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TREE2026/00091 - Fell Trees in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Fell. T2 - Cypress - Fell. T3 - Cypress - Fell. T4 - Cypress - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Refused
26 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

Carshalton Village 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.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Sutton 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 ↗
Town centre: Carshalton Village
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Westcroft, Grade II, 54 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 328 m away: Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Sutton (Sutton) built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 21 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,301,000 in May 2017. Other property, freehold.

16 May 2017£2,301,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Sutton
Application type
Fell Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
SM5 3BB
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Carshalton Central
Case officer
Show
Decision
Objection
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Furlonger Tree Care
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Refused, as 2% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sutton in the last twelve months, from validation. Sutton decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sutton
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#23 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Sutton is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #14 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sutton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #138 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #14 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #8 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
891
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.