Church Of St Mary Magdalene Church Street Launceston Cornwall PL15 8AW Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/05124 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Tree(s) within a Conservation Area (TCA)1 x Yew Crown lift lower branches to 1.85m overhanging footway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DREPORT DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF NTTCAZ - DECIDED NOT TO MAKE A TPO Correspondence Out · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 01 YEW TREE Photographs · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 02 YEW TREE Photographs · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 03 YEW TREE Photographs · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 04 YEW TREE Photographs · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO 05 YEW TREE Photographs · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade I listed: Church of St Mary Magdalene
List entry 1280301 · 3 m away · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 27 m away: Medieval churchyard cross-head and medieval cross-shaft in St Mary Magdalene's churchyard
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
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 Launceston built-up area; Heritage at risk 95 m away: 13, High Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
PL15 8AW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Launceston South
Parish
Launceston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Agent
Langore Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 7 days faster than Cornwall's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% 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 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15103996
Planning Portal ref
PP-15103996
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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

2017 Approved
Notification of proposed works to a tree in a conservation area -Felling of one Yew
PA17/00061
Within ~100m

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Cornwall
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#28 of 296 councils
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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