4 Thirlmere Road London SW16 1QW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02133/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Back Garden: T1 and T2 Lime: Re-pollard, reducing height and spread by 2m to a finished height of 2m and spread of 1m; T3 Holly: Crown reduce height and spread by 1m to a finished height of 2m and spread of 2m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Plans · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Streatham Park & Garrads Road 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: Medieval village centre
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Lambeth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
SW16 1QW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Streatham St Leonards
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ayres Treefellers

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days slower than Lambeth's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Rear garden: Olive ONE currently 6m high with 5m spread. Reduce crown height by 2.5m to 3…
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Refused
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Installation of a front window with extractor fan to the front elevation at ground floor.
23/03930/FUL
2023 Approved
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23/03850/FUL
2024 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Removal of Cypress tree.
19/00215/TCA
2021 Refused
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Conversion of existing residential unit into 3 self contained units on lower ground and g…
21/03425/FUL
2023 Approved
11 Riggindale Road London SW16 1QL
T1: x1 Eucalyptus, situated in the rear garden: Repollard and strip out whippy growth
23/04048/TPO
2023 Approved
11 Riggindale Road London SW16 1QL
T1: x1 Eucalyptus, situated in the rear garden: Repollard and strip out whippy growth
23/04048/TCA
2023 Approved
39 Ambleside Avenue London Lambeth SW16 1QE
T3: x1 Elder, located in the rear garden. Suggested work - Fell to ground level and treat…
23/03349/TCA
2023 Approved
57 Tooting Bec Gardens London SW16 1RG
Replacement of the existing timber framed windows to the front and side elevations at fir…
23/01718/FUL
2016 Approved
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Conversion of three self-contained flats into a single dwelling house.
16/05724/FUL
2016 Approved
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To remove 1 x Holly / Laurel tree to front of property (RHS).
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2016 Approved
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Excavation of the existing basement and formation of front and rear lightwells with steel…
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2016 Approved
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Erection of a single-storey outbuilding to the rear of the property.
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2016 Approved
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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