Amenity Land Eskmont Ridge Upper Norwood London SE19 3PZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02173/TRE - Consent for works to protected trees Approved

Proposal

G1. x25 Self-seeded Sycamore trees. Reduce heights by 2-2.5m and reduce laterally away from the residential blocks to give 3m clearance. Reason is, the residents rear rooms are in complete darkness and the specific environment created by the trees is leading to damp conditions around window frames/doors etc. (TPO 02, 1968 and TPO 09, 2023) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Conservation area 12 m away: Harold Road
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Croydon built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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
Croydon
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Postcode
SE19 3PZ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Consent Granted (Tree App.)
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Business Meeting
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manor Gardens Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 13 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 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123810
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123810
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
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