Planning application
52 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
BACK GARDEN, rear right-hand corner: G1 Leyland cypress x2: FELL to low stumps. Council Note: The applicant requested that the works be treated as a five-day notice. The submitted evidence does not demonstrate an immediate risk of serious harm. The works have therefore been considered under the normal Section 211 procedure.
As published by the council, reference 26/02506/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02506/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Brixton Acre Lane
- Postcode
- SW2 5SP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lambeth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01830/TCA Awaiting decision
52 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
REAR COMMUNAL GARDEN: T1 and T2 Leylandii. REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 3.5m and reduce lateral growth to form a balanced crown profile. T3 and T4 Horse Chestnut. REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 1.5m to 2m and reduce lateral growth to maintain a balanced form between the two trees.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Lambeth
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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
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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 30 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.
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52 Acre Lane London SW2 5SP
93% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug
REAR COMMUNAL GARDEN: T1 and T2 Leylandii. REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 3.5m and reduce lateral growth to form a balanced crown profile. T3 and T4 Horse Chestnut. REDUCE HEIGHT by approximately 1.5m to 2m and reduce lateral growth to maintain a balanced form between the two trees.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
46 Acre Lane London Lambeth SW2 5SP
Replacement of brick pavers with heritage clay brick pavers to match new concrete paving; replacement of existing timber sash windows on a like-for-like basis with laminated glass and repairs to existing box frames; masonry repairs to the stone cornice detail on the front elevation; replacement of existing roof coverings and flat roof sections. Internal works comprising fire door renewals, provision of new main building entrance doors, MEP works throughout the buildings, internal remodelling including the provision of en-suite facilities, creation of a new principal entrance to the scheme via the car park, relocation of the existing reception area to the proposed entrance and creation of a new communal area, and provision of a new communal kitchen in place of existing bathing facilities. External works to include the formalisation and reconfiguration of existing parking arrangements together with associated hard and soft landscaping works. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01443/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01442/FUL)
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 49 docs -
46 Acre Lane London Lambeth SW2 5SP
Replacement of brick pavers with heritage clay brick pavers to match new concrete paving; replacement of existing timber sash windows on a like-for-like basis with laminated glass and repairs to existing box frames; masonry repairs to the stone cornice detail on the front elevation; replacement of existing roof coverings and flat roof sections. Internal works comprising fire door renewals, provision of new main building entrance doors, MEP works throughout the buildings, internal remodelling including the provision of en-suite facilities, creation of a new principal entrance to the scheme via the car park, relocation of the existing reception area to the proposed entrance and creation of a new communal area, and provision of a new communal kitchen in place of existing bathing facilities. External works to include the formalisation and reconfiguration of existing parking arrangements together with associated hard and soft landscaping works. (Please note: The reference number for this Listed Building Consent application is 26/01443/LB but there is also an associated application for Full Planning Permission related to these works with reference number: 26/01442/FUL)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 49 docs -
6 Marlborough Mews London SW2 5TE
78% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Erection of a first floor side extension, and hip to gable roof extension with two dormer windows to the front and rear.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs -
Entrance To Belvedere Place, Brixton London SW2 5TD
Installation of automated vehicle and pedestrian gates.
Withdrawn Full applications 10 docs -
46 Acre Lane London Lambeth SW2 5SP
External works, involving resurfacing of the car park with the replacement/new concrete paving, the provision of car parking spaces and refuse store, the renewal of timber sash windows, masonry repairs to the stone cornice to the front elevation and roofing works including replacement of the covering and flat roof sections, and the installation of a new entrance doors to the side elevation. Internal works to the ground floor involving fire door renewals, , MEP and M&E works across the buildings, remodelling including en-suite facilities , the relocation of reception area and office to conference room and new partition wall to create of a communal area, conversion of bathing facilities into communal kitchen, the removal of the computer suite to create two stores, alteration to the main office to create the main entrance lobby space, along with other associated works. (Full Planning nad Listed Building Consent ref : 25/03397/LB applications received).
Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 18 docs
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