Rutherford School 1A Melville Avenue South Croydon CR2 7HZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Copper Beech: To crown lift on school side to 3m measured from ground level. To shorten laterals on neighbours side by 2.5m and raise to clear roof by 2m. T2 Copper Beech: To crown lift on school side to 3m measured from ground level. To shorten laterals on neighbours side by 2.5m and raise to clear roof by 2m. To shorten and raise the encroaching branches overhanging the neighbours bungalow to allow clearance from the roof - see photos provided. (TPO 32, 1990) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Business Meeting · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 12
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Croydon
- Application type
- Consent for works to protected trees
- Postcode
- CR2 7HZ
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- South Croydon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Consent Granted (Tree App.)
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Business Meeting
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- W J Kent Tree Surgeons Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 31 days. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15180461
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15180461
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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