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2 Elderwood Place London SE27 0HL

24/03020/TCAApproval for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 8 January 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Coniferous Tree Group: Conduct lateral trimming of up to 0.8 meters on the sides while preserving foliage, to establish a more formal hedge with an approximate radius of 2.2 meters. 2. Two Leylandii Trees: Current height is 16 meters with a radius of 6 meters, both leaning towards the south. Laterally reduce the southern side by up to 1.5 meters, decreasing the radius from 6 meters to 4.5 meters while retaining foliage. 3. Smoke Bush: Exempt from works. 4. Portuguese Laurels: Exempt from works. 5. Two Birch Trees: Current height is 12 meters with a radius of 3.5 meters. Crown reduce to previous dimensions, lowering height from 12 meters to 10 meters and radius from 3.5 meters to 2.5 meters. 6. Laurel and Pyracantha: Exempt from works. 7. Pittosporum: Exempt from works. 8. One Magnolia: Reduce height by approximately 1 meter. 9. One Cherry Tree: Current height is 5 meters and radius is 2.5 meters. Crown reduce to previous dimensions, from 5 meters to 4 meters in height and from 2.5 meters to 2 meters in radius. 10. Two Smoke Bushes: Exempt from works. 11. Variegated Shrub: Exempt from works. 12. One Hornbeam: Current height is 6 meters and radius is 3 meters. Crown reduce to previous dimensions, from 6 meters to 5 meters in height and from 3 meters to 2 meters in radius. 12a. Smoke Bush: Exempt from works. 13. Two Smoke Bushes: Exempt from works. 13a. One Beech: Reduce to previous dimensions. 14. One Sumac: Crown lift to provide 3 meters of clearance over the parking area and 4 meters of clearance over the main drive. Remove dead wood: Works exempted. 15. Two Garryas: Exempt from works. 16. One Dogwood: Current height is 3.5 meters and radius is 2.5 meters. Crown reduce to previous dimensions, from 3.5 meters to 3 meters in height and from 2.5 meters to 2 meters in radius. 17. Two Magnolias: Current height is 6 meters and radius is 2.5 meters. Crown reduce to previous dimensions, from 6 meters to 4.5 meters in height and from 2.5 meters to 2m.

Received
26 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knights Hill
Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgeons LTD
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 104 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Elderwood Place London SE27 0HL. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Elderwood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Knights Hill. We hold 1,060 applications in total for the SE27 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
SE27 0HL
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2024
Target decision date
7 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgeons LTD
Agent address
White Hall Farm Rocky Lane Reigate RH2 0TA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Elderwood
  • Listed building: Grade II: ElderwoodOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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

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Source: Lambeth

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