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25/01904/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Back Garden: T1: Purple Plum: Fell. Height approx. 6m. Reason: Tree has died. Replant with native species. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2025
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Validated
1 Jul 2025
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Approved
10 Jul 2025

Approved on 10 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 2

IMG SKETCH PLAN Plans · 10 Jun 2025 View ↗ IMG AERIAL PHOTO SKETCH PLAN Plans · 10 Jun 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 10 Jun 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 10 Jun 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Rosendale Road 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: 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lambeth 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
Lambeth
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Postcode
SE21 8HU
Received
10 Jun 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2025
Ward
West Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
10 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Amber Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 9 days from validation, 19 days faster than Lambeth's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
479decided 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2025
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 Purple plum tree (T1) and 1 x Magnolia tree (T2) - reduce crowns by 25%.
20/03432/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
37 Carson Road London SE21 8HT
Replacement of existing windows on the rear elevation to Flat 3.
25/03639/FUL
2025 Approved
36 Carson Road London SE21 8HU
Rear Garden: T1 Maple. Crown reduce height and spread by 2 m. T2 Purple plum. Reduce heig…
25/03316/TCA
2025
21 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
Alterations to front boundary and front garden to allow vehicle parking space and facilit…
25/02173/FUL
2025 Approved
26 Carson Road London SE21 8HU
Erection of single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
25/00953/FUL
2025 Approved
38 Ling's Coppice London SE21 8SX
TPO No. 248, September 1994 T19 Horse Chestnut T143 (Tree Plotter) / T19 (TPO 248) Horse…
25/00212/TPO
2025 Approved
1 Ling's Coppice London SE21 8SY
TPO No. 248, September 1994, T30 Oak: Sectional dismantling and stump grinding of T30 Oak…
25/00507/TPO
2025 Approved
17 Carson Road London SE21 8HT
Replacement of existing garage door with timber framed double sash windows.
25/00137/FUL
2024 Approved
32 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HU
Back Garden: T1 Lime: Crown reduction on the tree to decrease its current height and widt…
24/03684/TCA
2024 Refused
26 Carson Road London SE21 8HU
Erection of single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
24/03252/FUL
2024 Approved
15 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
Front Garden: T1 Magnolia (current height: 10m) - Reduce the height from 10m to 9m to ali…
24/03283/TCA
2024 Approved
16 Carson Road London SE21 8HU
Back Garden: T1 Lime (current height is 11m, and the crown spread is 7m) Crown Reduction…
24/03007/TCA
2024 Approved
40 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HU
T1 - Medium Magnolia tree, crown reduce by 20% to previous points. Reduction of up to 1m.
24/01002/TCA
2024 Approved
37 Flat 3 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
T1 - Cordyline Palm, crown thin by 20%, remove 2x side branches to encourage upright grow…
24/00536/TCA
2023 Approved
23 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
(T1): x1 Hornbeam, situated to the rear of the property: crown lift to 3m height, crown r…
23/03289/TCA
2023 Approved
160 Rosendale Road London Lambeth SE21 8LG
T1 - Gleditsia triacanthos (approximately 18m tall) situated in the rear garden. A crown…
23/02740/TCA
2023 Approved
46 Carson Road London SE21 8HU
T1: x1 Flowering Cherry tree (8m), located in the front garden. Suggested work - crown re…
23/02542/TCA
2023 Approved
34 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HU
T1: x1 Cherry tree. Located in the back garden. Suggested work - pruning. Reason - genera…
23/01958/TCA
2022 Approved
148 Rosendale Road London Lambeth SE21 8LG
1 x Lime tree (T1) - reduce crown by 4 metres, thin remaining crown by 20% and remove low…
22/04049/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
9 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
T1 Yukka & T2 Plum tree - Cut down to ground level and remove the stump
22/04131/TCA
2022 Approved
144 Rosendale Road London SE21 8LG
2 x Pear trees (T1/T2) - reduce crowns by 2.5m to previous reduction points.
22/00075/TCA
2016 Approved
132 Rosendale Road London SE21 8LG
Replacement of existing windows with new Timber-framed double-glazed windows to the front…
16/00895/RG3
2016 Approved
37 Carson Road London SE21 8HT
Replacement of existing windows on rear elevation with new timber framed double glazed wi…
16/00894/RG3
2016 Approved
9 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HT
To crown reduce 2 x Cherry Plum trees to rear of property by up to 1 metre.
16/01305/TCA
2016 Approved
46 Carson Road London Lambeth SE21 8HU
To crown reduce 1 x Cherry tree to front of property by up to 1.5 metres all around.
16/00680/TCA
2016 Approved
137 Rosendale Road London SE21 8HE
To prune 1 x Oak tree and 1 x Bay tree to rear of property.
16/00038/TCA
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

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