Truro Cornwall TR1 2GE
Notification of works to Trees in a Conservation Area namely:b- Ash located to West end o…
PA23/00546
2022 Approved
1-35 Chy Bre Tresawya Drive Truro Cornwall TR1 2GF
Upgrade of external wall fabric to improve the EWS1 (external wall fire review form) rati…
PA22/09721
2022 Approved
1-24 Corte Mear (Block 1), 25-51 Corte Meor (Block 2) And 1-24 Footes Field Tresawya Drive Truro Cornwall TR1 2GG
Upgrade of external wall finishes to improve the EWS1 (external wall fire review form) ra…
PA22/07262
2022 Approved
William Wood House Corte Spry Truro Cornwall TR1 2GE
Works to trees in a conservation area (TCA), works include - TRUO183 and TRUO185 - Crown…
PA22/05426
2021 Approved
Lemon Lodge Lemon Street Truro TR1 2PE
Listed building consent for replacement of dilapidated tarmac drive with new permeable re…
PA21/07298
2021 Approved
51 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2PE
Application for Listed Building consent for Change of use from Mixed Residential and Chil…
PA21/04022
2021 Approved
51 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2PE
Change of use from Mixed Residential and Children's Nursery to sole use as a Children's N…
PA21/04021
2021 Approved
William Wood House Corte Spry Truro TR1 2GE
Proposed works - Re-pollard. The crown has an asymmetrical form with a growth bias away f…
PA21/02390
2021 Withdrawn
7 Chy Bre Tresawya Drive Truro Cornwall TR1 2GF
Pre-application advice for removal and rebuild of the existing listed boundary wall due t…
PA20/02827/PREAPP
2016 Approved
Site Formally Known As Camera Craft Infirmary Hill Truro TR1 2JB
Demolition of existing single storey building (A1 retail) and construction of new 2 store…
PA16/06997
2016 Approved
51 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2PE
Continued use of property for a mixed residential and childrens nursery use
PA16/08167
2016 Withdrawn
9 Charles Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PQ
Various tree works
PA16/03483
2016 Approved
Lysnoweth Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2FG
Pollarding of a group of Ash Trees
PA16/03479
2016 Approved
Charles House 18 - 21 Charles Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2PQ
Pollarding a group of Ash Trees
PA16/03480
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

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