Pete's Retreat Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NL Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/06018 - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - T1 and T2 - 2 x Ash - Trees to be removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Oct 2026, from Cornwall's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

World heritage site: Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Charlestown 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 ↗
Also on the record
17 listed buildings within 150 m; Special protection area 395 m away: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay; Inside the St Austell built-up area; Priority habitat 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
PL25 3NL
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
A&R Treeworks

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
591decided 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 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15190951
Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
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