Bickland Water Road Between The Junctions For Prislow Lane And Menehay Farm TR14 7DA Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00397/PREAPP - Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice) Decided

Proposal

Exception notice to fell to ground level 1x mature horse chestnut with cracks at primary union. Remove large failed limb from Cornish hedge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Mar 2026
Closed - advice given
18 Mar 2026

Closed - advice given on 18 Mar 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Camborne (Town Centre) 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Kerrier AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Camborne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice)
Postcode
TR14 7DA
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Falmouth Boslowick
Parish
Falmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Closed - advice given
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cornwall Highways

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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