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Upper Flat 197 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PS

26/01735/CATWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 July 2026

Council decision: No objection (tree works in Con Areas)Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

1 x Hedge located at the main access entrance consisting of Yew, Dogwood and Holly to prune off of the drive. 3 x Lime to crown lift to approximately 4 meters measured from ground level. 2 x Lime to crown lift over the garden of 197 to approximately 4 meters measured from ground level. A Group of Laurel to prune off of the garden and to reduce in height to approximately 4 meters. 1 x Plum tree Fell

Received
16 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood
Agent
Bennu Services Ltd
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided14 Jul

Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Upper Flat 197 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2PS. 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. The site is in the Church Road, Upper Norwood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Crystal Palace And Upper Norwood. We hold 1,190 applications in total for the SE19 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
SE19 2PS
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026
Target decision date
28 July 2026
Permission expires
14 July 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bennu Services Ltd
Agent address
70 Essex Tower Jasmine Grove Penge London SE20 8JT

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15014021
Comments
0
Documents
15
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Church Road, Upper Norwood
  • 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, 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

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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