Planning application
Basement Flat 59 Bedford Road London SW4 7RH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Lime protected under TPO No 521 (2025) Front Garden :T1 Lime. Crown reduction back to previous reduction points, clean out crown, remove basal growth and raise canopy to crown break Current height approximately 9 m. Finished height 7 m. Current crown spread approximately 7 m. Finished spread 4 m. All pruning back to previous reduction points in accordance with good arboricultural practice. Reason: Routine maintenance
As published by the council, reference 25/03177/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03177/TPO
- Type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Consent
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Brixton Acre Lane
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW4 7RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Lambeth
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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11 Aug 2026
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25/03767/TCA Withdrawn
59 Bedford Road London SW4 7RH
Front garden: T1 Lime. Crown reduce by up to 3 m in height and lateral spread equating to approximately 25 percent of the crown. Council Note: Withdrawn. The proposed works relate to T1 Lime, which is protected by Tree Preservation Order No. 521 (2025). Consent for similar works has already been granted under Tree Preservation Order application ref. 25/03177/TPO. As the tree is subject to a Tree Preservation Order and consent has been granted, a section 211 Conservation Area notification is not valid and cannot be considered by the Council.
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GraftinGardeners Ltd Agent, registered in London
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lambeth granted permission on 11 December 2025, 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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T1 Lime (Front garden): Crown reduction back to previous reduction points - Basement Flat. Note: Tree is already subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 521 (2025), served on 23 July 2025. This Section 211 Notice is invalid. The applicant must withdraw the TCA and resubmit the proposal as a TPO application under Regulation 16 of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012.
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