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PA26/04081 - Trees in a Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
Works to Tree(s) within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T3 - Monterey Cypress and T2 and T4 - Scots Pine: Fell. T1 Monterey Cypress: no works. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 11
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Victoria Terrace and Garden Wall, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 9 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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- 3 mVictoria Terrace and Garden WallGrade II
- 49 mVictoria TerraceGrade II
- 58 mVictoria TerraceGrade II
- 65 mRoseland CottageGrade II
- 67 mVictoria TerraceGrade II
- 69 mBoatmens ShelterGrade II
- 72 mPortscatho United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- 99 mThe AnchorageGrade II
- 144 mLaburnum CottageGrade II
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.
Portscatho 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.
Heritage coast: The Roseland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Special area of conservation about 31 m away: Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay
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.
St. Mawes to Cremyll about 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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.
SSSI about 128 m away: Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Portscatho 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. 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, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 37 days. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one35d
Council37d
UK36d
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 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15008102
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15008102
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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3 The Quay Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HF
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21 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Listed building consent for retrospective installation of two new windows within north el…
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21 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Installation of two new windows within north elevation and repositioning of Air Source He…
2023
Approved
Anchorage Cottage 23B The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Listed Building Consent for:- Demolition of unstable stone retaining wall, replacement wi…
2022
Withdrawn
21 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Historic Building pre application advice for proposed refurbishment and improvement works.
2022
Approved
21 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Submission of details to discharge Condition 5 in respect of Decision Notice PA22/05791 d…
2022
Approved
21 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
Submission of details to discharge Conditions 3, 4 and 6 in respect of Decision Notice PA…
2022
Approved
Post Office 2 The Quay Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HF
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 in respect of decision PA21/02017 dated 28…
2022
Approved
21 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
Listed building consent for proposed internal alterations and refurbishment works
2022
Approved
21 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
Proposed internal alterations and refurbishment works
2021
Refused
Post Office 2 The Quay Portscatho TR2 5HF
Change of use of ground floor from retail to residential, and associated works
2019
Approved
17 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
Listed building consent for internal alterations to existing building as well as new smal…
2019
Approved
The Anchorage 23 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
Listed Building Consent for the partial demolition and rebuilding of a collapsed stone bo…
2019
Approved
The Anchorage 23 The Lugger Portscatho Cornwall TR2 5HE
The partial demolition and rebuilding of a collapsed stone boundary wall within the curti…
2018
Refused
2 The Quay Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HF
Change of use of ground floor from retail to residential use, and associated works
2018
Withdrawn
17 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Pre application advice for single storey rear extension with internal alterations
2018
Approved
17 The Lugger Portscatho TR2 5HE
Listed Building consent for internal alterations to existing building as well as a small…
2018
Approved
17 The Lugger Portscatho TR2 5HE
Internal alterations to existing building as well as a small ground floor garden room
2016
Approved
2 The Quay (The Former Post Office) Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HF
Change of use of ground floor of building from shop (former post office) to residential u…
2016
Withdrawn
17 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Pre-application advice for Listed Building - single storey rear extension, with internal…
2016
Withdrawn
17 The Lugger Portscatho Truro Cornwall TR2 5HE
Pre-application advice for Listed Building - single storey rear extension, with internal…
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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
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