4 Portherras Terrace Pendeen Penzance Cornwall TR19 7TL Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/06743 - Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T1 - Monterey Cypress - Remove lower limb. T2 - Stone Pine - Remove major deadwood throughout lower and upper crown. Remove broken, damaged and dangerous branches from both trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Cornwall's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF TREE WORKS Supporting Information · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE 1 MONTEREY CYPRESS Photographs · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE 1 STONE PINE Photo · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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.
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 ↗
Pendeen 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.
Public footpath 16 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.
Heritage coast: Penwith
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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
1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 456 m away: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI; Inside the Pendeen 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.

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (32 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, 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
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TR19 7TL
Received
around 29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Land's End
Parish
St. Just
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Cornwall usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1046 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

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 Portherras Terrace Pendeen Penzance Cornwall TR19 7TL
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PA25/08206
2025 Approved
17 Portherras Villas Pendeen Penzance Cornwall TR19 7TJ
Works a to Tree within a Conservation Area (TCA) - Ash - Dismantle to ground
PA25/03933
2022 Approved
Portherras Villas Pendeen Penzance Cornwall TR19 7TJ
Tree works to multiple trees within a conservation area. Please refer to schedule of work…
PA22/02868
2021 Approved
The Nook Land East Of 12 Portherras Terrace Pendeen Cornwall
Erection of a dwelling (Alterations to previous approval PA17/10849)
PA20/11463
2020 Withdrawn
3 Portherras Terrace Pendeen Penzance Cornwall TR19 7TL
5 day exception notice for emergency works to fell two Cupressus which are dangerous and…
PA20/00561/PREAPP
2017 Approved
Land To North Of Portherras Terrace Pendeen Cornwall
Proposed construction of a stable block and change of agricultural land to equestrian use
PA17/12230
2017 Approved
Land East Of 12 Portherras Villas Pendeen Cornwall
Re-submission of Withdrawn Application No. PA17/05903 dated 19th September 2017 for a rev…
PA17/10849
2017 Withdrawn
Land East Of 12 Portherras Villas Pendeen TR19 7TJ
Pre application advice for a revised design to an existing approved Planning Application…
PA17/02592/PREAPP
2017 Refused
Land E Of Tamarisk St Ives Road Pendeen Cornwall
Construction of stable block and hay barn, with associated hardstanding area
PA17/07220
2017 Withdrawn
Land East Of 12 Portherras Villas Pendeen TR19 7TJ
This Application is for a revised design to an existing approved Planning Application PA1…
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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

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.