Planning application
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Truro Boscawen And Redannick
- Parish
- Truro
- Postcode
- TR1 3EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026.
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PA26/05466 Awaiting decision
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 Decided
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 Decided
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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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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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
Decided Conditions 6 docs -
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
Decided Conditions 4 docs -
Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
83% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct
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.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 23 docs -
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
Decided Trees 3 docs -
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Land At Treyew Road Truro (Phase 1)
94% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug
Submission of details to discharge Condition numbers 4 (Tree Protection Plan), 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 11 (Demolition Method Statement) in respect of Decision Notice PA25/02228 dated 20/03/25
Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition Trees 4 docs
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