Venton Vean Trewithen Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4LS Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/03965 - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within a conservation area: Mature Ash tree - reduce the crown by 30 - 40%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Penzance 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Penzance built-up area; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £465,000 in April 2010. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 April 2010£465,000
3 October 1997£135,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TR18 4LS
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Penzance Promenade
Parish
Penzance
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 13 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
825decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14979819
Env. assessment
No
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

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