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City Of London Almshouses, Ferndale Road London

Refused Lambeth 22/04445/TPO Approval for works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

1 x Oak tree (T1) - remove, 1 x Acer tree (T2) - crown reduce to last previous reduction points and remove major deadwood, 1 x Acer tree (T3) - remove, 2 x London Plane trees (G4) - reduce growth over buildings only back to black bollards, 2 x London Plane tree (G5) -remove major deadwood, 1 x Oak tree (T6) - crown reduce lateral branches back to previous reduction points, 2 x Sycamore trees (T7/T8) - remove.

As published by the council, reference 22/04445/TPO

Application record

Reference
22/04445/TPO
Type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
14 Dec 2022
Validated
14 Dec 2022
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Dec 2022

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lambeth refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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