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12A Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DA

26/00750/TREConsent for works to protected treesRefused

Refused on 9 April 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1- Horse Chestnut - This application is for a 1.5-2 m reduction on all overextended lateral limbs and 20% thin. (TPO 26, 2004)

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 12A Smitham Bottom Lane Purley CR8 3DA. Croydon has handled 1,047 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 170 applications across Purley And Woodcote. We hold 2,481 applications in total for the CR8 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Why it was refused

  1. It is currently considered that the reasons stated by the applicant for wanting to carry out the works do not outweigh the amenity importance offered by the tree. The application is, therefore, contrary to good arboricultural practice and is not in accordance with The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 3DA
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026
Target decision date
14 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fair Oaks
Agent address
20 The Rise Tadworth KT20 5PT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14774891
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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