Planning application
Old Bakery Studios Blewetts Wharf Malpas Road Truro Cornwall TR1 1QH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation of 72 roof-mounted solar panels.
As published by the council, reference PA26/04659
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/04659
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Photovoltaics
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not req'd(PA/AF/TEL/DEM/)
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Truro Tregolls
- Parish
- Truro
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
- Postcode
- TR1 1QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Cornwall
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 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
ES Holdings Group Ltd Agent, registered in Truro
Active · incorporated 2023 · Truro
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 23 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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