Planning application
16/02738/TCA
Clapham Congregational Church 55 Grafton Square London SW4 0DE
Proposal
To crown reduce 1 x Sycamore tree to left side of main entrance by up to 3.5 metres, remove crossing branches and deadwood.
As published by the council, reference 16/02738/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2016
Received by Lambeth
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11 Nov 2016
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20/01713/LB Granted
2 Grafton Square London SW4 0DE
Enlargement of an existing opening into the kitchen and dining rooms, the removal of the security bars to the front and rear windows, the installation of a shutter to the front window, replacement of the slabs and floor insulation; and the reinstatement of a side front door at lower ground level. Replacement of an existing single storey ground floor rear extension for a single storey ground floor rear extension with two new roof lights, and the partial replacement of the staircase from the first to second floors, and the formation of an en-suite bathroom at second floor level, with other associated internal and external works.
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20/01712/FUL Granted
2 Grafton Square London SW4 0DE
Replacement of the existing single storey ground floor rear extension for a single storey ground floor rear extension with two roof lights including the removal of the security bars to the front and rear windows, and the reinstatement of a front side door at lower ground level together with the removal of a tree for two new trees. (Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent ref : 20/01713/LB applications received).
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20/01796/TCA Granted
2 Grafton Square London SW4 0DE
To remove 1 x Mulberry tree (T001) to rear of property.
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09/03354/TCA Granted
53 Grafton Square London SW4 0DU
To remove 3-4 branches from 1 x Lime tree to rear of property that extend into the neighbouring garden and are whipping / touching the adjacent property (4 Francis Bentley Mews).
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26/01991/TCA Awaiting decision
53 Grafton Square London SW4 0DU
REAR GARDEN: T1 Weeping Silver Lime. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. Reason: Ongoing root-related displacement and lifting of paving adjacent to the rear elevation, causing damage to hard surfacing and a trip hazard. Previous pruning has not resolved the issue. Similar neighbouring trees have been removed due to equivalent root-related impacts, including ref. 21/00781/TCA.
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13/04777/TCA Granted
53 Grafton Square London SW4 0DU
To crown reduce 1 x Lime tree to rear of property by 3 metres, remove dead / dying wood and prune back west facing lateral branches by up to 2 metres.
Other trees applications
In Lambeth
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26/01771/TCA Granted
48 Killieser Avenue London SW2 4NT
FRONT GARDEN: T1 and T2 Birch. CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 2m from 7m to 5m. REDUCE CROWN SPREAD by approximately 2m from 5m to 3m and reshape. REAR GARDEN: T3 Eucalyptus. CROWN REDUCE by approximately 2m to previous reduction points. REDUCE elongated branches over the neighbouring garden by approximately 2m. Retain a final height of approximately 10m and a final spread of approximately 5m. T4 Eucalyptus. POLLARD by approximately 5m to retain a straight standing stem approximately 3m in height. T5 Bay. REDUCE by approximately 2m from the neighbouring garden side. Retain a final height of approximately 3m and a final spread of approximately 2m.
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26/01772/TCA Granted
11 Garrad's Road London SW16 1JU
REAR COMMUNAL GROUNDS: T1 Conifer. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T2 Silver Birch. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T3 Yew. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. Council Note : T4 Red Robin is not considered to be a tree for the purposes of the Section 211 notification and is not included in the Councils consideration. The submitted photographs have been reviewed and show that T5 is dead. Its species cannot be confirmed from the photographs, but the Council accepts that the tree is dead and that its removal does not require a Section 211 notice.
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26/01742/TCA Granted
100 Ground Floor Flat Shakespeare Road London Lambeth SE24 0QQ
REAR GARDEN, LEFT REAR BOUNDARY: T1 Sycamore. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL.
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26/01757/TCA Granted
10 Thornton Avenue London SW2 4HQ
REAR GARDEN: T2 and T3 Eucalyptus. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T4 Yew. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL.
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26/01751/TCA Granted
30 Tooting Bec Gardens London SW16 1RB
REAR GARDEN, REAR BOUNDARY: T1 Lime. REPOLLARD the upper crown by removing approximately 5m of regrowth. REMOVE approximately 2.5m of lower regrowth back to the main stems. REMOVE DEADWOOD, old pruning stubs and squirrel-damaged growth. CROWN THIN the upper crown by approximately 5 to 10 percent.