Mill House Rilla Mill Callington Cornwall PL17 7NT Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/02830 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Tree(s) within a Conservation Area (TCA) dismantle dangerous Beech Tree - unstable Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREEWORKS SPECIFICATION Tree Survey/Report · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 01 BEECH TREE Photographs · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 02 BEECH TREE Photographs · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 03 BEECH TREE Photographs · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 04 BEECH TREE Photographs · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 05 BEECH TREE Photographs · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Rilla Mill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL17 7NT
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Lynher
Parish
Linkinhorne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
NC Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 12 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-14891155
Planning Portal ref
PP-14891155
Statutory expiry
8 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T1 - 3 Cherry trees - Cut back by 80%…
PA25/09134
2022 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA), works include removal of 8 x small ash
PA22/07023
2022 Approved
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area: Felling of a Weeping Ash, Poplar a…
PA22/04178
2022 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area, works to include Tree 2 - Chestnut - to be pollard…
PA22/01307
2020 Approved
Works to tree in a Conservation Area, namely remove Fir tree.
PA20/09400
2019 Approved
Works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely fell one fir tree.
PA19/00030
2017 Approved
Works to trees in a Conservation Area, namely:-G1 - Removal of 1 Cherry, 2 Oak and 3 Beec…
PA17/01561
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Riverdale Rilla Mill Callington Cornwall PL17 7NT
Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area namely removal of 8 (dangerous) tre…
PA24/06246
2021 Approved
Land South Of Riverdale Rilla Mill Cornwall PL17 7NT
Construction of Poly-Tunnel for Domestic/Agricultural purposes within a conservation area
PA21/07956
2021 Approved
Riverdale Rilla Mill Callington Cornwall PL17 7NT
Removal of diseased Alder and removal of English Oak tree
PA21/01323
2019 Approved
8 Highbury Estate Woodland Rise Rilla Mill PL17 7PH
Proposal to erect conservatory at rear.
PA19/06546
2018 Approved
Rilla Mill Village Hall Rilla Mill PL17 7NT
Extension to rear of hall
PA18/00752
2016
Tredowr Rilla Mill Callington Cornwall PL17 7NT
Various works to trees within a Conservation Area (as per schedule provided)
PA16/01122
2016 Approved
Clome Cottage Rilla Mill Callington Cornwall PL17 7NT
Notification of proposed works to trees in a Conservation Area - reduce height of Beech t…
PA16/00020
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings