Planning application
Land NW Of Rosehill Farm Penhallow Truro Cornwall TR4 9LT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Hybrid planning application - Full planning application for the drilling of two deep geothermal wells and ancillary infrastructure, site access and resource testing. Outline application with all matters reserved except access for construction of a binary cycle power station.
As published by the council, reference PA26/04283
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/04283
- Type
- Full application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Perranporth
- Parish
- Perranzabuloe
- Postcode
- TR4 9LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PA26/01620 Decided
Land NW Of Rosehill Farm Penhallow Truro Cornwall TR4 9LT
EIA Screening Opinion request for proposed Geothermal Development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Cornwall
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SLR Consulting Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1999 · London
253 applications on PlanIndex · across 70 councils · 96% granted
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See their track recordGeothermal Engineering Ltd Applicant, an engineering consultancy registered in Redruth
Active · incorporated 2008 · Redruth
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- POL HODGE
- DR GARY CROSSLEY
- ECOLOGY CONSULTATION
- NE
- NE
- REBECCA HARROD
- DAVID CHAMBERLAIN
- JULIA HARROD
- CORNWALL FIRE
- LOCATION PLAN
- DRILL PHASE
- WATER STORAGE TANK FP AND ELEVATIONS
- GEL OFFICE FP AND ELEVATIONS
- WORKSHOP AND STORAGE FP AND ELEVATIONS
- DRILL RIG ELEVATIONS
- FRA FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL
- LEVELS PLAN-DRILLING LAYOUT
- PRE-PLANNING COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
- SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT 15/09/2021
- LIGHTING PLAN
- DRILLING LAYOUT
- SOILS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND ASSESSMENT
- PHASE I GEOENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TECHNICAL REPORT TO INFORM HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- WORKBOOK THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN ENABLING WORKS WELL DRILLING & TESTING
- TREE SURVEY ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- UPDATE REPTILE WALKOVER
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT
- NOISE AND VIBRATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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