Planning application
23 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Frontage: T1 London Plane. Remove ivy from stem to just above ground level. Reduce one lower lateral branch by approximately 5m. Reduce and thin adjacent lower lateral branch to maintain crown balance. Remove lower epicormic growth. Remove deadwood throughout crown. Remove hanging dead branches from upper crown.
As published by the council, reference 26/01647/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01647/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Brixton Rush Common
- Postcode
- SW2 2JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 3 applications since 2011: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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15/00934/TCA Granted
23 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
To crown thin 1 x London Plane tree to front of property by 20% and lift canopy by 4.5 metres.
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12/00011/G24 Refused
23 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
Application for prior approval for the installation of a 1.6m H x 1.2m W x 0.45m D Broadband Cabinet on the public highway, under Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (as amended).Onto the Public Pavement in front of 23 Josephine Avenue
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Lambeth
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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
2 documents on file for this application
- SKETCH PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
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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 27 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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23 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
Application for prior approval for the installation of a 1.6m H x 1.2m W x 0.45m D Broadband Cabinet on the public highway, under Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 1995 (as amended).Onto the Public Pavement in front of 23 Josephine Avenue
Refused Telecoms 8 docs -
21 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
To remove 1 x Bay tree to front of property and reduce 1 x Hawthorne tree under Holm Oak tree by 75%.
Granted Trees 1 doc -
21 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
To remove 1 x Weeping Willow tree at no. 4 Appach Road, prune one Magnolia and remove one Japanese Maple at rear of property. Reduce in height 1 x Oak tree and 1 x Holm Oak to 15 m and 8 m in crown spread and 1 x Horse Chestnut (all to front of property).
Decided Trees -
21 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
To remove 1 x Weeping Willow tree at no. 4 Appach Road, prune 1 x Magnolia and remove 1 x Japanese Maple at rear of above property. Reduce in height 1 x Oak tree and 1 x Holm Oak to 15 m and 8 m in spread and 1 x Horse Chestnut to 15 m (all to front of property).
Decided Trees -
25 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
To remove 1 x Willow tree to side of No.25A.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
13 Josephine Avenue London SW2 2JX
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (A replacement Eucalyptus tree shall be planted within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse in the next planting season following completion of the works, or such other size, species, location or period of time) of planning permission ref 09/01263/FUL (Extension of existing garage in the rear garden, installation of new roof with rooflights and the removal of an existing Eucalyptus tree) granted on 30.06.2009.
Granted Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +2 2 docsDomestic
Other tree works applications
In Lambeth
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26/02670/TPO Awaiting decision
82 Park Hill London Lambeth SW4 9PB
Front : T1 Large Yew - reduce to 1 metre below last cutting points, to leave approx. 1 metre due to tree dying off. Remove dead branches.
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26/02348/TCA Granted
7 Russell Grove London SW9 6HS
FRONT GARDEN: T1 Magnolia: CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2m and REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 1.5m to suitable growth points; CROWN THIN by 10%. REAR GARDEN: T2 Sorbus: CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by 2.5m and REDUCE LATERAL SPREAD by 2m to suitable growth points.
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26/02293/TCA Granted
8 Stockwell Park Crescent London SW9 0DE
REAR GARDEN: T1 Cherry: REMOVE DEADWOOD and CROWN LIFT the limb extending over the boundary into the adjoining school property.
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26/02200/TCA Granted
Flat 1 101 Norwood Road London SE24 9AE
Front Garden: T1 Birch: Fell to ground level and grind stump.
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26/02517/TCA Awaiting decision
24 Telford Avenue London Lambeth SW2 4XE
T1 - Lime - fell, T2 - Lime - fell and T3 & T4 - Lime - crown reduce - Both are 18m in height. Reduce height by 3m from 18m to 15m. Reduce laterals by 2m from 7m to 5m on all compass points, cutting back to the previous reduction points.