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40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS

PA25/06290Full applicationApproved
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Approved on 26 January 2026

Council decision: Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the building's character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to the principal elevation, amendments to the rear fenestration, and the removal of a modern metal staircase.

Received
22 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 126 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS. Cornwall has handled 24,959 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 11 weeks longer than Cornwall's typical decision time. The site is in the Truro conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Truro Moresk And Trehaverne. We hold 395 applications in total for the TR1 postcode area.

94% of full applications at Cornwall Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TR1 2NS
Application type
Full application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Truro

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2025
Consultation expiry
23 October 2025
Target decision date
17 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 October 2025
Site notice start
2 October 2025
Site notice end
23 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14262798
Documents
12
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Truro
  • Listed building: Grade II: 40, Lemon StreetOn this site · +7 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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