The Royal Albert Public House 42 Westow Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 1RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02540/CAT - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

G1 - Pruning of x5 self-sown Sycamore Saplings growing on fence line encroaching into the neighbouring gardens, reducing down to fence height Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Oct 2026, from Croydon's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

Upper Norwood Triangle 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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Upper Norwood/ Crystal Palace
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Local nature reserve 390 m away: Dulwich Upper Wood; Registered park or garden 220 m away: Crystal Palace Park; 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
SE19 1RX
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
John Welton - arborist

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15207251
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
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