Planning application
Goonhilly Earth Station Goonhilly Downs Helston Cornwall TR12 6LQ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a demolition of disused sports pavilion (The demolition will only be down to ground level with the concrete base will be retained to be reused for the installation of antenna in the future).
As published by the council, reference PA26/03482
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/03482
- Type
- Demolition Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Helston South And Meneage
- Parish
- Mawgan-in-Meneage
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- TR12 6LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/02374 Granted
Goonhilly Earth Station Goonhilly Downs Helston Cornwall TR12 6LQ
Submission of details to discharge Conditions 3 and 4 in respect of Decision Notice PA25/08881 dated 06.03.2026
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PA25/08881 Granted
Goonhilly Earth Station Goonhilly Downs Helston Cornwall TR12 6LQ
Proposed construction of seven antenna's with radomes, plant room and access road
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Cornwall
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
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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 16 June 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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