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Vellonoweth Polgoda Road Goonhavern Truro Cornwall TR4 9NW

PA26/01748Tree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 13 May 2026

Council decision: Refusal one reasonDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order, namely 1) 3 x Oak Trees on the rear boundary of Vellenoweth and 6 Fir Close to be removed. The trees are growing out of a Cornish Hedge between the two bungalows and are huge. The gap between the properties is approximately 4 metres. The branches are lying on the roof of Fir Close and causing damp issues within the property. The concern is that they are causing structural damage to the roofs and the guttering etc. Although they appear to be healthy trees they are far too big for the location and the worry is branches will fall onto the house should another storm hit. The hedge will not continue to support the root system of the trees. The Fir Close property has mould issues which is causing anxiety to the owner.

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Vellonoweth Polgoda Road Goonhavern Truro Cornwall TR4 9NW. Cornwall has handled 3,715 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern. We hold 1,205 applications in total for the TR4 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
TR4 9NW
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Perranzabuloe

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Target decision date
18 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14780349
Documents
7
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cornwall

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