Planning application
16 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
FRONT GARDEN: T1 Strawberry tree FELL TO GROUND LEVEL and apply systemic herbicide to the stump to prevent regrowth.
As published by the council, reference 26/03101/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03101/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Brixton Rush Common
- Postcode
- SW2 1PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2026
Received by Lambeth
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26 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.
Nearby applications
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14 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PB
93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul
T1 - Lime tree. Reduce tree back to primary pollard points. Reducing the height from approximately 12m - 6m and the spread from approximately 9m - 4m. T2 - Lime tree. Reduce tree back to primary pollard points. Reducing the height from approximately 12m - 6m and the spread from approximately 9m - 4m Council Note: On Monday, 15, June, 2026 Lambeth Council made a provisional Tree Preservation Order (TPO No. 535 (2026)). The Order takes effect immediately and remains provisional for up to six months unless confirmed by the Council (whichever occurs first). Before the Council decides whether to confirm the Order, any person affected by the Order has the right to make objections or other representations about any of the trees covered by the Order. For a copy of the provisional TPO, or to make representations, please email [email protected]
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
18 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PB
78% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov
Replacement of the existing windows and doors with timber and uPVC framed windows and a uPVC rear door.
Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing -
18 Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
FRONT GARDEN: G1 Lime x3: CROWN LIFT to 4m above ground level.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
14 Brixton Water Lane London Lambeth SW2 1PB
93% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
T1 - Lime tree - 30% Crown reduction reducing height from approx 14m to 10m and width from approx 12m to 6m T2 - Lime tree - 30% Crown reduction reducing height from approx 14m to 10m and width from approx 12m to 6m
Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc -
22 Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
G1 (x 4) Limes - Fell (structural damage), G2 (x 3) Saplings, privet.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
22 Brixton Water Lane London SW2 1PB
Tree Preservation Order London Borough of Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No 500 22 Brixton Water Lane 2024 made 30 May 2024 and confirmed 9 October 2024 under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and remaining extant by virtue of Regulation 3 1 of the 2012 Regulations Front garden T1 Lime Tilia x europaea Crown lift to 3 m above ground level and 5 m over carriageway to maintain clearance from the highway and streetlamp Existing height approximately 14 m Crown spread approximately 8 m Rear garden T2 Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira Pollard at approximately 2 m to clear from property Existing height approximately 5 m Crown spread approximately 4 m Reason Routine clearance and maintenance arising from a tree survey to maintain separation from buildings and street infrastructure Note Tree T1 Lime is protected under the London Borough of Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No 500 22 Brixton Water Lane 2024 Consent for the proposed works to this tree is granted Tree T2 Pittosporum is not included within the Order but lies within the Rush Common Brixton Hill Conservation Area CA49 The Council therefore accepts this element of the application as a valid Section 211 Notice of Intent to Carry Out Works to Trees in a Conservation Area and raises no objection to the proposed pollard
Granted Trees 5 docs
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