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St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH

Granted Lambeth 23/00224/TCA Approval for works to trees in CA

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1 x London Plane tree (T1219) - Remove 2 no. low limbs arising to the west back to the parent stem. reduce one lateral limb arising to the west from approximately 8m above ground level back to an upright secondary growth point located approximately 4.5m from the main stem. Remove the western most growth of the branch arising to the south from approximately 6m above ground level. Reduce the remaining upper crown to the west by up to 1.5m to shape. Tip prune lateral and apical growth on all remaining sides by no more than 1-1.5m a natural shape and free flowing form. 1 x London Plane tree (1220) - Remove 3 no. low limbs arising to the west back to the parent stem. Reduce one lateral limb arising to the west from approximately 4m above ground level back to an upright secondary growth point located approximately 10m above ground level. Reduce the remaining upper crown to the west by up to 1.5m to shape. Tip prune lateral and apical growth on all remaining sides by no more than 1-1.5m a natural shape and free flowing form. 1 x London Plane tree (T1221) - Remove 2 no. limbs arising to the east from approximately 7 and 8m above ground level back to the parent stem. Reduce one lateral limb arising to the east from approximately 9m above ground level back to an upright secondary growth point located approximately 12m above ground level. Reduce the remaining upper crown to the east by up to 1.5m to shape. Tip prune lateral and apical growth on all remaining sides by no more than 1-1.5m a natural shape and free flowing form. 1 x London Plane tree (T1222) - Remove 1 no. limb arising to the east from approximately 7m above ground level back to the parent stem. Reduce the remaining upper crown to the east by up to 1.5m to shape. Tip prune lateral and apical growth on all remaining sides by no more than 1-1.5m a natural shape and free flowing form.

As published by the council, reference 23/00224/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/00224/TCA
Type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission
Received
24 Jan 2023
Validated
24 Jan 2023
Decided
7 Mar 2023
Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Postcode
SE1 7EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lambeth register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02783/TCA Awaiting decision

    St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH

    T1 - T10 London Plane - remove deadwood and Marissa diseased branches T11 - Weeping Ash - remove deadwood and Marissa diseased branches T12-19 Oriental Plane remove deadwood and Marissa diseased branches

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01446/DET Awaiting decision

    St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 21 (acoustic impact assessment) of planning permission 19/01397/FUL (Demolition of existing single storey hospital building and erection of a new six storey (including plant level) hospital building (C2 use), alterations to existing access arrangements and associated public realm works) granted on 12.12.2019.

    Submitted 12 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00822/DET Granted

    St Thomas' Hospital 249 Westminster Bridge Road London Lambeth SE1 7EH

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 20 (internal and external plant equipment) of planning permission 19/01397/FUL (Demolition of existing single storey hospital building and erection of a new six storey (including plant level) hospital building (C2 use), alterations to existing access arrangements and associated public realm works) granted on 12.12.2019.

    Decided 8 May 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jan 2023

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 7 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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GL Hearn Ltd Agent

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Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Lambeth granted permission on 7 March 2023, 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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