Planning application
40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to rear landscaping and the removal of a modern metal staircase
As published by the council, reference PA26/05460
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/05460
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
- Parish
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 2NS
Comment by 8 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cornwall's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/05459 Awaiting decision
40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to rear landscaping and the removal of a modern metal staircase
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PA25/06290 Granted
40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the building's character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to the principal elevation, amendments to the rear fenestration, and the removal of a modern metal staircase.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Cornwall
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 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
Applicant on file, a developer
1 application on PlanIndex
Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.
See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN AND EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING BASEMENT, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED BASEMENT, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED SLIMLITE TIMBER CASEMENT
- PROPOSED SLIMLITE TIMBER CASEMENT
- PROPOSED SLIMLITE TIMBER CASEMENT
- PROPOSED 6 PANEL INTERNAL DOORS
- EXISTING NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT, AND HERITAGE IMPACT JUSTIFICATION
- ECOLOGY TRIGGER LIST
- HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT
- METHOD STATEMENT - REMOVAL OF EXTERNAL STAIR
- SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT APPROVAL - PA2506291
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cornwall for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cornwall decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
95% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to rear landscaping and the removal of a modern metal staircase
Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs -
40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the building's character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to the principal elevation, amendments to the rear fenestration, and the removal of a modern metal staircase.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs -
40 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed building consent for proposed internal alterations to reinstate the building's character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to the principal elevation, amendments to the rear fenestration, and the removal of a modern metal staircase.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 19 docs -
41 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Listed Building Consent for No. 1 facia sign, staff information panels installed on front elevation
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
41 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2NS
Advertisement Consent for 1 No. Fascia sign
Granted Advertising 7 docs -
45 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Works to trees namely - T1 Sycamore - Fell - subject to a Tree Preservation Order(TPO)
Granted Trees 4 docs
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