Planning application
Michaelmas House Troan Summercourt Newquay Cornwall TR8 5DG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the conversion of an existing single-storey building on an established agrcultural unit to three dwelling houses (two 2-bedroom and one 3-bedroom).
As published by the council, reference PA26/06620
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/06620
- Type
- Prior Approval Agri Build to Dwelling
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Dennis And St Enoder
- Parish
- St. Enoder
- Postcode
- TR8 5DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by Cornwall
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 November 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
Ben White Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Truro
Active · incorporated 2016 · Truro
60 applications on PlanIndex · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 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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