Planning application
Melvill Court Sea View Road Falmouth Cornwall
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area, T1 Cornus, prune branches, T2 Bay, reduce and reshape crown, T6 Silver Birch, reduce and reshape and T9A Holm Oak, remove crown.
As published by the council, reference PA26/00848
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/00848
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Falmouth Arwenack
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Cornwall
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 17 March 2026, 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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