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51daysmedian to decide1 days faster than UK
82%decided within 8 weeks12 pts above UK
92%approved2 pts above UK
135of 366UK rank for speeddown 72 places on last year
5,813 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock councils report against; Plota live figures.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Cornwall Council take to decide a planning application?
Across the 5,813 applications Cornwall Council decided in the last 12 months, the median time from validation to decision was 51 days, and 82% were decided within 8 weeks. The UK median over the same period is 52 days.
What proportion of planning applications does Cornwall Council approve?
92% of the applications Cornwall Council decided in the last 12 months were approved. Withdrawn applications are not counted as decisions.
Where does this planning application data come from?
Every application on this page comes from Cornwall Council's public planning register (planning.cornwall.gov.uk). Plota collects it, adds a map location and a category, and links each record back to the council's own entry, which is the authoritative version.
How often is this page updated?
Plota checks Cornwall Council's register every day and adds new applications, status changes and decisions as the council publishes them. The register was last checked on 7 Oct 2026.
Where can I see the plans and documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports are held on Cornwall Council's own website. Where the council publishes a document list, it appears on the application's page here with each item linking to the council's copy; otherwise the "View original council record" link on every application opens the council's entry.
About this data
Plota holds 8,641 current planning applications from Cornwall Council, received since 1 Nov 2025, 2,229 of them in the last 90 days. Behind them, the Plota archive holds 111,264 earlier applications from Cornwall Council, 2016 to 2025, searchable by location and keyword. Current records are collected from the council's public register at planning.cornwall.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 7 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.
Latest application from Cornwall: 6 Oct 2026. We check the council's portal daily.