40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS
Proposal
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic modifications, while enhancing the layout and accessibility for modern office use. External works include improvements to rear landscaping and the removal of a modern metal staircase
- Received
- 13 August 2026
- Decided
- 8 October 2026 · Approved with conditions
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Truro Moresk And Trehaverne
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated13 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application at 40 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2NS. Cornwall has handled 51,204 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 3 days longer than Cornwall's median. 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 107 applications across Truro Moresk And Trehaverne. We hold 375 applications in total for the TR1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202613 Aug
Proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing previous unsympathetic…
This applicationApprovedApplicationPA26/05459 - 202613 Aug
Listed Building Consent for proposed internal alterations to reinstate the buildings character by reversing…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA26/05460
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Truro
- 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.
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