Planning application
Launceston Castle Castle Street Launceston Cornwall PL15 8AZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to a Tree within a Conservation Area (TCA) - T1 - Yew tree - Pollard tree at approximately 2m, at height of stem fork due to significant lean and recent cracking at the base.
As published by the council, reference PA25/08225
Application record
- Reference
- PA25/08225
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Launceston South
- Parish
- Launceston
- Decision by
- Peer Sign Off
- Postcode
- PL15 8AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Cornwall
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 5 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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