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

PA26/05646 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to a tree in a Conservation Area for Sycamore (T3), 1.5 metre crown reduction and a 30% crown thin, to improve light penetration and reduce sail effect. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDOWNERS PERMISSION Supporting Information · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH 1 Photo · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH 2 Photo · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH 3 Photo · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG SUPPORTING PHOTOS Photo · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG SUPPORTING PHOTOS Photo · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG SUPPORTING PHOTOS Photo · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Information · 13 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 ↗
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
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; 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
PL25 3NL
Received
around 24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
A&R Treeworks

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 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
841decided 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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155606
Planning Portal ref
PP-15155606
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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