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16 Postmill Close Croydon CR0 5DY

26/00380/TREConsent for works to protected treesRefused

Refused on 11 March 2026

Council decision: Consent Refused (Tree application)Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Sweet Chestnut - 10ft (3.5m) height reduction and 2 metre lateral reduction. (TPO 19, 1992)

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shirley South
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 16 Postmill Close Croydon CR0 5DY. 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 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Shirley South. We hold 5,298 applications in total for the CR0 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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Why it was refused

  1. It is currently considered that the reasons stated by the applicant for wanting to carry out the works have not been sufficiently evidenced and for that reason unjustified. The application is, therefore, contrary to The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR0 5DY
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Target decision date
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
GREENAWAY TREES AND GARDENS
Agent address
44 MERRYHILL CLOSE BIGGIN HILL TN16 3UQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14687938
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: CroydonNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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.

Source: Croydon

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