2 Elderwood Place London SE27 0HL
Approved on 8 January 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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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)
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Knights Hill
- Agent
- Broadleaf Tree Surgeons LTD
- ReceivedReceived26 Sep
- ValidatedValidated26 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date7 Nov
- DecidedDecided8 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
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Elderwood
- 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.
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Source: Lambeth
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