Planning application
27 Albert Embankment London SE1 7AP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
8 x Birch 2 x Dead Birch
As published by the council, reference 26/02132/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02132/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Vauxhall
- Postcode
- SE1 7AP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01644/TCA Withdrawn
27 Albert Embankment London SE1 7AP
8 x Birch - Crown reduce the height by 20% (approx. 2m) Crown reduce the spread to balance and shape (approx. 1m) Crown thin by 10% and remove dead wood Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice 2 x Dead Birch - Cut entire as close to ground level as practically possible The trees are situated in a resin-bond and therefore bringing the trees down to the same level may not be possible Council Note : The site is not within a Conservation Area and the Section 211 notification procedure does not apply. The TCA record is therefore withdrawn and no decision is made under Section 211. Lambeth Council made provisional TPO No. 536 2026 on 19 June 2026 in respect of trees at the site. Any proposed works to trees covered by the Order now require a formal TPO application.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Lambeth
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22 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Enfield
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
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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 26 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 500 metres
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27 Albert Embankment London SE1 7AP
94% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul
8 x Birch - Crown reduce the height by 20% (approx. 2m) Crown reduce the spread to balance and shape (approx. 1m) Crown thin by 10% and remove dead wood Maintenance works in line with good arboricultural practice 2 x Dead Birch - Cut entire as close to ground level as practically possible The trees are situated in a resin-bond and therefore bringing the trees down to the same level may not be possible Council Note : The site is not within a Conservation Area and the Section 211 notification procedure does not apply. The TCA record is therefore withdrawn and no decision is made under Section 211. Lambeth Council made provisional TPO No. 536 2026 on 19 June 2026 in respect of trees at the site. Any proposed works to trees covered by the Order now require a formal TPO application.
Withdrawn Trees 2 docs -
22 - 29 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TJ
Variation of condition 2 (approved Plans) of planning permission ref 16/01103/VOC granted on 23.06.2016, being a variation of conditions 2,14,15 and 19 of planning permission ref 14/04757/FUL granted 18.09.2015 for demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a part 12, part 18 and part 30 storeys mixed-use development comprising flexible A1, A3, B1 uses and C3 residential units, together with associated access, car parking, cycle parking, refuse storage, and landscaping. Variation sought: A change to condition 2 (which lists the approved drawings and other materials) is sought in order to gain approval for alterations to the scheme. The alterations include increasing the number of residential units from 151 to 186 units, amendments to the arrangement of the basement and the facades of the building. Please refer to the accompanying planning statement for full details.
Granted Amendments Demolition 135 docsMajor scheme -
River Station Pier, Lambeth River Fire Station Albert Embankment London Lambeth SE1 7SD
94% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep
LAND BOUNDED BY LAMBETH HIGH STREET TO THE WEST, WHITGIFT STREET TO THE NORTH, SOUTHBANK HOUSE TO THE SOUTH AND THE RAILWAY VIADUCTS TO THE EAST: G1 Ash: CROWN REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 4m and reshape crown. Trees are self-set and encroaching over the roadway. Council Note: The Section 211 notice is registered as River Station Pier, Lambeth River Fire Station, Albert Embankment, SE1 7SD. The submitted plan identifies the notified Ash group on the inland site, opposite 71 Black Prince Road. The wider site has previously been described in the planning history as land bounded by Lambeth High Street to the west, Whitgift Street to the north, Southbank House to the south and the railway viaducts to the east. The registered notice address does not accurately identify the location of the notified trees.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
24 Apartment 80 Albert Embankment London Lambeth SE1 7GJ
78% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug
Internal amalgamation of Units 79 and 80 to form one single dwelling.
Decided Full applications 13 docsDomestic -
Hampton House 20 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TJ
Application for deed of variation to S106 agreement pursuant to planning permission ref: 12/04422/FUL (Demolition and redevelopment of the existing building and the erection of a part 15, part 16-24, part 19-27 storey building to provide a residential led mixed use development comprising ground floor cafe/restaurant uses (A3); office (B1); residents gym and members lounge; and 253 residential units, together with ancillary residential facilities, associated amenity space, car, motorcycle and cycle parking, access and servicing, refuse storage and collection facilities and landscaped public piazza) and as amended by deed of variation under refs: 13/03582/VOC, 14/03600/VOC and 20/01775/S106. Variation sought: To convert the tenure of 3 x 1 bedroom apartments from Extra Care Shared Ownership Units to Extra Care Affordable Rented units.
Decided Conditions New dwelling Demolition 3 docs -
1 - 2 Citadel Place Lambeth London SE11 5EF
89% historically approved · decision due ~18 Dec
Request for a Screening Opinion in respect of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 2017 for a proposed development comprising demolition of existing buildings and the provision of up to 660 residential units; and associated landscaping, access, car parking (accessible spaces only) and other engineering works.
Awaiting decision Demolition 1 doc
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