Planning application
26/00441/TCA
25 The Chase London SW4 0NP
Proposal
Back Garden: T1 Eucalyptus. Reduce height by 5m and reduce lateral branches to shape the canopy. Reason: To reduce canopy weight and lower the risk of branch failure during storms or heavy snowfall. T2 Bay Laurel. Reduce height by 3m and lateral branches by 1.5m to reshape the canopy. Reason: To manage regrowth from previous pruning and reduce the risk of limb failure at weaker branch unions.
As published by the council, reference 26/00441/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Lambeth
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
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24/02674/TCA Granted
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21/00828/TCA Decided
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26/01397/DET Granted
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26/00861/TCA Awaiting decision
42 The Chase London SW4 0NH
REAR GARDEN T1 Eucalyptus - Cider Gum (Eucalyptus gunnii) Crown reduce by approximately 2m back to most recent previous reduction points, to tidy and contain. Final height 10m and spread 7m. T2 Oak (Quercus spp.) Crown reduce by approximately 2m back to most recent previous reduction points, to tidy and contain. Final height 12m and spread 6m. T3 Mimosa (Acacia dealbata) Crown reduce by approximately 1-1.5m back to most recent previous reduction points, to tidy and contain. Final height 5m and spread 3.5m. T5 Cape myrtle (Myrsine africana) 20% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 1-1.5m to tidy and contain, retaining furnishing growth. Final height = 3m and final spread = 1.5m. FRONT GARDEN T6 Lime (Tilia x europa) Crown reduce by approximately 2m back to most recent previous reduction points, to tidy and contain. Final height 10m and spread 7m.
Other trees applications
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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.