Planning application
Street Record James Joyce Walk London Lambeth SE24 0QT
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
TPO 176 (1985) G4 Lime x 21 Sycamore x5 and Ash x1. Tree Works Submitted: T1 (Ash) - Crown lift to 6M and ensure 3m building clearance T2 (Lime) - Reduce by 30% and ensure 3m building clearance T3 and T4 (Alders) - Pollard both, remove 3m of branch extents T5, T6 and T7 (Lime) - Reduce each by 30% and ensure 3m building clearance.
As published by the council, reference 25/03910/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03910/TPO
- Type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Permission
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Herne Hill Loughborough Junction
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SE24 0QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01156/TPO Decided
Street Record James Joyce Walk London Lambeth SE24 0QT
T1 - Ash - Crown lift to 6m and ensure 3m building clearance. T2 - Lime - Reduce by 30% to control height and spread in awkward spot near the building, ensure 3m building clearance. T3 and T4 - Alders - Pollard both trees, not protected, to approriate pollard points about 3m to be removed from branch extents. T5, T6, T7 - Lime trees - Reduce each by 30% to control height and spread in awkward spot near the building, ensure 3m building clearance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Lambeth
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Microbee Tree Management Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Wimbledon
Active · incorporated 2008 · Wimbledon
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- 25_03910_TPO_JAMES_JOYCE_WALK_SE24_0QT_DELEGATED_OFFICER_REPORT_2026_01_15_PDF
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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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