DETACHED FORMER SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CONVERSION
Planning permission granted for conversion into a stylish individual home.
Proposed accommodation: Four bedrooms, master with en suite, kitchen, living and dining area,
two bathrooms, utility and first floor mezzanine library.
Enclosed garden with driveway and parking for two cars. Additional small parcel of land.
An extremely rare opportunity. Further details available from the sole agents.

General Comments - The Former Sunday School currently comprises a very attractive detached traditional stone building that is thought to have been built around 1875. It is located in a very quiet rural position and is surrounded by countryside yet is within easy reach of Chacewater, Scorrier and the A30 for quick commuting. Planning permission was granted by Cornwall Council on the 30th January 2023 - Planning Reference Number PA22/06616 for "Conversion of existing former Sunday School building into residential dwelling". The proposed accommodation is for four bedrooms, the master has an en suite, open plan kitchen, dining and living room, two bathrooms, utility and mezzanine library. The planning permission includes a ground floor extension. Outside is an enclosed garden, parking and a corner of the adjoining field will be included in the sale. The site extends to approximately 0.25 of an acre.

History - Wheal Busy, sometimes called Great Wheal Busy and in its early years known as Chacewater Mine. During the 18th century the mine produced enormous amounts of copper ore and was very wealthy, but from the later 19th century onwards was not profitable. There were probably mine workings in the area of Wheal Busy since the 16th century, but it was not until the 1720s that the mine started to produce large amounts of copper ore. The mine was located in what was known at the time as "the richest square mile on Earth". During its life it produced over 100,000 tons of copper ore.

Location - Wheal Busy is a small hamlet located in a very convenient setting on the western side of Truro, just outside Chacewater. Chacewater which has excellent village facilities. has a great sense of community with many village organisations and activities which are held throughout the year. The location offers easy access to the A30 via Scorrier and further amenities can be found in Truro which is renowned for its excellent shopping centre, fine selection of restaurants, bars, private and state schools and main line railway link to London (Paddington). The Hall for Cornwall is also a popular venue providing all year round entertainment and other cultural facilities include the Royal Cornwall Museum and the historic Cathedral.

