Planning application
Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pre-application advice for Interior demolitions, alterations and refurbishment to existing museum building including upgrades to mechanical and electrical services throughout. Investigative opening up works to enable the design work related to this.
As published by the council, reference PA26/00521/PREAPP
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/00521/PREAPP
- Type
- Pre-Application HBA - Publicly Available
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
- Parish
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 2SJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/01056 Granted
Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Bespoke fabricated mild steel railing system. Continuous flat bar top rail with welded connections. Solid timber (oak) handrail Polyester powder coated finish Overall height and setting out as shown on Sections AA, FF, GG, LL, MM, NN, OO and Railing Detail drawings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Apr 2026
Received by Cornwall
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cornwall took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About outline applications
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