Millwood House Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05962 - Tree Preservation Order Withdrawn
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order(TPO) 3 x Sycamores . Either full removal to base or if suitable we would like to monolith x1 Sycamore down to a suitable height with no fall risk . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Withdrawn
23 Oct 2026

Withdrawn on 23 Oct 2026 · Other (eg Withdrawn) · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF WTPOZ - WITHDRAWN - TPO Correspondence Out · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE LOCATION EMAIL Correspondence In · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 1 Photo · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 2 Photo · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 3 Photo · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO 4 Photo · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 02 SYCAMORE TREE 1 Photographs · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 03 SYCAMORE TREE 2 Photographs · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 01 SYCAMORE TREE 3 Photographs · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Public footpath 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the St Austell built-up area; Air quality management area 8 m away: AQMA Area 5 - St Austell; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £684,000 in August 2014. Detached house, freehold.

12 August 2014£684,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area275 m² (2,960 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
PL25 3NP
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Other (eg Withdrawn)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Geoff Ham Tree Services

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186397
Planning Portal ref
PP-15186397
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for tree works within a TPO area: Crownlift of Sycamore over highway, letter…
PA25/06282
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Venetian Healthcare Ltd 181 Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP
New build two-storey extension to the existing care home, and localised tree removals
PA25/02116
2024 Approved
Woodland Between Penrice Academy And Mill Lane Charlestown Road St Austell PL25 3NR
Works to Tree(s) covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - Ash - T1 - T7 and T9 - Full…
PA24/08182
2024 Approved
181 Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP
Works to trees subject to a tree preservation order TPO - Large Leaved Lime - upto a 3m r…
PA24/05351
2021 Approved
181 Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP
Works to trees namely:- row of 5 Lime (G1), Crown lift to three metres retaining the larg…
PA21/06714
2019 Refused
Land Off Mill Lane Charlestown Road Charlestown Cornwall
Residential Dwelling to include associated site works and alteration/formation of vehicul…
PA19/08174
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent To Mill Lane Between Penrice School And Mill Lane Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NR
Works to trees, mature Sycamore with a large cavity that needs reducing to ease the wind…
PA20/03271
2020 Approved
Trees East Of Penrice Academy Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NR
Exception notice for works to trees subject to a tree preservation order.
PA20/00040/PREAPP
2018 Approved
Penrice Academy Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NR
Erection of timber building
PA18/04747
2017 Approved
181 Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell PL25 3NP
Fell 1x mature Beech along the main drive with large fruiting bodies around the base iden…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.