St Johns Church Of England Church Vassall Road London Lambeth SW9 6JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01665/TPO - Approval for works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

The trees are protected by Tree Preservation Order No. 14 Vassall Road (1969). 01 - London Plane - reduce height of tree by 2.5m from 19m to approx 16.5m ,pruning back to suitable growth points reduce the lateral spread by 2m from 8 m to approx 6 m, pruning back to suitable growth points leaving a balanced crown Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. 02 - London Plane - reduce height of tree by 2.0 m from 19m to approx 17.0m ,pruning back to suitable growth points reduce the lateral spread by 2m from 8 m to approx 6 m, pruning back to suitable growth points leaving a balanced crown Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 26_01665_TPO_ST_JOHN_VASSALL_ROAD_DELEGATED_OFFICER_REPORT_2026_06_15_PDF Delegated Register · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Docs · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: Church of St John the Divine
List entry 1357964 · The pin is inside its outline · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (21 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Vassall Road 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Vassall Road, Brixton
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 629 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 629 m from 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, 1756 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 ↗
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Postcode
SW9 6JA
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Myatts Fields
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treeline Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 17 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
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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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