Planning application
5 Henry Tate Mews London Lambeth SW16 3HA
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order 100, which is an Area Order protecting all trees present on site at the time the Order was served on 23 September 1976: Tree Works Submitted: London plane - Reduce to a height of 12-14m to create high pollard points and remove regrowth at 2-year intervals. This is the recommendations according to subsidence survey as submitted (T5 in report).
As published by the council, reference 25/03453/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03453/TPO
- Type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Streatham Common & Vale
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW16 3HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Lambeth
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Reeves Arboricultural Services Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2013 · London
65 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 93% granted
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See their track recordMcDougall Applicant, registered in Loughton
Active · incorporated 1999 · Loughton
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- 25_03453_TPO_100_5_HENRY_TATE_MEWS_DELEGATED_OFFICER_REPORT_2026_01_13_PDF
- TREE SURVEY
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
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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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Protected Tree(s): TPO 100 (St Michaels Convent) Area A1 Served on 23 September 1976: Trees standing within the area marked A1 on the deposited TPO map. Location of the trees: Rear courtyard of 5 Henry Tate Mews Tree Works Description: T8 London Plane: Reduce height from approximately 19m to approximately 12 to 14m to establish pollard points and reduce crown spread from approximately 10m to approximately 5m. Future regrowth to be managed by cyclical pruning. Reason: This is the recommendations according to subsidence survey as submitted
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