25 Boscawen Road Chacewater Truro Cornwall TR4 8JS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02640 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to Tree(s) within a Conservation Area (TCA) Ash. Prune away from both Nos. 25 and 26 by 3m to suitable growth points and remove major deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 55 m away: Chacewater; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Chacewater built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TR4 8JS
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Threemilestone And Chacewater
Parish
Chacewater
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
GREENS (Cornwall) Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 6 days faster than Cornwall's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
846decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cornwall in the last twelve months, from validation. Cornwall decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14872393
Planning Portal ref
PP-14872393
Statutory expiry
1 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cornwall is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #64 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cornwall decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #79 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #28 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #64 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #101 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
1180 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
67 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
194 decided
4,839
Total decisions
363 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.