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Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE

Granted Cornwall PA25/08217 Application under Section 73 of TCP Act

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

Proposal

Change of use from community space to café and associated building alterations with variation of condition 2 and removal of condition 3 in respect of PA23/08518 dated 17/07/2024.

As published by the council, reference PA25/08217

Application record

Reference
PA25/08217
Type
Application under Section 73 of TCP Act
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved (Statutory/one condition only)
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Penzance Promenade
Parish
Penzance
Decision by
Peer Sign Off
Postcode
TR18 4HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cornwall register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA26/03635 Granted

    Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE

    Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - Penlee Park - T1871 - Myrtle, T2 - Escallonia, T74 - Holly, T224 - Rowan, T222 - Palm and T223 - Elm - Remove. T226 - Birch, T218 - Monterey Cypress, T219 - Lime, T1893 - Ilex Oak and T1904 Copper Beech - Raise canopy and epicormics to 3m. T3 Canary Palm - Prune off 50% of foliage or install a prop to support leaning stem. Football Ground - T1 - Eucalyptus - Remove deadwood around tree of over 100mm diameter. G158 Elm - Remove 2 northern stems. T2 - Sycamore - Prune 1m clear of fencing. T4 - Elm, T5 - Sycamore and T106 - Evergreen Oak - Remove.

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved (Statutory/one condition only)

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Matthews Johns Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Hayle

Active · incorporated 2019 · Hayle

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cornwall granted permission on 22 January 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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