Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03635 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - Penlee Park - T1871 - Myrtle, T2 - Escallonia, T74 - Holly, T224 - Rowan, T222 - Palm and T223 - Elm - Remove. T226 - Birch, T218 - Monterey Cypress, T219 - Lime, T1893 - Ilex Oak and T1904 Copper Beech - Raise canopy and epicormics to 3m. T3 Canary Palm - Prune off 50% of foliage or install a prop to support leaning stem. Football Ground - T1 - Eucalyptus - Remove deadwood around tree of over 100mm diameter. G158 Elm - Remove 2 northern stems. T2 - Sycamore - Prune 1m clear of fencing. T4 - Elm, T5 - Sycamore and T106 - Evergreen Oak - Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Penzance 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 64 m away: Market cross
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 ↗
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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Penzance School of Art and Library, Grade II, about 36 m from the postcode pin · 13 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
Registered park or garden about 160 m away: Morrab Gardens; Inside the Penzance 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
TR18 4HE
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Penzance Promenade
Parish
Penzance
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
868decided 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-14965706
Planning Portal ref
PP-14965706
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Within ~100m

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Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
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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
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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