City And Guilds Art School 116 - 124 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01137/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Frontage Outside 116 to 124 Kennington Park Road : T1747 T1748 T1749 and T1750 London Plane [FOUR]. Crown reduce by removing up to 1.5m to 2.5m branch length and pruning back to suitable growth points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 7 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Plans · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Kennington conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Archaeological priority area: Line of Stane Street, the Roman Road linking London and Chichester
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: Lambeth 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 Lambeth 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
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SE11 4DJ
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Kennington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cornwell

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
270decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022
First floor level extension to the studios of the City and Guilds of London Art School, i…
22/01815/LB
2022
First floor level extension to the studios of the City and Guilds of London Art School, i…
22/01814/FUL
2018 Approved
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (schedule and samples of the materials) of pl…
18/02813/DET
2017 Approved
Removal of existing non-original rear external concrete staircase and repair/render facad…
17/02168/FUL
2017 Approved
Removal of existing non-original rear external concrete staircase and repair/render facad…
17/01863/LB
2016 Approved
Display of school logo on gate fronting Cleaver Square.
16/04027/ADV
2016 Approved
Demolition of external corridor and the removal of external staircases for the installati…
16/03933/LB
2016 Approved
Application for Non-Material Amendment following a granting of planning permission 15/000…
16/04038/NMC
2016 Approved
Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (proposed new windows and doors) of planning…
16/02253/DET
2016 Approved
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (details of the proposed entrance gate) of pl…
16/02242/DET
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
157 Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Listed Building Consent (Proposed) to replace a non-original main front door on the groun…
25/AP/3497
2025
141 Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
London Plane (T1) Tree works granted permission 6 years ago (application ref: 19/AP/0096)…
25/AP/3353
2025 Approved
18 Methley Street London SE11 4AJ
Replacement of existing timber single glazed sliding sash windows with timber double glaz…
25/01232/FUL
2025 Approved
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25/02642/TCA
2025 Refused
158 - 160 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
Replacement of all timber single-glazed box sash windows with matching double-glazed wind…
25/01840/FUL
2025 Refused
158 - 160 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
Creation of a rear terrace over flat roof together with the installation of slatted decki…
25/01841/FUL
2025
Second Floor Flat 129 Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Listed building consent for internal alterations including: - Installation of lightweight…
25/AP/2561
2025 Approved
7 Methley Street London SE11 4AL
Demolition of side extension and erection of single storey ground floor side and rear ext…
25/01815/FUL
2025 Refused
7 Methley Street London SE11 4AL
Erection of a single storey lower ground floor rear extension, together with the replacem…
25/00579/FUL
2025 Approved
10 Radcot Street London SE11 4AH
Erection of a single storey side infill extension and single storey rear end extension wi…
25/00174/FUL
2024 Approved
12 Ravensdon Street London SE11 4AR
Erection of a single storey lower ground floor rear infill extension. Erection of a singl…
24/03560/FUL
2024 Approved
165 Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Eucalyptus in rear garden: Cut back overhang into neighbours garden and reducing higher c…
24/AP/3520
2024 Approved
161C Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Installation of a boiler flue to front elevation and new connection to gas mains.
24/AP/1262
2024 Approved
161C Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a boiler flue to front elevation, new con…
24/AP/1242
2024 Approved
151 - 153 Kennington Park Road London Southwark SE11 4JJ
Five Day Notification for tree works: Reduce dead Sycamore tree and plant a replacement F…
24/AP/1754
2024 Approved
126 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
Raise existing brick garden wall and replace existing timber gates.
24/01029/LB
2024 Approved
126 Kennington Park Road London Lambeth SE11 4DJ
Raise existing brick garden wall and replace existing timber gates. (Please note: The ref…
24/01028/FUL
2024 Approved
1C Ravensdon Street London SE11 4AQ
Replacement of existing door and window units to the ground floor rear elevation, togethe…
24/01007/FUL
2024 Approved
134 Kennington Park Road London Lambeth SE11 4DJ
T1 Cherry: Reduce by 2-3m Reason: Routine maintenance T2 Magnolia: Reduce the height by u…
24/01064/TCA
2024 Refused
10 Radcot Street London SE11 4AH
Replacement of existing single glazed timber framed windows to the front and rear elevati…
24/00185/FUL
2016 Approved
The White Bear 138 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
External decoration of the building, including display of sign written lettering to repla…
16/04218/LB
2016 Approved
The White Bear 138 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
Display of sign written lettering to replace the existing fascia board, installation of l…
16/04220/ADV
2016 Approved
12 Methley Street London SE11 4AJ
Conversion of existing two flats into single dwelling with associated alteration includin…
16/03664/FUL
2016 Approved
City And Guilds Art School 116-124 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
Display of school logo on gate
16/OB/0050
2016 Approved
144 Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ
To remove 1 x Sycamore tree and 4 x False Acacia trees (saplings) to rear of property.
16/03303/TCA
Lambeth
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#242 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lambeth ranks #164 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Lambeth is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lambeth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #274 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #164 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #209 of 296
46%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,784
Total decisions
396 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings