Planning application
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To prune back lateral branches from 2 x London Plane trees to front of Comfort Inn hotel by 2 - 2.5 metres (to clear roof line, guttering and front elevation).
As published by the council, reference 11/03235/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 11/03235/TPO
- Type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 9 Sep 2011
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2011
- Decided
- 25 Oct 2011
- Ward
- Oval
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW8 1RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 9 applications since 2004: 5 approved, 3 refused.
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14/00283/DET Granted
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05811/DET Granted
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 6 (Noise from any mechanical equipment) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05545/DET Refused
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (Servicing and Delivery Management Plan) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05544/DET Granted
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (Cycle parking) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05543/DET Refused
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 8 (Refuse and recycling) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05548/DET Decided
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (Parking, loading, unloading, garaging and manouevring of vehicles on site) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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13/05547/DET Granted
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 12 (method of construction statement) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
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04/03543/TPO Refused
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
To crown reduce 2 x London Plane trees to front of Comfort Inn by 25%, prune to re-shape and clear building by 3 m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2011
Received by Lambeth
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25 Oct 2011
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lambeth granted permission on 25 October 2011, 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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Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 1 doc -
Comfort Inn 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 8 (Waste Collection and storage) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
Granted Conditions 8 docs -
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 6 (Noise from any mechanical equipment) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (Servicing and Delivery Management Plan) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
Refused Conditions 9 docs -
Comfort Inn Hotel 87 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RN
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (Cycle parking) of planning permission ref 12/00403/FUL (Erection of additional floor to the existing hotel to provide 26 bedrooms) Granted on 12.09.2013.
Granted Conditions 7 docs
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