Castle Green, 4 Castle Terrace, Newcastle Emlyn, SA38 9BD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/10615 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

Tree works in a Conservation Area - 3 x trees to be thinned and pruned, cutting at the most 30% of the foliage to keep the tree in good stead for healing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
5 Mar 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Afon Teifi
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Newcastle Emlyn 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.
Special area of conservation 49 m away: Afon Teifi / River Teifi
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.
Scheduled monument 82 m away: Newcastle Emlyn Castle
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.
SSSI 49 m away: Afon Teifi
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.
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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Castle House, Grade II, 40 m away · 3 Grade II*, 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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 area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
SA38 9BD
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Cenarth and Llangeler
Parish
Newcastle Emlyn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Tree Works in a Conservation Area Granted
Decision date
10 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 158 days from validation, 139 days slower than Carmarthenshire's median of 19 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Carmarthenshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Carmarthenshire decision record →

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.