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Mount Hawke, Truro

Key Features

  • Class Q Permission PA26/01837
  • For 3 bedroom single storey dwelling
  • Semi rural location
  • Backing to farmland
  • Overlooking fields
  • Walking distance to the village
  • No Chain
  • Chance to create a unique home
  • 2 miles from the beach
  • Outskirts of popular village

Description

Occupying a wonderful semi rural position on the outskirts of the ever popular village of Mount Hawke, this detached barn offers a tremendous opportunity to create a unique and individual home. The barn backs onto farmland and has planning (PA26/01837) under permitted development within the class Q classification the barn has the benefit of electricity and water to the site. The plans are for a 3 bedroom single storey dwelling and further information and plans can be viewed using the planning reference on the Cornwall Council Planning Portal.

A small wooded copse and further small triangular field corner may possibly be available by separate negotiation.

Located along a partly tarmacadum and partly unmade lane, there are numerous walks available straight from the door including Park Shady just a few hundred metres away.

The village contains three local shops (one with Post Office facility) primary school with excellent reputation, Doctors surgery, and the ever popular Canteen cafe and village hub. The nearby village of St Agnes (2 miles) has an extensive array of facilities along with access to Trevaunance and Chapel Porth Coves. Meanwhile, The large sandy beach at Porthtowan, popular with surfers and bathers alike is again 2 miles distant.

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INFORMATION:

The proposal constitutes permitted development as defined under Class Q, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and may therefore be carried out providing that it is wholly in accordance with the submitted details and conditions.

Please note that the proposed development set out in this application is liable for a charge under the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended).

The development hereby permitted must be completed within a period of three years from the date of this decision in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 3, paragraph Q.2(4) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended. 19 May 2026

A public footpath passes alongside the left (Northern) boundary and continues into the farmland behind and ultimately into Mount Hawke.

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax Band: TBC once built.

EPC: NA

Broadband: Ultrafast 1800 Mbps 220 Mbps   (Source: Ofcom Broadband Checker)

Mobile Signal: Indoor: Limited/Likely; Outdoor: Likely (Source: Ofcom – EE, Three, O2, Vodafone)

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-28

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Yes
Private Rights of Way
Yes
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 78% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Limited NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Mount Hawke Academy770 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    241
    Type
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  • Blackwater Community Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    128
    Type
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  • St Agnes Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    386
    Type
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  • Treleigh Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    314
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Mithian School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    73
    Type
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Secondary

  • Redruth School3.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,433
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Pool Academy4.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    714
    Type
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  • Richard Lander School5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,561
    Type
    Community school
  • Camborne Science and International Academy6.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,751
    Type
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  • Penair School8.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,223
    Type
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* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - St Agnes, St Agnes2 miles
Spar Elite Garage Scorrier, Scorrier2.2 miles
Aldi Redruth, Redruth2.8 miles

GP surgery

St. Agnes Surgery2.1 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2 miles

Hospital

Camborne Redruth Community Hospital3.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field480 metres

Walking trail

South West Coast Path1.1 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Redruth Rail Station3.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Henley Drive501 metres

Typical drive times

Penryn26 min · 13 miles
Redruth15 min · 4.9 miles
Camborne20 min · 9.8 miles
Truro (city)19 min · 10 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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