Cornwall Council approves 93.9% of planning applications, based on 6,212 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. Cornwall sits 6.0 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Cornwall.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 3,610 | 239 | 3,849 | 93.8% |
| Other | 866 | 83 | 949 | 91.3% |
| Listed Building | 421 | 6 | 427 | 98.6% |
| Trees | 382 | 18 | 400 | 95.5% |
| Prior Approval | 290 | 1 | 291 | 99.7% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 209 | 31 | 240 | 87.1% |
| Advertisement | 55 | 1 | 56 | 98.2% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes | 124 | 6 | 130 | 95.4% |
| Padstow | 118 | 6 | 124 | 95.2% |
| Poundstock | 116 | 5 | 121 | 95.9% |
| St Minver And St Endellion | 107 | 3 | 110 | 97.3% |
| Launceston North And North Petherwin | 79 | 6 | 85 | 92.9% |
| Perranporth | 76 | 7 | 83 | 91.6% |
| Roseland | 72 | 7 | 79 | 91.1% |
| Penryn East And Mylor | 70 | 4 | 74 | 94.6% |
| St Ives East | 68 | 3 | 71 | 95.8% |
| Feock And Playing Place | 62 | 8 | 70 | 88.6% |
| St Mawgan And Colan | 65 | 3 | 68 | 95.6% |
| St Issey And St Tudy | 63 | 4 | 67 | 94.0% |
| St Keverne And Meneage | 64 | 3 | 67 | 95.5% |
| Chacewater, Kenwyn And Baldhu | 58 | 8 | 66 | 87.9% |
| Penzance Promenade | 64 | 1 | 65 | 98.5% |
| Altarnun And Stoke Climsland | 62 | 1 | 63 | 98.4% |
| Bude | 59 | 2 | 61 | 96.7% |
| Newlyn And Mousehole | 54 | 5 | 59 | 91.5% |
| Crowan And Wendron | 53 | 5 | 58 | 91.4% |
| Newlyn And Goonhavern | 52 | 6 | 58 | 89.7% |
| Stratton, Kilkhampton And Morwenstow | 53 | 4 | 57 | 93.0% |
| Grenville And Stratton | 55 | 1 | 56 | 98.2% |
| Falmouth Arwenack | 52 | 4 | 56 | 92.9% |
| Wadebridge East And St Minver | 56 | 0 | 56 | 100.0% |
| St Goran, Tregony And The Roseland | 54 | 1 | 55 | 98.2% |
Showing top 25 of 184 wards by volume. Your Pro Report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →Real residential planning decisions from Cornwall council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| PA25/06339 Callington And St Dominic | Proposed extension | Approved |
| PA25/06022 St Stephen-In-Brannel | Erection of a single-storey extension to the South-West elevation of the dwellin | Approved |
| PA25/05772 Mylor, Perranarworthal And Ponsanooth | A new two-storey extension (to replace an existing single storey extension), a s | Approved |
| PA25/05702 Launceston North And North Petherwin | Replacement of two fire damaged dwellings with two new dwellings and repair of f | Approved |
| PA25/06727 Constantine, Mabe And Mawnan | Rear extension to dwelling and solar panels to side-facing roofslope | Approved |
| PA25/06327 Wadebridge West And St Mabyn | New extensions and alterations to an existing detached farmhouse. | Approved |
| PA25/06343 Wadebridge East And St Minver | Proposed ground floor extensions to side and rear, with proposed front porch and | Approved |
| PA25/06268 St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern | Permission in principle for the conversion of an existing agricultural barn into | Refused |
| PA25/05972 Crowan, Sithney And Wendron | Permission in Principle for the conversion of a building into an agricultural wo | Approved |
| PA25/05857 Land's End | Extend into roof space to create additional accommodation supplementary to exist | Approved |
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Based on 6,212 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Cornwall is 93.9%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. However, rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 6,212 planning decisions from Cornwall council. 5,833 were approved and 379 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Cornwall is 93.9%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the PlanningLens free postcode check to get a personalised score.