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26/01988/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

REAR GARDEN: T1 Tamarisk, approximately 4m in height. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL and grind out the stump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Plans · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Streatham 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.
Local nature reserve 29 m away: Streatham 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.
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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden 150 m away: The Rookery; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 29 m away; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW16 3HR
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 14 days faster than Lambeth's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
270decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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