Planning application
26/01855/TCA
13 Halsmere Road London SE5 9LN
Proposal
In our front garden is a single Leylandii bush that has grown to the size of a small tree. We wish to reduce the tree down to a stump and allow it to grow as a bush. This will improve the light quality in our living room and bedroom, and remove the trees overhang onto the street that restricts accessibility and head height on the pavement.
As published by the council, reference 26/01855/TCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2026
Received by Lambeth
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Lambeth for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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26/01553/NMC Granted
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16/02324/FUL Granted
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21/01709/FUL Refused
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26/01032/FUL Awaiting decision
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26/01771/TCA Granted
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26/01772/TCA Granted
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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
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26/01757/TCA Granted
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26/01751/TCA Granted
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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.