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Goonvean Works Greensplat St Austell Cornwall PL26 8XY

Granted Cornwall PA26/00697 Overhead Electricity Lines

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed installation of a new 33kV overhead line (OHL) less than 2km in length on land between Bodmin Road and Greensplat Road, St Austell, (PL26 8XY), to facilitate the grid connection of consented wind turbines. The development comprises the construction of a new 33kV overhead distribution line, supported by a series of wood poles ranging in height from approximately 9m to 14.5m. The alignment has been designed to utilise land that is primarily characterised by previous industrial uses, including quarrying and mining activities, thereby minimising landscape and environmental effects where possible. The proposed OHL will connect the consented renewable energy generators to local distribution network and will follow a route selected to avoid visual impact, ecological and heritage constraints and respond appropriately to the sites established post-industrial character

As published by the council, reference PA26/00697

Application record

Reference
PA26/00697
Type
Overhead Electricity Lines
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objections (OHL/OHE/HG apps)
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Decided
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Penwithick And Boscoppa
Parish
Treverbyn
Decision by
HoS Sign Off
Postcode
PL26 8XY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: No objections (OHL/OHE/HG apps)

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cornwall granted permission on 9 March 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.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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