159 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5SQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02638/TRE - Consent for works to protected trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 Common Beech. Reduce exterior of crown by 2m in all directions. Raise the crown over the neighbouring property to the left to 5m form ground level. (TPO 31, 1989) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Oct 2026, from Croydon's recent tree and landscaping works.

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 listed building at the site

Checked on 19 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £170,000 in March 1998. Detached house, freehold.

20 March 1998£170,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Postcode
CR0 5SQ
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Park Hill And Whitgift
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manor Gardens Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
241decided 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 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15225912
Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use