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26/02932/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

FRONT GARDEN T4 Sycamore (height 10m, crown spread 6m) CROWN LIFT lower branches by 1.5m from 4.5m to 6m above ground level to clear guttering. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Supporting Docs · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Supporting Docs · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 52 and 54, Lansdowne Gardens Sw8
List entry 1065032 · The pin is inside its outline · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 23 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 ↗
Lansdowne Gardens 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.
Article 4 direction
Lansdowne Gardens. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 576 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 576 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1223 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lambeth built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), 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 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 £285,500 in April 1996. Terraced house, freehold.

26 April 1996£285,500

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

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Important details

Council
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SW8 2EF
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 13 days faster than Lambeth's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
475decided 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 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
1 x Sycamore tree (T1) - reduce crown by 1 metre (N), 2.9 metres (S), 2.1 metres (E) and…
20/00722/TCA
Within ~100m

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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

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