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72 Chelsham Road South Croydon CR2 6HY

26/00819/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 Pine - Fell (TPO 07, 2008)

Received
17 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
South Croydon
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 72 Chelsham Road South Croydon CR2 6HY. Croydon has handled 1,047 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 5 weeks quicker than Croydon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across South Croydon. We hold 4,681 applications in total for the CR2 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. No reason has been given as to why the tree work should be undertaken. 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
CR2 6HY
Application type
Consent for works to protected trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Target decision date
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Harvest Church
Agent address
18 Lower Barn Road, Purley CR8 1HQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14788920
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
7

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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