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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
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 refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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