Planning application
Sheldon House Nursing Home Sea View Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4EF
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of the former Sheldon House Nursing Home from a care home (Use Class C2) to 13 one-bedroom Specialised Supported Housing (SSH) apartments (Use Class C3b) for individuals with disabilities, together with associated works to site access, new parking and landscaping
As published by the council, reference PA25/06586
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/06586
- Type
- Full application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved with conditions
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Falmouth Arwenack
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
- Postcode
- TR11 4EF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA24/08791 Awaiting decision
Sheldon House Nursing Home Sea View Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4EF
'Demolition of the existing building and development of 28 residential apartments (Use Class C3) with external landscaping, access, car parking and associated works.' without compliance with Condition 2 of decision notice PA20/09821 approved at appeal under reference APP/D0840/W/22/3304379 dated 10/11/2023
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Cornwall
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved with conditions
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21 Jul 2026
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Rapleys LLP (Manchester) Agent
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Cornwall granted permission on 27 February 2026, 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.
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