Planning application
Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Cornwall
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved (Statutory/one condition only)
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Matthews Johns Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Hayle
Active · incorporated 2019 · Hayle
59 applications on PlanIndex · 90% granted
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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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