Barvyen Barbican Hill East Looe Looe Cornwall PL13 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03159 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T1 - Sycamore - Remove. T2 - Goat Willow - Remove. T3 - Sycamore - Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREEWORKS SPECIFICATION Tree Survey/Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Looe 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 144 m away: Old Guildhall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Golden Guinea Restaurant, Grade II*, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Looe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL13 1BQ
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Looe East And Deviock
Parish
Looe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Empire Tree And Garden Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 9 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-14921551
Planning Portal ref
PP-14921551
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Replacement of four widows in the flat
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Advertisement consent for fascia sign to shop with company name and logo
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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