Thomas More School Russell Hill Road Purley CR8 2XP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Yew: To shorten lateral branches overhanging 12 Oscar Close garden only, by circa 1.5m back to the boundary line. Reason - The Yew tree overhangs 12 Oscar Close garden, and our client would like to remove any overhanging branches encroaching onto the property. (TPO 21, 2000) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
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Important details
- Council
- Croydon
- Application type
- Consent for works to protected trees
- Postcode
- CR8 2XP
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Purley And Woodcote
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Consent Granted (Tree App.)
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- W J Kent Tree Surgeons Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 13 days slower than Croydon's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15136462
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15136462
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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