51C Upper Tulse Hill London SW2 2SQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/02230/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Rear Garden: T1 Plum. Crown reduction by up to 3m, reducing height from approximately 9m to 6m and width to 4m. Reason: To prevent overgrowing into Weymouth Courts and the neighbours garden to the rear in 1 China Mews. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2025
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Validated
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
28 Aug 2025
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Appeal allowed
20 May 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Plans · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF REVISED TCA PROPOSAL AND DIAGRAM Supporting Docs · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Rush Common & Brixton Hill 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: 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Sales history 1

Last sold for £42,500 in May 1997. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

9 May 1997£42,500

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

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW2 2SQ
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Ward
Brixton Rush Common
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
28 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 20 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002924 ↗
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 12 days faster than Lambeth's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
475decided 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 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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

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