Planning application
Street Record Duporth Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order for T1, Ash (T17 of C2/82), fell, due to Ash dieback and risk of significantly sized limbs falling in high winds. Replacement tree could be replanted in safer location. G3.1, Beech, fell, due to stem failure, kretzschmaria deusta at base and significant basal/stem decay. Replacement tree could be replanted in safer location. G3.2, Beech, removal of limb, due to overhanging of road and significant bark inclusion, structural weaknesses and potential of failure. A.1, Ash, removal, due to Ash dieback and risk of falling in high winds. A.2, Ash, removal, due to Ash dieback and risk of falling in high winds. WL area, indigenous species largely Beech and Ash, and some scrub vegetation, lopping proposed (as per photos provided), to achieve the Council's minimum clearance of 5.2m above the carriageway and a minimum clearance width of 0.5m past the edge of the carriageway footway, supporting highway safety in terms of pedestrians and vehicles.
As published by the council, reference PA25/08153
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/08153
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with conditions
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
- Parish
- St. Austell Bay
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Cornwall
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved with conditions
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Cornwall granted permission on 16 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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