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The Sail Loft Western Approaches Trenoweth Mabe Burnthouse Penryn Cornwall TR10 9JH

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA26/05968 Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing

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Proposal

Certificate of lawful development namely existing use of a building as a residential dwelling (The Sail Loft).

As published by the council, reference PA26/05968

Application record

Reference
PA26/05968
Type
Cert Lawful Use/Development - existing
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Constantine, Mabe And Mawnan
Parish
Mabe
Postcode
TR10 9JH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 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

Laurence Associates Agent, registered in Cambridge

Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · Cambridge

265 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 81% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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