18 Falmouth Road Truro Cornwall TR1 2HX Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03415 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees within a conservation area: Reduce the crown of an Atlas Cedar tree (T1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Self Sign Off (Area Team) · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Truro 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: AQMA 6 - Truro
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 ↗
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
Nearest: Farley House, Grade II, 40 m away · 1 Grade II*, 12 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.
Show all 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Truro built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
TR1 2HX
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Truro Boscawen And Redannick
Parish
Truro
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Evolve Tree Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 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
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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 3 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14944606
Planning Portal ref
PP-14944606
Statutory expiry
29 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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

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