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26/02318/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT GARDEN: G1 Lime x3: CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Supporting Docs · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Supporting Docs · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW2 1PB
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Brixton Rush Common
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Connick Tree Care
Freehold owner
Show

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 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
334decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1: x1 Ash. Suggested work - Reduce tree height by 3m and 1m from the lateral spread. Lea…
23/02101/TCA
2021 Approved
Front Garden - Front Boundary G1 - 3x Limes Repollard to previous points by removal of up…
21/02523/TCA
Within ~100m

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2025
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Refused
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T1 Poplar - fell and tret stump - implicated in structural damage T2 Lime - fell and tret…
24/03244/TCA
2024 Approved
46 Flat A Josephine Avenue London Lambeth SW2 2LA
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2024 Approved
34 Josephine Avenue London Lambeth SW2 2LA
Rear Garden: T1 Damson T2 & T3 Ash Crown Lift to 4m Above Ground and T4 Elderberry Remove…
24/01889/TCA
2024 Approved
18C Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
Front Garden: Three Limes T1, T2 and T3(ht. 12m) Re-Pollard by 3m to previous pollard poi…
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2024 Refused
22 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PB
T1 Lime - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved)
24/01307/TCA
2024 Approved
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T2 Plum - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T3 Plum - Fell and treat stum…
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2024 Approved
12 Josephine Avenue London Lambeth SW2 2LA
T2 Plum - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) T3 Plum - Fell and treat stum…
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2024 Refused
22 Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
T1 Lime - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs (broadleaved) TO COMBAT SUBSIDENCE DAMAGE
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2017 Refused
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Retrospective permission for the creation of patio area including trellis, raised plantin…
17/04772/FUL
2017 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
18C Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
To crown reduce 3 x Lime trees to front of property back to previous reduction points.
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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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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.