Planning application
20 Waterloo Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3NU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use as an HMO with 3 letting rooms.
As published by the council, reference PA26/02621
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/02621
- Type
- Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Falmouth Arwenack
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- TR11 3NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Cornwall
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 14 July 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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