Planning application
4 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order London Borough of Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No 511 4 Josephine Avenue 2024 made 19 June 2024 and confirmed 25 October 2024 under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and remaining extant by virtue of Regulation 3 1 of the 2012 Regulations. Front boundary T1 Lombardy Poplar Populus nigra Italica Crown lift to 3 m above ground level to achieve clearance from the public highway and streetlamp Existing height approximately 17 m Crown spread approximately 8 m. Reason: To provide statutory clearance from the highway and street lighting columns in accordance with BS 3998 2010 Tree Work Recommendations.
As published by the council, reference 25/03186/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03186/TPO
- Type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Brixton Rush Common
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW2 2LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Lambeth
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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11 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
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Lambeth granted permission on 24 October 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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