Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre Porthpean St Austell Cornwall PL26 6AZ
Proposal
Siting of 2 no. caravans for staff accommodation, associated development including hardstanding, foul drainage connection and landscaping. Demolition of redundant concrete reservoir structure (part retrospective)
- Received
- 10 March 2025
- Decided
- 14 May 2025 · Approved with conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Mar
- ValidatedValidated10 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 May
- DecidedDecided14 May
Decided in 65 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Porthpean Outdoor Education Centre Porthpean St Austell Cornwall PL26 6AZ. Cornwall has handled 24,955 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Cornwall's median. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Mevagissey And St Austell Bay. We hold 2,236 applications in total for the PL26 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202515 May
Submission of details to discharge BNG condition as set out in under any other additional information in…
S52/S106 and discharge of condition appsDischarge of conditionsPA25/03658 - 202510 Mar
Siting of 2 no. caravans for staff accommodation, associated development including hardstanding, foul…
This applicationApprovedFullPA25/01806
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20241 Aug
Alteration of vehicular access consisting of the creation of hard-surfaced areas for drop-off and collection…
ApprovedFull applicationPA24/06010 - 20241 Feb
Fire reinstatement works to include, provision of replacement external roofing and gable cladding…
ApprovedFull applicationPA24/00328 - 201717 Nov
Pre-application advice to remove the 'camping units' comprising 7 tents and leaders hut and replace with a…
WithdrawnPre-Application Publicly AvailablePA17/03154/PREAPP
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- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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