Planning application
26/00400/TPO
13 Clapham Common North Side London Lambeth SW4 0RF
Proposal
TPO 534 (2026) T1 Sycamore T1 Sycamore Tree - we are applying to remove the tree due to the continuing die back of large areas of the canopy, due to its proximity to houses, its high risk.
As published by the council, reference 26/00400/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Feb 2026
Received by Lambeth
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Permission
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00400/TCA Awaiting decision
13 Clapham Common North Side London Lambeth SW4 0RF
TPO 534 (2026) T1 Sycamore T1 Sycamore Tree - we are applying to remove the tree due to the continuing die back of large areas of the canopy, due to its proximity to houses, its high risk.
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26/00563/DET Granted
9 Wilberforce House Clapham Common North Side London SW4 0RG
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (Door Details) of planning eprmission 25/02457/LB (Relocation of two partitions and the installation of one new plasterboard partition to divide existing bathroom into one bathroom and one shower room, relocation of existing door to shower room and installation of new door to bathroom, reinstatement of boarded up door from hallway to study/bedroom, replacement of kitchen units) granted on 16.10.2025.
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20/03138/TCA Decided
6 Clapham Common North Side London SW4 0QW
To remove 1 x False Acacia tree to rear of property.
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26/01563/FUL Granted
18 Clapham Common North Side London SW4 0RQ
Application for Full Planning Permission for the erection of a new rear garden outbuilding with basement to replace existing outbuilding; replacement and refurbishment of windows to the front and rear elevations to match existing; waterproofing and insulation of existing roof, rehung of existing tiles. Reinstatement of existing front door with glazing, leaded canopy repaired and other associated works.
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26/01564/LB Granted
18 Clapham Common North Side London SW4 0RQ
Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of a new rear garden outbuilding with basement to replace existing outbuilding; replacement and refurbishment of windows to the front and rear elevations to match existing; waterproofing and insulation of existing roof, rehung of existing tiles. Reinstatement of existing front door with glazing, leaded canopy repaired and other associated works. Full refurbishment of interiors, including electrical re-wiring, and new plumbing and heating; alterations to reinstate original circulation route on second floor; addition of new bathroom in existing subdivided room on second floor level; installation of new staircase to access the third floor and reconfigured layout at the third floor level; and other associated works. (Full Planning Permission ref: 26/01563/FUL application received).
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26/00609/DET Granted
Unit 1 16 Porteus Place London SW4 0AS
Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (details of noise and vibration attenuation measures) of planning permission ref. 25/02345/FUL (Installation of a ground mounted air conditioning unit to the south-east elevation.), granted on 15.10.2025.
Other trees applications
In Lambeth
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26/01771/TCA Granted
48 Killieser Avenue London SW2 4NT
FRONT GARDEN: T1 and T2 Birch. CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 2m from 7m to 5m. REDUCE CROWN SPREAD by approximately 2m from 5m to 3m and reshape. REAR GARDEN: T3 Eucalyptus. CROWN REDUCE by approximately 2m to previous reduction points. REDUCE elongated branches over the neighbouring garden by approximately 2m. Retain a final height of approximately 10m and a final spread of approximately 5m. T4 Eucalyptus. POLLARD by approximately 5m to retain a straight standing stem approximately 3m in height. T5 Bay. REDUCE by approximately 2m from the neighbouring garden side. Retain a final height of approximately 3m and a final spread of approximately 2m.
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26/01772/TCA Granted
11 Garrad's Road London SW16 1JU
REAR COMMUNAL GROUNDS: T1 Conifer. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T2 Silver Birch. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T3 Yew. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. Council Note : T4 Red Robin is not considered to be a tree for the purposes of the Section 211 notification and is not included in the Councils consideration. The submitted photographs have been reviewed and show that T5 is dead. Its species cannot be confirmed from the photographs, but the Council accepts that the tree is dead and that its removal does not require a Section 211 notice.
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26/01742/TCA Granted
100 Ground Floor Flat Shakespeare Road London Lambeth SE24 0QQ
REAR GARDEN, LEFT REAR BOUNDARY: T1 Sycamore. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL.
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26/01757/TCA Granted
10 Thornton Avenue London SW2 4HQ
REAR GARDEN: T2 and T3 Eucalyptus. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL. T4 Yew. FELL TO GROUND LEVEL.
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26/01751/TCA Granted
30 Tooting Bec Gardens London SW16 1RB
REAR GARDEN, REAR BOUNDARY: T1 Lime. REPOLLARD the upper crown by removing approximately 5m of regrowth. REMOVE approximately 2.5m of lower regrowth back to the main stems. REMOVE DEADWOOD, old pruning stubs and squirrel-damaged growth. CROWN THIN the upper crown by approximately 5 to 10 percent.