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Amenity Land Outside 16-18 Arnulls Road Norbury London

Granted Croydon 23/01151/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

The trees are located in the common area of 16-38 Arnull;s Road, a circular private close. In addition to the areas in front of the houses, we won a small section to the left as you come into the close near the beginning of footpath 703. The common area is owned and managed by Towndate Property Management, a company jointly owned and run by the residents. I am a resident and finance director of the company. If you would like photos, please let me know. You are also very welcome to come an see in person, The trees we would like to prune are (numbers denote number on sketch) 1/ Reduce height of Yew tree by 1.5 metres (height is appr ox. 5 metres at present) 2/ Reduce Holme Oak A (entry to close) by 1.5 met res ( height is approx. 4 metres at present 3/ Reduce and shape Silver Birch by 1.5 metres (height approx. 8 metres at present) 4/ Thin out low trunk growth on Holme Oak B in Centre of Island 5/ Reduce Hazel by 1 metre (height approx. 6 metres at present)

As published by the council, reference 23/01151/CAT

Application record

Reference
23/01151/CAT
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
No objection (tree works in Con Areas)
Received
22 Mar 2023
Validated
22 Mar 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Norbury Park
Decision by
Delegated Business Meeting

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 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

9 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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