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26/02367/TCA - Approval for works to trees in CA Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

REAR GARDEN: T1 Sycamore: CROWN REDUCE to the most recent previous pollard points, retaining an approximate height of 5m and final crown width of approximately 2.5m; T2 Sycamore in adjoining rear garden: CROWN REDUCE branches overhanging 40 Salisbury Place back to the boundary line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 180, 182 and 184, Camberwell New Road Se5
List entry 1080524 · 20 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (19 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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 ↗
Conservation area 8 m away: Vassall 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
Heritage at risk 8 m away: Vassall Road, Brixton; Inside the Lambeth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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
SW9 6UW
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Myatts Fields
Case officer
Show
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Berkeley Tree Company Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 29 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
302decided 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 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

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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

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