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Land Adjacent To The United Downs Deep Geothermal Power Project United Downs TR16 5HY

Granted Cornwall PA21/02254 Outline Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved: Sustainable Distillery Research Centre including demonstrator geothermal energy centre; demonstrator spirit distillery; demonstrator spirit cask maturation pods; areas for research and development; laboratory; spirit cask processing, filling and repair (cooperage); warehousing; and ancillary storage, office space, presentation room, kitchen, rest area and WC; with associated service road, vehicle turning head and parking area, drainage and utilities.

As published by the council, reference PA21/02254

Application record

Reference
PA21/02254
Type
Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved with conditions
Received
2 Mar 2021
Validated
2 Mar 2021
Decided
29 Apr 2021
Ward
Carharrack, Gwennap And St Day
Parish
Gwennap
Decision by
Peer Sign Off
Postcode
TR16 5HY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2021

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 29 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Approved with conditions

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Folkestone

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31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cornwall granted permission on 29 April 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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