Smugglers Cottage Manaccan Helston TR12 6HU Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/06496 - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - WT12+ - Large Multistemmed Ash - Reduce 1 large stem weighted towards dwelling to approx 60% of current height and remove branches (stubs to be left to aid stability in event of failure). Arisings to be windrowed below tree (safely). FR1 - Semi-mature Ash - Fell to ground. FR2 and FR3 - Small Ash - Fell or polllard/monolith if possible and safe to do so. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Oct 2026, from Cornwall's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PLAN OF OPERATIONS (FOR TPO TREES) Supporting Information · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ASH DIEBACK TREE SAFETY GUIDANCE Supporting Information · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG SMUGGLERS ASH Photo · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG SMUGGLERS ASH TREE Photo · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG FR1 Photo · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Cornwall National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Public footpath 3 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Special area of conservation 11 m away: Fal & Helford
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.
SSSI 24 m away: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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
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 listed building 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TR12 6HU
Received
around 17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Helston South And Meneage
Parish
Manaccan
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
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 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15232219
Planning Portal ref
PP-15232219
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Kestle Wartha Kestle Manaccan Helston Cornwall TR12 6HU
Extension and alterations to an existing dwelling
PA24/07996
2024 Approved
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Listed Building Consent to install air source heat pump heating systems into 3 of the dom…
PA24/00649
2023 Approved
Farm Building At Kestle Wartha Kestle Wartha Kestle Manaccan Helston Cornwall TR12 6HU
Proposed Barn Conversion and New Car Barn.
PA23/05561
2016 Approved
Kestle Cottage Kestle Manaccan Helston Cornwall TR12 6HU
Submission of details to discharge conditions 3, 4 and 5 in respect of decision notice PA…
PA16/04534
2016 Approved
Kestle Cottage Kestle Manaccan Cornwall TR12 6HU
Provision of new external access steps and change of use of first floor room for use as a…
PA16/01954
2016 Approved
Kestle Cottage Kestle Manaccan Cornwall TR12 6HU
Listed Building consent for provision of new external access steps.
PA16/01955
2016 Withdrawn
Kestle Cottage Kestle Manaccan Helston Cornwall TR12 6HU
Pre-application advice for Listed Building - new external access steps
PA16/00177/PREAPP
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings