Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ
Approved on 9 March 2026
Council decision: S52/S106 and discharge of condition appsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Bespoke fabricated mild steel railing system. Continuous flat bar top rail with welded connections. Solid timber (oak) handrail Polyester powder coated finish Overall height and setting out as shown on Sections AA, FF, GG, LL, MM, NN, OO and Railing Detail drawings.
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Apr
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Royal Cornwall Museum 25 River Street Truro Cornwall TR1 2SJ. Cornwall has handled 4,332 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Cornwall's typical decision time. The site is in the Truro conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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.
96% of conditions 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 2SJ
- Application type
- Discharge of conditions
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Truro
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lavigne Lonsdale
- Architect profile
- LAVIGNE LONSDALE LIMITED
- Agent address
- Angel House Infirmary Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 2JB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14709598
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 26
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Truro
- Listed building: Grade II: County Museum and Library (Royal Institution of Cornwall)On this site · +7 more
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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Apr
Pre-application advice for Interior demolitions, alterations and refurbishment to existing museum building…
PendingPre-Application HBA - Publicly AvailablePA26/00521/PREAPP - 202416 Sep
Reconfiguration of the Museum garden and frontage including pedestrian access enhancements, outdoor seating…
ApprovedFull applicationPA24/07151 - 202416 Sep
Listed Building Consent for the reconfiguration of the Museum garden and frontage including pedestrian access…
ApprovedListed building consentPA24/07152
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