Planning application
63 Flat Ground Floor 1 Drakefield Road SW17 8RS
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
T1. Sycamore Tree. 12 metres in height. Pollard back to previous points leaving the tree 9 metres in height, taking off 3 metres of growth. Tree is very overgrown and blocking natural sunlight, also causing a lot of fallen debris, leaving this tree would be bad for the trees health. Situated in the rear garden of 61 Drakefield Road. T2. Sycamore Tree. 17 metres in height. Pollard tree down to 13 metres, taking off 4 metres of growth. Tree is very overgrown and blocking natural sunlight, also causing a lot of fallen debris, leaving this tree would be bad for its health. Situated in the rear garden of 63 Drakefield Road.
As published by the council, reference 2025/3069
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/3069
- Type
- Work to trees in conservation area
- Status
- FINAL DECISION
- Decision
- Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- South Balham
- Decision by
- Delegated Fast
- Postcode
- SW17 8RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Wandsworth
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
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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