Planning application
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm commencement of works approved under Listed Building Consent PA23/03876 for conversion of Old County Hall to provide student accommodation, associated amenity space, car parking, drainage and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference PA26/05474
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/05474
- Type
- Cert Lawfulness Prop Dev/Use Listed Bldg
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Truro Boscawen And Redannick
- Parish
- Truro
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
- Postcode
- TR1 3EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/06040 Awaiting decision
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Variation of Condition 2 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03876 dated 30th August 2023
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PA26/05466 Granted
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm commencement of works for proposed development approved under PA23/03875 for conversion of Old County Hall to provide student accommodation, associated amenity space, car parking, drainage and landscaping.
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PA26/05291 Granted
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Submission of details to discharge Condition number 6 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03875 dated 30/08/23
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PA26/05225 Granted
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Submission of details to discharge Conditions 4 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03875 dated 30.08.2023
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PA26/00628/PREAPP Decided
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Exception Notice for works to a tree and the felling of two others that are dead
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Cornwall
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 17 August 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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