41-49 Battersea Park Road SW8 5AL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0543 - Works to a T.P.O. Tree Approved

Proposal

T01 - London Plane: Crown lift northeast aspect to provide a 7-8m ground clearance over the carriageway/junction. T02-T06 - Common Lime / London Plane: Crown lift north to northwest aspect to provide a 6m ground clearance over the carriage way and 5m over the pedestrian foot path. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Apr 2026
Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Fast · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Wandsworth AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wandsworth
Application type
Works to a T.P.O. Tree
Postcode
SW8 5AL
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Nine Elms
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Fast
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbtech

How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, about the council's usual 5 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
303decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wandsworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Wandsworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Apr 2026
Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026