Planning application
69A Market Jew Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2LJ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from Use Class E (retail) to Use Class C3 (four residential apartments).
As published by the council, reference PA25/09299
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/09299
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
- Received
- 2 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Penzance East
- Parish
- Penzance
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- TR18 2LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jan 2026
Received by Cornwall
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
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21 Jul 2026
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Bell Cornwell LLP Agent, registered in Hook
Active · incorporated 2008 · Hook
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 19 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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