Godolphin House Godolphin Estate Godolphin Cross Helston Cornwall TR13 9RE
Approved on 20 December 2024
Council decision: Approved with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), works include 1.Sycamore, mature, remove stem over track due to die back in crown and lesions on trunk 2. Beech, mature, Fell. 3.Sycamore, young, fell to ground due to die back up trunk. replant with Beech/Sycamore 4. Sycamore, mature, fell to ground due to die back in crown due to Kretzschmaria. do not replant due to location in car park. Could plant with hawthorn or hazel for a smaller tree. 5. Sycamore, mature, monolith due to severe die back 6.Yew Tree, mature, pollard back to main trunk and reduce height due to die back in crown 7. Holly, middle aged, fell to ground due to dead crown. do not replant due to location 8.Sycamore, mature, reduce crown by 4 m due to crack in trunk and weight over foot path 9. Sycamore, mature, remove lone stem down to previous stem wound from storm damage 10. Oak tree, mature, fell to ground due to decay in stem and weight over road. Do not replant due to location on wall. Self seeded saplings allowed to mature in woods over wall. 11. Sycamore, mature, reduce crown by 3 m due to die back in crown and location over road. Self seeded saplings allowed to mature in woods over wall. 12. Sycamore, mature, reduce crown by 3 m due to die back in crown and location over road. Self seeded saplings allowed to mature in woods over wall. 13. Oak, mature, fell to ground due to presence of Ganoderma and decay up main stem and weight over road.Self seeded saplings allowed to mature in woods over wall. 14. Sycamore, mature, fell to ground due to decay in trunk and presence of Ganoderma and weight over garden paths. Do not replant due to location in Scheduled Ancient Monument. Plans to plant trees below the wall are being developed. 15. Sycamore, mature, fell to ground due to die back in crown, decay in trunk and weight over garden paths. Do not replant due to location in Scheduled Ancient Monument
- Received
- 11 November 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Ward
- Porthleven, Breage And Germoe
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated11 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Dec
Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Godolphin House Godolphin Estate Godolphin Cross Helston Cornwall TR13 9RE. Cornwall has handled 3,715 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 10 days quicker than Cornwall's typical decision time. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 53 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Porthleven, Breage And Germoe. We hold 2,060 applications in total for the TR13 postcode area.
97% of trees applications at Cornwall Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TR13 9RE
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Breage
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 November 2024
- Target decision date
- 6 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- National Trust - Mr Pearson
- Agent address
- Godolphin Count House Godolphin Cross Helston TR13 9RE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13173669
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 40
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Jan
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order, Beech Tree, reduce crown to 18m height. Sycamore tree…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderPA26/00058 - 202521 Nov
Exception notice for various works to Pine, Oak and Sycamore (14 trees in total)
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA25/01205/PREAPP - 202522 Sep
Works to Tree(s) subject to a preservation order (TPO) 3x Ash trees (T1-3) (Mature) fell to ground.
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderPA25/07162 - 202411 Dec
Exception Notice for Sycamore (T1) - remove large limb with a large lengthways split, tree overhangs road and…
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/01442/PREAPP - 202428 Nov
Exception Notice for 10 x Ash trees (T1-T10
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/01386/PREAPP - 202425 Oct
Exception Notice for Sycamore, a large limb has split (please see accompanying photo), the split limb needs…
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/01271/PREAPP - 20247 Oct
Exception notice for various works to various trees in the lower woodland and alongside the road after tree…
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/01189/PREAPP - 202418 Sep
Exception notice for works to 3 x Sycamore trees
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/01112/PREAPP - 20241 Jul
Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), works include 1. Ash tree, mature, fell to ground…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderPA24/04828 - 20245 Mar
Exception notice for works to veteran sycamore in far orchard
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/00260/PREAPP - 20245 Mar
Exception notice for works to mature sycamore in far orchard
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/00259/PREAPP - 202429 Feb
Exception notice for works to fell to the ground 2x Sycamore and 5x Pine trees.
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA24/00248/PREAPP - 202430 Jan
Submission of details to discharge Condition 2 in respect of Decision Notice PA22/07294
S52/S106 and discharge of condition appsDischarge of conditionsPA24/00590 - 202411 Jan
Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - 1 - Beech to fell. 2 - Sycamore to fell. 3…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderPA24/00252 - 202324 Aug
5 day Exception Notice - Various tree works to four trees within the Tree Preservation Order
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA23/01029/PREAPP - 20238 Aug
Exception notice for works to 2x windblown Willow trees - both trees to be cleared off footpaths and brash to…
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA23/00950/PREAPP - 202329 Jun
5 day exception notice for works to fell an elm tree
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA23/00801/PREAPP - 202329 Jun
Exception notice for works to a sycamore tree at roadside of far orchard
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA23/00800/PREAPP - 202329 Jun
5 day exception notice for works to fell a beech tree
WithdrawnException Notice (was 5 Day Notice)PA23/00796/PREAPP - 202329 Jun
Works to trees under a tree preservation order (TPO): 1-7 (Fraxinus excelsior) Fell. 8 (Fraxinus excelsior)…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderPA23/05323
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