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47 Westgate Street Launceston Cornwall PL15 7AL

Granted Cornwall PA22/02040 Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling

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

Proposal

Prior approval for the proposed conversion of the former office premises of Tindle Newspapers Ltd to residential.

As published by the council, reference PA22/02040

Application record

Reference
PA22/02040
Type
Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
Received
14 Mar 2022
Validated
14 Mar 2022
Decided
6 May 2022
Ward
Launceston South
Parish
Launceston
Decision by
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Postcode
PL15 7AL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Mar 2022

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 6 May 2022

    Decision issued: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

PLACE Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Launceston

Active · incorporated 1995 · Launceston

45 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cornwall granted permission on 6 May 2022, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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