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47 Trefusis Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4QQ

Granted Cornwall PA25/09431 Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing

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

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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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