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25/01886/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Back Garden: T7: Bay: Prune overhang back to boundary with 25 Streatham Common South. T8: Turkey Oak: Prune overhang back to boundary with 25 Streatham Common South. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2025
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Validated
1 Jul 2025
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Approved
10 Jul 2025

Approved on 10 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLANS Plans · 1 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

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Site constraints 7

Streatham Common 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.
Local nature reserve 31 m away: Streatham Common
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.
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
Registered park or garden 177 m away: The Rookery; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 32 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW16 3BX
Received
9 Jun 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2025
Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
10 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 19 days faster than Lambeth's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
479decided 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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

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