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Land At Former Council Offices Site Penwinnick Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 5DR

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA25/06548 Full application

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Proposal

A mixed-use development comprising the erection of 78 homes (Class C3), erection of 696 sqm (net usable GIA) of flexible (Class E) commercial units, means of access, open space, maintenance shed, and associated works.

As published by the council, reference PA25/06548

Application record

Reference
PA25/06548
Type
Full application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Ward
St Austell Central And Gover
Parish
St. Austell
Postcode
PL25 5DR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cornwall took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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PCL Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter

Active · incorporated 2012 · Exeter

32 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 87% granted

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Documents

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

143 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cornwall for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cornwall decided full applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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