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St Thomas Church Telford Avenue London SW2 4XW

Refused Lambeth 25/03675/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

Tree Preservation Order No. 234 (1992) protects T1 to T23 Ash. Tree Works Submitted: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SURVEY PROVIDED BY TMA AND UPDATED BY TREE PROJECTS 26/11/2025. -WE NOTE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARDS TO FELLING AND RE-POLLARDING ADVISED BY TMA 25/04/2025 HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED OTHER THAN ASH TREE T7 HAS BEEN REMOVED. -IN ADDITION, RE-POLLARDING OF SPECIFIC ASH TREES ADVOCATED BY TMA APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND, WHERE PREVIOUSLY NO POLLARDING WAS RECOMMENDED, THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED OVERDUE, ON BASIS THAT TREES SHOULD REASONABLY BE MAINTAINED ON A THREE YEAR CYCLE, ASH TREES TO REMAIN ARE ALL TO BE RE-POLLARDED. -ADDITIONAL NON-SIGNIFICANT MINOR AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE PRUNING THAT HAS BECOME REQUIRED IS ADDED. -T4 IS TO BE FELLED AT CLEINT REQUEST: THIS IS A NON-SIGNIFICANT UNSUSAINABLY LOCATED SMALL TREE. -ONE SMALL LIME TREE TO BE TRANSPLANTED TO POSITION OF T16, -NEW PLANTING NEEDED TO REPLACE PROPOSED REMOVALS: EXISTING REPLACEMENT PLANTING, ACER P. BRILLIANTISSIIMUM, CONSIDERED TO BE AND SELF-EVIDENTLY INADEQUATE FOR THE LOCATION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED: A SPECIFICATION IS PROVIDED RECOMMENDING PLANTING OF 12-14CM STEM GIRTH PRUNUS AVIUM PLENA INTO MULCHED BEDS.

As published by the council, reference 25/03675/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/03675/TPO
Type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Permission
Received
26 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Decided
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW2 4XW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Nov 2025

    Received by Lambeth

  2. 23 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Permission

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Tree Projects Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ilford

Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · Ilford

5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • 25_03675_TPO_ST_THOMAS_CHURCH_TELFORD_AVENUE_DELEGATED_OFFICER_REPORT_PDF Delegated Register · 16 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 26 Nov 2025
  • TREE HEALTH AND CONDITION SURVEY Plans · 26 Nov 2025

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What this refusal means

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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