Conditions - 1 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.
Reason: In accordance with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and
Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).
2 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the plans listed below under the heading "Plans Referred to in Consideration of this Application".
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3 No development, other than demolition of any buildings or structures, shall commence until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This assessment must be undertaken by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner, in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Land contamination risk management (LCRM), (or equivalent British Standard and Land contamination risk management if replaced), and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The assessment shall include: a) a survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination; b) the potential risks to: human health; property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets,
woodland and service lines and pipes; adjoining land; ground waters and surface waters; ecological systems; and archaeological sites and ancient monuments.
Reason: To ensure that the health risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with the aims and intentions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 with specific reference to paragraphs 174, 183, 184 and 185 and Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Adopted November 2016. A pre-commencement condition is required in this case because it is essential to establish before any works takes place the nature and extent of any ground contamination in order to safeguard the health of workers taking part in the development of the site and to ensure the appropriate design and subsequent safe occupation of the development. 4 No development shall take place where (following the risk assessment) land affected by contamination is found which poses risks identified as unacceptable in the risk assessment, until a detailed remediation scheme shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include an appraisal of remediation options, identification of the preferred option(s), the proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, and a description and programme of the works to be undertaken including the verification plan. The remediation scheme shall be sufficiently detailed and thorough to ensure that upon completion the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to its intended use.
Reason: To ensure that the health risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with the aims and intentions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 with specific reference to paragraphs 174, 183, 184 and 185 and Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Adopted November 2016. A pre-commencement condition is required in this case because it is essential to establish before any works takes place the nature and extent of any ground contamination in order to safeguard the health of workers taking part in the development of the site and to ensure the appropriate design and subsequent safe occupation of the development.
5 The approved remediation scheme in condition 4 shall be carried out and upon completion a verification report by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the development [or relevant phase of development] is occupied.
Reason: To ensure that the health risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with the aims and intentions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 with specific reference to paragraphs 174, 183, 184 and 185 and Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Adopted November 2016 development of the site and to ensure the appropriate design and subsequent safe occupation of the development.
4 No development shall take place where (following the risk assessment) land affected by contamination is found which poses risks identified as unacceptable in the risk assessment, until a detailed remediation scheme shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include an appraisal of remediation options, identification of the preferred option(s), the proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, and a description and programme of the works to be undertaken including the verification plan. The remediation scheme shall be sufficiently detailed and thorough to ensure that upon completion the site will not qualify as contaminated
land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to its intended use.
Reason: To ensure that the health risks from land contamination to the future
users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with the aims and intentions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 with specific reference to paragraphs 174, 183, 184 and 185 and Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Adopted November 2016. A pre-commencement condition is required in this case because it is essential to establish before any works takes place the nature and extent of any ground contamination in order to safeguard the health of workers taking part in the development of the site and to ensure the appropriate design and subsequent safe occupation of the development.
5 The approved remediation scheme in condition 4 shall be carried out and upon completion a verification report by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the development [or relevant phase of development] is occupied.
Reason: To ensure that the health risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with the aims and intentions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 with specific reference to paragraphs 174, 183, 184 and 185 and Policy 16 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Adopted November 2016
6 Before any of the development hereby permitted is brought into use the parking areas shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with approved drawing no. 10 C and the said areas shall not thereafter be obstructed or used for any other purpose.
Reason: To ensure adequate parking and turning facilities off the adjoining highway and in accordance with the aims and intentions of Policies 12, 13 and 27 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 201-2030, Policies QD8 of the Chacewater Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2030 and paragraph 110 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021.
7 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any order revoking, re-enacting or modifying that Order), no development within Classes A, B, C, D and E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the said Order shall be carried out without an express grant of planning permission, namely: The enlargement, improvement or other alteration of the dwellinghouse; The enlargement of the dwellinghouse consisting of an addition or alteration to its roof; Any other alterations to the roof of the dwellinghouse; The erection or construction of a porch outside any external door of a dwellinghouse; The provision within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse of any building or enclosure, swimming or other pool required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, or the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of such a building or enclosure. Reason: In the interests of the visual amenities and character of the site, identified as a non-designated heritage asset, and wider locality within the World Heritage Site and the setting to the nearby listed Wheal Busy Chapel, in accordance with Policies 2, 12, 23 and 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030, Policies HE1, HE3, HE7, LGOS1 and LGOS5 of the Chacewater Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2030 and paragraphs 130, 174 and 203 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021.
8 No works shall be undertaken to introduce the replacement external finishes and materials to the existing building and rear extension hereby permitted until full details of the following elements have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include: - the slate for the roofing to the former Sunday School, building to confirm the slate type, source, size(s), means of laying, coursing and fixture; - the ridge tiles to the roof to confirm the colour, profile and means of fixture;
- the vertical corrugated sheet metal cladding to the rear extension to confirm the profile, colour and means of fixture. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter Reason: To safeguard the character of this traditional former Sunday School rural
building, identified as a non-designated heritage asset, which lies in a prominent and sensitive context with the World Heritage Site and in accordance with the aims and intentions of paragraphs 130, 174 and 203 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021, Policies 12, 23 and 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030 and Policies HE1, HE3, HE5, LGOS5, QD1 and QD3 of the Chacewater Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2030.
9 The development shall proceed in accordance with the recommendations outlined within section 6 of the submitted Ecological Impact Assessment Report, dated September 2022 and prepared by Darwin Ecology.
Reason: In order to avoid adverse impacts to protected species and valued environmental habitats in the vicinity, in accordance with Policy 23 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010 - 2030, Policy BIO4 of the Chacewater Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018 - 2030 and paragraphs 174 and 180 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021.
10 Before the development hereby permitted is commenced, details of the proposed height, siting, appearance and construction of all boundary treatments (means of enclosure) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved boundary treatment (means of enclosure) shall be completed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development (or the use hereby approved is commenced) and notice shall be given to the Local Planning Authority when the approved scheme has been completed. The boundary treatment (means of enclosure) shall not thereafter be altered or removed, other than by necessary replacement.
Reason: To safeguard the character of this traditional former Sunday School rural building, identified as a non-designated heritage asset, which lies in a prominent and sensitive context with the World Heritage Site and in accordance with the aims and intentions of paragraphs 130, 174 and 203 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021, Policies 12, 23 and 24 of the Cornwall Local Plan Strategic Policies 2010-2030 and Policies HE1, HE3, HE5, LGOS5, QD1 and QD3 of the Chacewater Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2030. This pre commencement condition is considered necessary in order to ensure that full details of the essential landscape infrastructure to enclose the site are agreed at
the outset with existing traditional hedges being retained.

Services - It is believed that services are close by but purchasers should satisfy themselves of this.

Viewing - Strictly by Appointment through the Agents Philip Martin, 9 Cathedral Lane, Truro, TR1 2QS. Telephone:[use Contact Agent Button] or 3 Quayside Arcade, St. Mawes, Truro TR2 5DT. Telephone[use Contact Agent Button].

Directions - From Truro proceed out on the A390 passing the Treliske hospital onto the dual carriageway passing Threemilestone to the next roundabout signposted to Chacewater. Pass through the village of Chacewater and after approximately a mile take the next turning right signposted to Wheal Busy. Follow this road for approximately one mile and look out for the turning on the right signposted Wheal Busy Chapel. Drive past the Chapel and The Former Sunday School is located on the right.

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