Planning application
Land Adjacent To The Orchard Church Ln, Helston TR13 8PF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees within a conservation area: G1 (Sycamore, Ash, Myrtle, Buddleia and Bay trees): Dismantle 21 trees to ground level.
As published by the council, reference PA26/04694
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/04694
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Helston North
- Parish
- Helston
- Postcode
- TR13 8PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Cornwall
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cornwall took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Russell Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
1 application on PlanIndex
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cornwall for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cornwall decided tree works applications in a median of 40 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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PA26/05036 Granted
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PA26/04914 Granted
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PA26/06241 Awaiting decision
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PA26/06239 Awaiting decision
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