7 Goldfinch Road South Croydon CR2 8SR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02868/TRE - Consent for works to protected trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 Silver Birch. Reduce by 3m in height and 1-1.5m laterally round. To prevent vehicle strike on the carriageway side. To slow root lifting of surrounding pathways that present trip hazards. Loss of light into the living areas of the property. (TPO 50, 2009 & 16, 1967) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Nov 2026, from Croydon's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 136 m away: Selsdon Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 94 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Postcode
CR2 8SR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Selsdon Vale And Forestdale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manor Gardens Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Croydon usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
347decided 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 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281589
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281589
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 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

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