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Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road London Lambeth SW16 2QN

23/00341/TCAApproval for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 31 March 2023

Council decision: Grant Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

To carry out a schedule of works to 33 no. trees as outlined in the tree work schedule dated 24/01/23. Works include crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting, removal of deadwood and tree removal.

Received
2 February 2023
Ward
Streatham Common & Vale
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Benhurst Court Leigham Court Road London Lambeth SW16 2QN. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Streatham Common conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Streatham Common & Vale. We hold 3,707 applications in total for the SW16 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at London Borough of Lambeth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW16 2QN
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2023
Target decision date
16 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Tree Agency
Agent address
The Tree House 25 King Edwards Grove Teddington TW11 9LY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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

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