Planning application
31 Elmbourne Road, London, SW17 8JS
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Rear Garden T1 - Sycamore: Reduce and reshape back to previous points by removal of up to 3 metres in crown height and width. To allow retention of the tree within the available space for growth. T2 - Ash: Fell as close to ground level as possible. Apply systemic herbicide to stump to prevent re-growth. The tree is of poor shape and form and is of little amenity value and is showing early signs of hymenoscyphus fraxineus. T3 - Laurel: Reduce and reshape to a finishing height of 2.5 metres above ground level. It is a large dominant tree in close proximity to the property. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size for its location. It is the cause of an unreasonable amount of shade to the rear elevation of the property.
As published by the council, reference 2021/4142
Application record
- Reference
- 2021/4142
- Type
- Work to trees in conservation area
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 8 Sep 2021
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2021
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Bedford - Historic
- Decision by
- Delegated Fast
- Postcode
- SW17 8JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2021
Received by Wandsworth
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15 Sep 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
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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