Planning application
Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to Trees within a Conservation Area (TCA) - Penlee Park - T1871 - Myrtle, T2 - Escallonia, T74 - Holly, T224 - Rowan, T222 - Palm and T223 - Elm - Remove. T226 - Birch, T218 - Monterey Cypress, T219 - Lime, T1893 - Ilex Oak and T1904 Copper Beech - Raise canopy and epicormics to 3m. T3 Canary Palm - Prune off 50% of foliage or install a prop to support leaning stem. Football Ground - T1 - Eucalyptus - Remove deadwood around tree of over 100mm diameter. G158 Elm - Remove 2 northern stems. T2 - Sycamore - Prune 1m clear of fencing. T4 - Elm, T5 - Sycamore and T106 - Evergreen Oak - Remove.
As published by the council, reference PA26/03635
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/03635
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Decided not to make a TPO (TCA apps)
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Penzance Promenade
- Parish
- Penzance
- Decision by
- Self Sign Off (Area Team)
- Postcode
- TR18 4HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cornwall register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA25/08217 Granted
Penzance Town Council Penlee Centre Penlee Park Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE
Change of use from community space to café and associated building alterations with variation of condition 2 and removal of condition 3 in respect of PA23/08518 dated 17/07/2024.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Cornwall
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3 Jul 2026
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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cornwall granted permission on 3 July 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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