1 Bellair House Bellair Road Madron Penzance Cornwall TR20 8SP Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00885/PREAPP - Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice) Decided

Proposal

Exception notice for removal of Elm trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Closed - advice given
4 Aug 2026

Closed - advice given on 4 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Bellair House
List entry 1143590 · 4 m from the pin · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 32 Grade II)
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 ↗
Madron Churchtown 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 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
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.
Scheduled monument 94 m away: Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church
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 ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 291 m away: Cornwall.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
TR20 8SP
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval And Heamoor
Parish
Madron
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Closed - advice given
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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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