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25/03309/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Front Garden: T1 Hawthorn, Fell. Reason: Due to root damage to paving and garden wall collapse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2025
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Approved
10 Dec 2025

Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Plans · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
St Marks 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.
Article 4 direction
St Marks. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1164 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 6

Last sold for £940,000 in February 2019. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

11 February 2019£940,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 May 2014£737,650
2 February 2004£290,000
30 July 2002£248,000
7 July 2000£220,000
27 March 1997£89,950

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

Building

Floor area63 m² (678 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertyFlat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW8 1AS
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
Oval
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 22 days slower 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 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Front Garden: T1 Hawthorn, Fell. Reason: Due to root damage to paving and garden wall col…
25/03309/TPO
2022 Refused
Erection of a single storey upper ground floor rear extension,togther with the replacemen…
22/04512/FUL
2018 Approved
To remove 1 x Hawthorne tree (T1) to front of property.
18/04979/TCA
2016 Approved
To crown thin 1 x Lime tree by 10% and 1 x Horse Chestnut tree by 20% and lift lower bran…
16/04315/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
55 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AT
TPO No. 75, December 1975, T7 Lime (Back Garden) T1 Lime (Known as T7 in TPO No. 75): Cro…
25/00600/TPO
2025 Approved
27 Usborne Mews London SW8 1LR
Front Garden: T1 Silver Birch: CROWN REDUCE height and sides by 2.5m, THIN 15% deadwood…
25/00832/TCA
2024 Refused
100 Clapham Road London Lambeth SW9 0JU
Front Garden: T1 Holm Oak FELL. TPO 507 Severed on to T1 Holm oak
24/03149/TCA
2024 Refused
55 Richborne Terrace London Lambeth SW8 1AT
TPO Number 75, 1975, T7 Lime To pollard back to the original pollard points.
24/01077/TPO
2024 Approved
8A Richborne Terrace London Lambeth SW8 1AU
Back Garden: T1 Magnolia (height 8m) - Crown reduction to decrease the current height and…
24/02733/TCA
2024 Approved
104 Clapham Road London SW9 0JU
Conversion of the ground floor rear bathroom into wet floor shower. (Flat 1).
24/00007/LB
2018 Approved
60-62 Clapham Road London SW9 0JJ
To reduce in height 2 x London Plane trees (T1/T2) to rear of property by up to 1.8m and…
18/04616/TCA
2019 Approved
13 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
Numbers of trees correspond to the numbers on the attached sketch plan1. Eucalyptus tree…
19/00096/TCA
2024 Refused
55 Richborne Terrace London Lambeth SW8 1AT
TPO order 75. - T7 Lime (Tilia Spp) Lime Tree In the rear garden Repollard further down (…
24/00630/TPO
2023 Approved
50 Richborne Terrace London Lambeth SW8 1AX
T1: x1 Ash tree, situated to the rear of the block. Suggested work - crown reduction up t…
23/02532/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
28 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AU
Erection of a single storey rear extension and lower ground extension.
23/00761/FUL
2022 Approved
7 Richborne Terrace London Lambeth SW8 1AS
2 x Horse Chestnut trees (T1/T2) - remove dead, weak and crossing branches, raise canopy…
22/03118/TCA
2021 Approved
51 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AT
1 x Lime tree (T1) - reduce by 2-3m back to previous points of reduction.
21/04682/TPO
2021 Approved
49 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AT
T1 Pear: Reduce by 1-2m from height and up to 1m from lateral branches to shape tin remai…
21/04299/TCA
2021 Refused
29 And 31 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
Conversion of the existing garages at rear of 29 - 31 Richborne Terrace to 1-bedroom dwel…
21/03687/FUL
2021 Approved
21 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
(T1) Japanese Maple: crown reduce and reshape by 30%.
21/01295/TCA
2020 Approved
23 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
Demolition of the existing garage buildings and the erection of a rear garden wall with a…
20/04447/FUL
2020 Approved
15 Usborne Mews London SW8 1LR
Replacement on the ground floor of the property of timber framed single glazed sash windo…
20/03862/FUL
2020 Approved
23 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
Erection an additional storey, at first floor level, to the existing closet wing (rear ad…
20/03372/FUL
2020 Approved
23 Richborne Terrace London SW8 1AS
Erection of single storey rear extension; re-building of the ground floor closet wing; an…
20/03364/FUL
2016 Approved
100 Clapham Road London SW9 0JU
To remove 1 x Plum tree to rear of property.
16/04214/TCA
2016 Approved
102 Clapham Road London SW9 0JU
To remove 1 x Plum tree and 1 x Sycamore tree to rear of property.
16/04213/TCA
2016 Approved
102 Clapham Road London SW9 0JU
Refurbishment of the existing property involving the erection of a single storey lower gr…
16/02571/FUL
2016 Approved
102 Clapham Road London SW9 0JU
Refurbishment of the existing property involving the erection of a single storey lower gr…
16/02572/LB
2016 Approved
25 Elworth House Oval Place London SW8 1BD
To crown reduce 3 x London Plane trees situated in open area between 1 - 25 Elworth House…
16/02307/TCA
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.