30 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/07090 - Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Application for tree works in a Conservation Area (CA): T1 - Partial crown reduction (1.5m) and thinning (30%) of a Magnolia tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Cornwall's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 30, St Stephen's Hill
List entry 1196009 · 1 m away · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 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 ↗
Launceston 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: Launceston AQMA
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Scheduled monument 219 m away: Late medieval packhorse bridge 35m north of St Thomas's Church, Newport; Inside the Launceston built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 15 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 2

Last sold for £522,500 in September 2021. Detached house, freehold.

21 September 2021£522,500
1 July 2005£375,000

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

Building

Floor area230 m² (2,476 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, 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
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL15 8HN
Received
around 12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Launceston North And North Petherwin
Parish
Launceston
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
868decided 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.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15288686
Planning Portal ref
PP-15288686
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area (CA), works include re- pollard Magnolia (T1) to pr…
PA22/00383
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
11 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
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2025 Approved
8 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Erection of an extension to the rear of the existing garage to provide additional garage…
PA25/00660
2024 Approved
7 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Listed building consent for external repairs including lead box gutters and flashings and…
PA24/06751
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Riverford House St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Exception notice for works to mature Ash.
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2024 Approved
30A St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Replace existing porch with timber framed structure with the existing balustrade refitted…
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2024 Approved
7 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Listed building consent for external repairs including rainwater goods and wall render, t…
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23 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area for Alder (T1) - remove.
PA24/00768
2024 Approved
5 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Works to trees in a Conservation area (TCA) works to Laurel tree as damaging boundary wal…
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2023 Refused
5 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Listed building consent: Off road parking space with electric vehicle charging point and…
PA23/07189
2023 Refused
5 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Off road parking space with electric vehicle charging point and dropped kerb
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2023 Withdrawn
7 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Pre-application advice for various works to a Grade II Listed Building.
PA23/00719/PREAPP
2023 Refused
5 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Listed Building Consent for creation of one off-road parking space with electric vehicle…
PA23/01660
2023 Refused
5 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Creation of one off-road parking space with electric vehicle charging point and dropped k…
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2022 Withdrawn
St Josephs School St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
To fell dangerous mature Ash tree
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2022 Approved
St Joseph's School 15 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Removal of existing tennis court to create new access road and parking spaces
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2021 Approved
1-3 Horwell Villas Dutson Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 8DJ
Listed building consent for the construction of 1no. new dwelling including minor modific…
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2021 Approved
1-3 Horwell Villas Dutson Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 8DJ
Construction of 1no. new dwelling including minor modification of two stone boundary wall…
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2022 Refused
Riverford House St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Ground Floor and First Floor extension to the rear of property and internal re-modelling.
PA21/11103
2019 Approved
13 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
Single storey rear extension to dwelling with associated works.
PA19/08658
2018 Refused
9 Newport Square Launceston Cornwall PL15 8EL
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2017 Approved
3 St Stephens Hill St Stephens Launceston Cornwall PL15 8HN
To Fell 1 x Willow and 1 x Ash, and Crown reduce Yew all within a conservation area.
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2016 Approved
9 Newport Square Launceston PL15 8EL
Listed building consent for rebuilding of boundary wall to a grade II listed building whi…
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2016 Withdrawn
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Pre-application advice for rebuild of Grade II listed boundary wall which has been demoli…
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2016 Approved
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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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.