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Truro Methodist Church Union Place Truro Cornwall TR1 1EP

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA26/01081/PREAPP Pre-Application Publicly Available

Works: Extension Demolition

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Proposal

Pre application advice for creation of Truro Community Hub, minor demolition and refurbishment of former Wesleyan School, new extension to former Wesleyan School, and associated minor alterations to Truro Methodist Church all with associated external works

As published by the council, reference PA26/01081/PREAPP

Application record

Reference
PA26/01081/PREAPP
Type
Pre-Application Publicly Available
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
Parish
Truro
Postcode
TR1 1EP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cornwall register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021.

  • PA21/02676/PREAPP Decided

    Truro Methodist Church Union Place Truro Cornwall TR1 1EP

    Pre application advice for minor internal re-ordering of existing Methodist chapel, demolition of 20th century single storey extension to north of chapel, partial removal of existing schoolroom extension to east of chapel with retention of granite facade to union place, construction of new community hub facilities; associated hard landscaping to cafe and community hub and remodelling of car park with drop off.

    Decided 8 Apr 2022 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 November 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.

Who's behind it

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CPL Chartered Architects Agent, an architecture practice

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

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

7 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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