Elevated In The Garden Of The Property On The Junction Of The A39 Penstowe Road EX23 9QT Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/00856/PREAPP - Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice) Decided

Proposal

Exception notice for removal of Douglas fir tree and stump Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
✓
Closed - advice given
24 Jul 2026

Closed - advice given on 24 Jul 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area about 55 m away: Kilkhampton; Inside the Kilkhampton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Exception Notice (was 5 Day Notice)
Postcode
EX23 9QT
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Closed - advice given
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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