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19 Hillcroft Avenue Purley CR8 3DJ

26/02594/TRERefused

Refused on 14 October 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Douglas Fir and T5 Cypress: Fell due to root system has caused considerable damage to the driveway and now is a trip hazard for anyone walking along the driveway inclduing post men and delivery drivers. There is also the risk that one of the trees will damage the sewage drain. (TPO 12, 2003)

Received
10 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Purley And Woodcote
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Nov
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 29 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 19 Hillcroft Avenue Purley CR8 3DJ. Croydon has handled 19,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 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.

Why it was refused

  1. The Local Authority considers the reasons given by the applicant for intended works do not outweigh the visual amenity and significant contribution the prominent specimens of normal vigour provide to the sylvan character of the area. The proposed works are, therefore, contrary to The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CR8 3DJ

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 September 2026
Target decision date
10 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Alastair Dean

Additional information

Documents
17

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

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

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