68 St Nicholas Street Bodmin Cornwall PL31 1AG Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/01084/PREAPP - Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice) Refused

Proposal

Exception Notice to pollard at 20 ft on large ash tree suffering with ADB to retain size and promote regrowth. Removal of small ash next to it as it is also suffering with ash dieback and is one sided. Both trees are in falling distance of houses and outbuildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 23 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
29 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Bodmin 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Bodmin
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 301 m away: Bodmin Beacon
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bodmin built-up area; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £246,500 in January 2004. Detached house, freehold.

21 January 2004£246,500
10 November 2000£105,000

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

Building

Floor area103 m² (1,109 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, 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
Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice)
Postcode
PL31 1AG
Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Bodmin St Petroc
Parish
Bodmin
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Application required
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 31 days faster than Cornwall's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 12% 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 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

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.