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163 Gibson's Hill Norbury London SW16 3ES

Granted Croydon 23/01091/CAT Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

(1) Weeping Willow: Reduce to previous reduction points and then a futher 0.75m (2) Magnolia: 2 metre crown reduction (3) Yew: crown reduction of 0.5metre (4) Fir: Crown reduction of 2 metres.

As published by the council, reference 23/01091/CAT

Application record

Reference
23/01091/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
Received
17 Mar 2023
Validated
17 Mar 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Norbury Park
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting
Postcode
SW16 3ES

Site history

Applications at this address on the Croydon register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02471/CAT Granted

    163 Gibson's Hill Norbury London SW16 3ES

    T1 Weeping Willow: Reduce to previous reduction points and then a further 0.75m. T2 Magnolia: Reduce to previous reduction points plus 1m. T3 Yew: Reduce the crown by 0.5m. T4 Fir; Reduce the crown by 2m

    Decided 29 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2023

    Received by Croydon

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • NO OBJ (NOBJ) - TREES IN CON AREA - NOT Decision Notice(s) · 24 Apr 2023
  • OFFICER REPORT WEB - FINAL Officers Report Final · 24 Apr 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 17 Mar 2023
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 17 Mar 2023
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 17 Mar 2023
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 17 Mar 2023
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 17 Mar 2023
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Drawing · 17 Mar 2023

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What this grant of permission means

Croydon granted permission on 24 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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