Planning application
Chypons Residential Home Clifton Hill Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5BU
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Use: Confirmation of commencement of works in relation to Decision Notice PA22/01317 dated 01.02.2023 construction of extension to provide 2 new residential care suites maintaining existing total number of existing bed spaces
As published by the council, reference PA25/08890
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/08890
- Type
- Cert Lawfulness - proposed dev/use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Mousehole, Newlyn And St Buryan
- Parish
- Penzance
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- TR18 5BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PA26/01010/PREAPP Awaiting decision
Chypons Residential Home Clifton Hill Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5BU
Pre application advice for phased care home improvements, roof replacement and masterplan
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PA25/05909 Refused
Chypons Residential Home Clifton Hill Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5BU
Replacement of life expired flat roof to 1980's block with slate mansard incorporating care suite & enclosure of re-configured fire escape stair .
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Cornwall
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 20 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.
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.
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