Planning application
47 Trefusis Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): (1) operational development comprising alterations to the former garage to facilitate its use as habitable accommodation; (2) use of the former garage as habitable accommodation (currently used as a bedroom) ancillary to the dwellinghouse; (3) operational development comprising erection of a single storey structure to the rear of the garage, originally used for keeping dogs and now used as a utility room, ancillary to the dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference PA25/09431
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/09431
- Type
- Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Falmouth Boslowick
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- TR11 4QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Cornwall
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24 Feb 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 24 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 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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