Planning application
PA26/00274
23 Foundry Drive Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3BS
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use: single-storey detached timber garden outbuilding to be used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. No plumbing, kitchen, bathroom, or sleeping accomodation is proposed.
As published by the council, reference PA26/00274
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Cornwall
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal one reason
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
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PA26/03748 Awaiting decision
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Erection of a single-storey detached timber garden outbuilding.
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PA26/03096 Decided
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PA25/07059 Decided
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PA25/07171 Decided
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PA25/08158 Granted
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PA26/00425/PREAPP Awaiting decision
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PA26/05140 Awaiting decision
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PA26/04926 Awaiting decision
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PA26/05102 Awaiting decision
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PA26/04690 Awaiting decision
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PA26/05081 Awaiting decision
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Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use for a detached annexe building. The annexe was constructed following the implementation of Planning Permis sion PA18/06948; however, the completed building differs in certain respects from the approved drawings.