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Millwood House Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP

Awaiting decision Cornwall PA26/05962 Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order(TPO) 3 x Sycamores . Either full removal to base or if suitable we would like to monolith x1 Sycamore down to a suitable height with no fall risk .

As published by the council, reference PA26/05962

Application record

Reference
PA26/05962
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
2 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Sep 2026
Ward
Mevagissey And St Austell Bay
Parish
St. Austell Bay
Postcode
PL25 3NP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cornwall register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA25/06282 Granted

    Millwood House Charlestown Road Charlestown St Austell Cornwall PL25 3NP

    Application for tree works within a TPO area: Crownlift of Sycamore over highway, letter issued by Highways ref: MW/E/1376990 and Removal of Beech in Millwood House woodland, overhanging boundary to The Grove Care Home

    Decided 15 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2026

    Received by Cornwall

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 October 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Geoff Ham Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in St. Austell

Active · incorporated 2018 · St. Austell

37 applications on PlanIndex · 86% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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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