Hawkins Commercial Vehicles Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell Cornwall PL26 7LB Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05734 - Tree Preservation Order Withdrawn
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) G1, Group of approx 30 Leylandii trees 30ft tall, removal of trees within customer car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Withdrawn
5 Oct 2026

Withdrawn on 5 Oct 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF WTPOZ - WITHDRAWN - TPO Correspondence Out · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Nature recovery project: G7 Legacy; Heritage at risk 76 m away: Chapel Mill, Gwindra Road; Inside the St Stephen built-up area; National infrastructure project 1367 m away: The Trelavour Lithium Project, at pre-application; 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
PL26 7LB
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
St Stephen-In-Brannel
Parish
St. Stephen-in-Brannel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Agent
RPS Maintenance Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15164931
Planning Portal ref
PP-15164931
Statutory expiry
12 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

2024 Approved
Works to remove a Oak Tree (T1) subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
PA24/01205
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Chapel Mill Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell PL26 7LB
Pre-application advice for proposed conservation repairs and consolidation, including rep…
PA25/00147/PREAPP
2025 Approved
Chapel Mill Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell PL26 7LB
Listed Building Consent for Proposed replacement of recently collapsed roof structure, an…
PA25/03682
2025 Approved
Chapel Mill Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell PL26 7LB
Proposed replacement of recently collapsed roof structure and conservation repairs includ…
PA25/03681
2025 Withdrawn
Chapel Mill Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell Cornwall PL26 7LB
orWorks to a tree subject to a Tree Preservation works include On behalf of the Tregargus…
PA25/00078
2021 Approved
Hawkins Commercial Vehicles Gwindra Road St Stephen PL26 7LB
T8 fell, White Poplar, Inappropriate location, potential employee safety risk and vehicle…
PA21/10194
2021 Approved
Hawkins Motors Ltd 57 Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell Cornwall PL26 7LB
Application for Advertisement Consent for the siting of 1 internally illuminated Fascia S…
PA21/05998
2018 Approved
Hawkins Motors Ltd 57 Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell Cornwall PL26 7LB
Proposed Alterations and Extension to Existing Car Showroom Building.
PA17/12277
2016 Approved
59 Gwindra Road St Stephen St Austell Cornwall PL26 7LB
Demolition of existing bungalow and use of land for the display/sales of motor vehicles.
PA16/06943
2016 Refused
51 Gwindra Road St Stephen PL26 7LB
Remove existing front of house block wall 5ft in height, to drop the kerbs as required fo…
PA16/06025
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
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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

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