Planning application
23 Somers Road London Lambeth SW2 2AF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Birch tree - fell to combat subsidence damage to 23 Somers Road.
As published by the council, reference 26/00219/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00219/TCA
- Type
- Approval for works to trees in CA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Brixton Rush Common
- Postcode
- SW2 2AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Lambeth
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lambeth took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Lambeth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lambeth decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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