Planning application
National School Centre St Thomas Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 8BU
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from offices to 4 residential apartments.
As published by the council, reference PA26/04635
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/04635
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial to Dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Launceston South
- Parish
- Launceston
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
- Postcode
- PL15 8BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Cornwall
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Coast To Country Town Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Liskeard
Active · incorporated 2025 · Liskeard
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 1 September 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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