18 Lancaster Road South Norwood London SE25 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00969/CAT - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1. Bay Tree - Cut back laterals overhanging into 20A Lancaster Road rear garden to fence line by 2 metres to reduce away from building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Mar 2026
Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Croydon 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Croydon
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE25 4AJ
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
South Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
179decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14827193
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Croydon ranks #159 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Croydon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #286 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #159 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #177 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
238 decided (1-9 homes)
58%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,590
Total decisions
403 refused in the year to March 2026