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Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA26/00521/PREAPP Pre-Application HBA - Publicly Available

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 9 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cornwall for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cornwall decided outline applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ

    PA26/01056 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
  • 55 Castle Street Truro Cornwall TR1 3AF

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  • 15 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SQ

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    PA26/01254 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • 15 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SQ

    PA26/01440 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

    Listed Building Consent for the Refurbishment & Conversion of an Existing Grade II Listed Building with a Material Change of Use, from Class E (whole Building) to Class E (Ground Floor) and Class C3 (First & Second Floor).

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  • 15 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SQ

    PA26/01439 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

    Refurbishment & Conversion of an Existing Grade II Listed Building with a Material Change of Use, from Class E (whole Building) to Class E (Ground Floor) and Class C3 (First & Second Floor).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs

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    Received 19 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
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    Received 15 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
  • PA26/02811 Refused

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    Received 1 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Outline
  • PA26/01048/PREAPP Awaiting decision

    West Kestle Farm Kestle Lane Tregadillett Launceston Cornwall PL15 7EY

    Pre application advice for phased programme of investigation, repair, conservation and environmental improvement works

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Outline