Planning application
St Leonards Church Of England Church Streatham High Road London SW16 1HS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Turkey Oak T1 on sketch plan Pollard from 20m to 8m - whole crown reduction to stump of 8m with subsequent growth to be removed on regular basis. An alternative is to remove the tree and replace with an indigenous one suchas Mountain Ash but of three recommendations, two are to pollard. The tree is behind the church and is not visible from the road. It is 4.5m from the church wall and is 20m high so its roots system is causing cracking in spite of a concrete barrier, due to removal of water from the London clay soil.
As published by the council, reference 26/03084/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03084/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- SW16 1HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2026
Received by Lambeth
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30 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 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.
What 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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