The Dell Car Park Grovehill Crescent Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3HP Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05720 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - CPT7 - Leyland Cypress - Linear screen of 16 x mature Cypress trees - To fell and grind stumps of all and replant with 32 x half standard Prunus laurocerasus to form screen. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Falmouth 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 332 m away: Fal & Helford; Inside the Falmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
TR11 3HP
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Falmouth Arwenack
Parish
Falmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
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Agent
Gavin Jones Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 8 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15163150
Planning Portal ref
PP-15163150
Neighbours
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 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