52 Drakefield Road SW17 8RP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1. Sycamore tree (rear garden): Pollard down to 9 metres in height and 5 metres in width, reducing by 3 metres in height and 2 metres in width. Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Fast · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Site constraints 5
Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £820,000 in May 2003. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Application type
- Work to trees in conservation area
- Postcode
- SW17 8RP
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- South Balham
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Fast
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 5 days from validation, 11 days faster than Wandsworth's median of 16 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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
- 14 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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