128 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2NT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01404/CAT - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 x Large Cedar to reduce the 2 lowest branches growing towards the neighbour back by approximately 3 meters.(The tree is encroaching on the neighbour at 126 and causing issues with Squirrels) 1 x Magnolia Grandiflora to prune away from the building by 2 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Rockmount
List entry 1188488 · 5 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
Church Road, Upper Norwood 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: 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 1

Last sold for £2,750,000 in April 2016. Detached house, freehold.

26 April 2016£2,750,000

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

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Important details

Council
Croydon
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE19 2NT
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
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Agent
Bennu Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 10 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14928249
Planning Portal ref
PP-14928249
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Croydon
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#215 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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