Malpas, Truro

The Old Quarry is a rare building plot on the edge of Malpas, benefitting from Planning in Principle for a single contemporary home. Enjoying its own private access in addition to a shared entrance, the site sits within a wooded setting that opens up towards the Truro River, offering the chance to design a home that makes the most of its water views, with the village, pub and marina all just a short walk away.

Distances

The Heron Inn – 500 yards; Malpas marina – 535 yards; Boscawen Park, Truro Cricket Club and tennis courts – 1; Truro cathedral – 2.2; Truro School – 2.2; Penair School – 3; Truro High School – 2.8; Truro College – 5.5; Loe Beach Watersports (Feock) – 7.5; Falmouth University (Tremough Campus) – 10.5; Perranporth – 11.5; Mylor Yacht Harbour -  13; Falmouth – 13; Cornwall Airport (Newquay) – 20.5

(All distances are approximate and in miles)

The location

Within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Malpas is a small waterside community providing an enviable lifestyle based around a popular pub, modern village hall, marina and popular walks to St Clement in one direction and Boscawen Park (with its tennis courts, coffee shop, childrens’ play area, lakeside café and cricket club) in the other. It is very hard to think of anywhere this close to Truro that provides such a peaceful and inspiring setting. 

High-quality state and public schooling, along with nurseries and primary schools, are all close by and the centre of Truro, with its national-class Hall for Cornwall, caters for most day-to-day needs. 

Further afield but within a short drive are the exceptional sailing waters of the Fal River, the buzzing university seaside town of Falmouth and the famed surfing beaches on the north coast. And if you need to get to London quickly or fancy a holiday in Portugal, Cornwall’s airport near Newquay is just 20 miles away.

Tenure, planning and material information

Freehold. Planning in Principle reference PA25/06889. Three years from November 2025 to determine a technical details application (stage 2). 

Services: All interested parties are to make their own enquiries to the relevant services authorities and providers with regards to services. We understand from the seller that electricity is connected to the site and that mains water / drainage runs within the road adjacent to the land. 

Agent’s note: the adjacent land within the old quarry and the dilapidated barn is owned by a separate party and subject to Planning in Principle for three detached homes. 

Broadband: Fibre is available in the postcode (source: