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PA26/00058 - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order, Beech Tree, reduce crown to 18m height. Sycamore tree, fell tree to ground. Beech tree, reduce crown to 16m height. Sycamore tree, reduce height of tree to 18m height. Sycamore tree, reduce tree height by 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Approved
23 Feb 2026

Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Peer Sign Off · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 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
Inside the Godolphin Cross 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.

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Important details

Council
Cornwall
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
TR13 9RE
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Porthleven, Breage And Germoe
Parish
Breage
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved with conditions
Decision date
23 Feb 2026
Decision level
Peer Sign Off
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 11 days slower 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
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14597262
Planning Portal ref
PP-14597262
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Exception notice for various works to Pine, Oak and Sycamore (14 trees in total)
PA25/01205/PREAPP
2025 Approved
Works to Tree(s) subject to a preservation order (TPO) 3x Ash trees (T1-3) (Mature) fell…
PA25/07162
2024 Approved
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), works include 1.Sycamore, matu…
PA24/08148
2024 Withdrawn
Exception Notice for Sycamore (T1) - remove large limb with a large lengthways split, tre…
PA24/01442/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception Notice for 10 x Ash trees (T1-T10), (T1) to (T4) and (T6) to (T10) - fell to gr…
PA24/01386/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception Notice for Sycamore, a large limb has split (please see accompanying photo), th…
PA24/01271/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception notice for various works to various trees in the lower woodland and alongside t…
PA24/01189/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to 3 x Sycamore trees
PA24/01112/PREAPP
2024 Approved
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), works include 1. Ash tree, mat…
PA24/04828
2024 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to veteran sycamore in far orchard
PA24/00260/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to mature sycamore in far orchard
PA24/00259/PREAPP
2024 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to fell to the ground 2x Sycamore and 5x Pine trees.
PA24/00248/PREAPP
2024 Approved
Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - 1 - Beech to fell. 2 - Sycamo…
PA24/00252
2023 Withdrawn
5 day Exception Notice - Various tree works to four trees within the Tree Preservation Or…
PA23/01029/PREAPP
2023 Approved
Works to trees under a tree preservation order (TPO): 1-7 (Fraxinus excelsior) Fell. 8 (F…
PA23/05323
2023 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to 2x windblown Willow trees - both trees to be cleared off fo…
PA23/00950/PREAPP
2023 Withdrawn
5 day exception notice for works to fell an elm tree
PA23/00801/PREAPP
2023 Withdrawn
5 day exception notice for works to fell a beech tree
PA23/00796/PREAPP
2023 Withdrawn
5 day exception notice to fell an oak tree
PA23/00799/PREAPP
2023 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to a sycamore tree at roadside of far orchard
PA23/00800/PREAPP
2021 Withdrawn
Emergency works for protected trees
PA21/00614/PREAPP
2020 Withdrawn
Exception notice for works to a tree subject to a tree preservation order: reduction to m…
PA20/02283/PREAPP
2018 Approved
Various tree works.
PA18/05133
2017 Approved
Lime Tilia Cordata - fell because half the tree has fallen down in high winds compromisin…
PA17/10531
2016 Approved
Proposed installation of welcome hut for temporary period of 5 years
PA16/01913
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Little Rosewarne Godolphin Cross Helston TR13 9RE
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2016 Approved
Little Rosewarne Godolphin Cross Helston TR13 9RE
Proposed first floor side extension including rear dormer
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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