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.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list 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 30 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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