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The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 Cliff Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4NX

Refused Cornwall PA25/07398 Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use

Works: Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use: Confirmation of commencement of works in relation to decision notice PA15/05963 dated 03.11.2015 and original cons - Proposed improvements and extension to hotel (amendments to planning approval PA13/11783)

As published by the council, reference PA25/07398

Application record

Reference
PA25/07398
Type
Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Falmouth Arwenack
Parish
Falmouth
Decision by
HoS Sign Off
Postcode
TR11 4NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cornwall register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PA26/03727 Granted

    The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 Cliff Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4NX

    Internal alterations and two storey extension to hotel, in particular the swimming pool area/Armada Suite

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Alan Leather Associates Agent, registered in Par

Active · incorporated 2003 · Par

11 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cornwall refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Royal Duchy Hotel 4 Cliff Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4NX

    PA26/03727 Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Internal alterations and two storey extension to hotel, in particular the swimming pool area/Armada Suite

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

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    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

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In Cornwall

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    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • PA26/05135 Granted

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    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the existing residential dwelling without conditions imposed by planning permission E1/C/53/5528.

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Lawful development