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Proposed temporary siting and operations of pilot direct lithium extraction plant and ancillary supporting infrastructure, including mobile offices, maintenance workshop and storage containers for a period of five years

Lithium Exploration Office United Downs Industrial Park St Day Redruth Cornwall TR16 5HY

DecidedReference: PA26/02361Cornwall Council

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Lithium Exploration Office United Downs Industrial Park St Day Redruth Cornwall TR16 5HY

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Full application
Received
Not published
Validated
27 May 2026
Determination deadline
22 Jul 2026
Local authority
Cornwall Council

Application overview

Proposed temporary siting and operations of pilot direct lithium extraction plant and ancillary supporting infrastructure, including mobile offices, maintenance workshop and storage containers for a period of five years

Proposal details

Reference
PA26/02361
Alternative references
PP-14840029
Ward
Lanner, Stithians And Gwennap
Parish
Gwennap

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Documents 24 of 24

DocumentPublishedAction
DELEGATED OFFICER REPORTOfficer Report11 Sept 2026View
ACFULZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVALDecision Notice · PDF11 Sept 2026View
UPDATED NOISE ASSESSMENTAssessment - Noise Impact · PDF23 Jul 2026View
PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTAssessment - Land Contamination · PDF7 Jul 2026View
EARepresentations Received · PDF17 Jun 2026View
MAIN OFFICE AND WORKSHOP SOUTH, EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Elevations · PDF27 May 2026View
MAIN OFFICE FLOOR PLANPlan - Proposed Floor · PDF27 May 2026View
UNIT 2 WATER TREATMENT PLANT FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Mixed · PDF27 May 2026View
CORE SHED SOUTH, WEST AND EAST ELEVATIONS FOR RETENTIONPlan - Proposed Elevations · PDF27 May 2026View
STORE FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Mixed · PDF18 May 2026View
LOCATION PLANPlan - Site Location · PDF13 May 2026View
MAIN OFFICE AND WORKSHOP NORTH AND WEST ELEVATIONSELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Elevations · PDF13 May 2026View
SITE LAYOUT PLANPlan - Proposed · PDF13 May 2026View
UNIT 3 AND OPERATIONS OFFICE FLOOR PLAN, SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Mixed · PDF13 May 2026View
UNIT 4 AND 5 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSPlan - Proposed Mixed · PDF13 May 2026View
CORE SHED FLOOR PLANPlan - Proposed Floor · PDF13 May 2026View
UNIT 1 FLOOR PLAN, ELEVATIONS AND 3D ILLUSTRATIONSPlan - Proposed Mixed · PDF13 May 2026View
SUMMARY PLANNING STATEMENT INCL TRAVEL PLAN STATEMENTStatement - Planning · PDF8 May 2026View
APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF8 Apr 2026View
NOISE ASSESSMENTAssessment - Noise Impact · PDF8 Apr 2026View
MINING ACTIVITY MAPAssessment - Land Contamination · PDF8 Apr 2026View
GEOTECHNICAL REPORTAssessment - Land Contamination · PDF8 Apr 2026View
ECOLOGY REPORT TRIGGER TABLEEcology Report Trigger Table · PDF8 Apr 2026View
PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS OF MARCH 2026Photographs · PDF8 Apr 2026View

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  1. Application Validated Date

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  5. Determination Deadline

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  6. Decision Issued Date

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Decision & conditions

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ACFULZ - CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
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