Cornwall Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cornwall Council decided more than 9,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cornwall Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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3 November 2026 · Approved
Affordable Housing Scheme for 13No (Social Rent) Dwellings.
Land North West Of Hendra Close Darite Cornwall PL14 5FT · PA26/04303
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3 November 2026 · Approved
Land Off Halt Road St Newlyn East · PA25/01741
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11 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of St Minver Cricket Ground Menefreda Way St Minver Wadebridge Cornwall · PA26/01102
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2 September 2026 · Approved
Bears Down Wind Farm St Eval Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 7TA · PA23/10324
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Construction of 11 dwellings and associated works (affordable and open market)
Land North East Of The Lamb And Flag Canonstown Cornwall TR27 6LU · PA25/03275
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17 August 2026 · Approved
Proposed affordable housing development of 40 dwellings and related infrastructure works
Land East Of Greenbank Connor Downs Cornwall TR27 5DY · PA25/06083
Figures for Cornwall Council
| Applications decided | more than 9,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 800 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2018 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 200plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cornwall Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: (i) whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, taking account of the Council’s spatial strategy and access to services and facilities; (ii) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) the effect of the proposed development on the supply of agricultural land.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan and access to services and facilities; • The effect of…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.