Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm commencement of works for proposed development approved under PA23/03875 for conversion of Old County Hall to provide student accommodation, associated amenity space, car parking, drainage and landscaping.
- Received
- 14 August 2026
- Decided
- 17 August 2026 · Granted (CAADs, PIPs and LUs only)
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- ReceivedSubmitted14 Aug
- ValidatedValidated14 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided17 Aug
Decided in 3 days
This is a planning application at Old County Hall Station Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3EX. 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 3 days, 7 weeks quicker than Cornwall's median. The site is in the Truro conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 375 applications in total for the TR1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202614 Aug
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm commencement of works for proposed development approved under PA23/03875
This applicationApprovedApplicationPA26/05466 - 202614 Aug
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm commencement of works approved under Listed Building Consent PA23/03876
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsidePA26/05474
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Oct
Conversion of Old County Hall to provide student accommodation, associated amenity space, car parking…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)PA26/06070 - 202628 Aug
Variation of Condition 2 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03876
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)PA26/06040 - 20265 Aug
Submission of details to discharge Condition number 6 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03875
S52/S106 and discharge of condition appsDischarge of conditionsPA26/05291 - 202627 Jul
Submission of details to discharge Conditions 4 in respect of Decision Notice PA23/03875
S52/S106 and discharge of condition appsDischarge of conditionsPA26/05225 - 202620 May
Exception Notice for works to a tree and the felling of two others that are dead
ApprovedException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA26/00628/PREAPP
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 (21)
flood storage 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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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