Planning application
Flat 3 2 Bread Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 2EQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use of part of the former ground floor retail premises at 31 Market Place, Penzance, as a single self-contained residential dwelling (Flat 3, 2 Bread Street, Penzance)
As published by the council, reference PA26/05336
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/05336
- Type
- Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Penzance Promenade
- Parish
- Penzance
- Postcode
- TR18 2EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Cornwall
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16 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter
117 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 82% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Cornwall for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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