Oliver House School 7 Nightingale Lane SW4 9AH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/3212 - Work to trees in conservation area Approved

Proposal

Cypress tree: - Remove the snapped hanger from the canopy - remove substantial deadwood - lift canopy all round to 6m. Lime tree: - Reduce all round back to previous reduction points, equating to 2-2.5m reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Standard · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Hollywood
List entry 1065505 · 4 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Clapham 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.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Wandsworth 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 201 m away: Clapham 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Wandsworth built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 43 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Wandsworth
Application type
Work to trees in conservation area
Postcode
SW4 9AH
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Balham
Case officer
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Decision
Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Standard
Applicant
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Agent
Treecare Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 8 days faster than Wandsworth's median of 8 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
432decided in the last year

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

Wandsworth
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#164 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wandsworth ranks #172 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wandsworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #168 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #172 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #124 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
680 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
2,062
Total decisions
206 refused in the year to March 2026