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Harris Academy South Norwood 2 Cumberlow Avenue South Norwood London SE25 6AE

25/03451/TREConsent for works to protected treesApproved

Approved on 21 November 2025

Council decision: Consent Granted (Tree App.)Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T43 - Yew: Shorten laterals to allow a 2m clearance from building. (TPO 11, 2002)

Received
23 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
South Norwood
Agent
W J Kent Tree Surgeons Ltd
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated24 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Dec
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Harris Academy South Norwood 2 Cumberlow Avenue South Norwood London SE25 6AE. Croydon has handled 1,047 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. The site is in the South Norwood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across South Norwood. We hold 1,186 applications in total for the SE25 postcode area.

89% of trees applications at London Borough of Croydon were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SE25 6AE
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 October 2025
Target decision date
19 December 2025
Permission expires
21 November 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
W J Kent Tree Surgeons Ltd
Agent address
Coulsdon Area Farm Lime Tree Avenue Cane Hill Park Coulsdon CR5 3GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14434126
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    29 Oct

    Variation to Conditions 2 (plans) and Condition (4) attached to planning permission 24/04015/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/03513/CONR
  2. 2025
    23 Oct

    T43 - Yew: Shorten laterals to allow a 2m clearance from building. (TPO 11, 2002)

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/03451/TRE

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Oct

    G1 Spruce, Cupressus, Ash, (Group of small trees) Fell and treat stump of Ash sapling fouling school sign T2…

    PendingApplication26/02928/CAT
  2. 2026
    14 Oct

    T29 Common Hornbeam - Fell - reason in tree survey. (TPO 11, 2002)

    ApprovedApplication26/02916/TRE
  3. 2024
    25 Nov

    Erection of single-storey plant outbuilding in car park, Installation of heat recovery unit on roof of…

    ApprovedFull planning permission24/04015/FUL
  4. 2024
    1 Nov

    T17, Cherry - To crown reduce to previous reduction points. T28, Sycamore - To crown reduce to previous…

    ApprovedConsent for works to protected trees24/03748/TRE
  5. 2024
    23 Jan

    T36 - Horse Chestnut: Fell due to ganoderma and hollow sounding stem, health and safety concern due to being…

    PendingApplication24/00171/TRE
  6. 2023
    3 Oct

    Fell 9 x Elm/Hawthorn Stems that are dead/dying

    UnresolvedApplication23/03735/TR5

Source: Croydon

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