Torpoint Library And Former Police Station Site Fore Street Torpoint PL11 2AG
Approved on 16 December 2025
Council decision: Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for Demolition of existing library, erection of replacement library/community hub, public open space and up to 14 dwellings and associated means of access only (all other matters reserved)
- Received
- 19 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Torpoint
- Agent
- Devon & Cornwall Planning Consultants Ltd
- ReceivedReceived19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Dec
- DecidedDecided16 Dec
Decided in 88 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Torpoint Library And Former Police Station Site Fore Street Torpoint PL11 2AG. Cornwall has handled 6,901 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 6 weeks longer than Cornwall's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Torpoint. We hold 137 applications in total for the PL11 postcode area.
86% of outline 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
- PL11 2AG
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 14
- Parish
- Torpoint
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Devon & Cornwall Planning Consultants Ltd
- Agent address
- 3 Stoke Damerel Business Centre 5 Church Street Stoke Plymouth PL3 4DT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 24 October 2025
- Site notice start
- 22 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 12 November 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14302255
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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