Planning application
Castle Gotha Porthpean St Austell Cornwall
Works: Extension
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Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building for Agricultural or Forestry use - Proposed agricultural building.
As published by the council, reference PA26/06163
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/06163
- Type
- Agricultural/Forestry prior notification
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
- Parish
- St. Austell Bay
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Cornwall
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
Nicholson Electrical Ltd Agent, registered in Oxford
Active · incorporated 2008 · Oxford
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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 prior approval applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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