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St John Ambulance Brigade Penalverne Place Penzance Cornwall TR18 2QZ

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA26/00939/PREAPP Pre-Application Publicly Available

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Proposal

Pre application advice for change of use of former St Johns Ambulance station to 1 residential unit.

As published by the council, reference PA26/00939/PREAPP

Application record

Reference
PA26/00939/PREAPP
Type
Pre-Application Publicly Available
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Penzance East
Parish
Penzance
Postcode
TR18 2QZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Esher

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Documents

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

12 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

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