54 Kersey Drive South Croydon CR2 8SX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02170/TRE - Consent for works to protected trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 English Oak. To reduce the lateral branches by 2m back to suitable growth points. Tree is overhanging properties and causing slippery pathways by shading. G2 Cherry trees group of 2-3 small trees. Reduce height and lateral growth by 2m and crown raise to 3m from ground level. Due to future Arboricultural/aesthetic reasons plus, over dominance. (TPO 21, 1972) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANTED (RTRE) - TREES - DEC NOTICE Decision Notice(s) · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL Officers Report Final · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Croydon 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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Green belt 21 m away: London; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Postcode
CR2 8SX
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Selsdon Vale And Forestdale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent Granted (Tree App.)
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manor Gardens Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 12 days slower than Croydon's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
263decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Croydon in the last twelve months, from validation. Croydon decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123374
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123374
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026

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

2025 Approved
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2017 Approved
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17/04893/TRE
Within ~100m

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Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Croydon ranks #159 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Croydon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #286 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #230 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #159 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #177 of 296
45%
Minor dwellings approved
238 decided (1-9 homes)
58%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
53%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,590
Total decisions
403 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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