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38 Lansdowne Gardens London SW8 2EF

25/02453/TPOApproval for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 15 September 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Front garden, 38 Lansdowne Gardens: T1 Cherry: Crown reduction by approximately 30 percent below previous pruning points to reduce size and clear highway overhang. Reduce height from 5.0m to 3.0m and crown spread from 6.0m to 3.7m. T2 Amelanchier: General prune including removal of crossing branches (routine maintenance). Reduce height from 4.0m to 3.5m and crown spread from 2.0m to 1.5m. Rear garden 38 Lansdowne Gardens: T3 Species not specified: No works proposed. T4 Cherry: Heavily leaning tree. Crown reduction by approximately 40 percent to encourage more upright growth. Reduce height from 4.0m to 2.4m and crown spread from 4.0m to 2.4m. T5 Crab Apple: Fell dead tree to near ground level and treat stump with eco plugs. Only one live branch remaining. Existing height 5.0m and crown spread 4.0m. T6 Apple: Crown reduction by approximately 30 percent to reshape uneven canopy (routine maintenance). Reduce height from 4.0m to 3.2m and crown spread from 5.0m to 3.2m. T7 Acer: Light prune to thin crown by approximately 15 percent to allow more light to ground vegetation. Reduce height from 4.0m to 3.5m and crown spread from 3.0m to 2.5m. Note: These trees are not covered by TPO No. 15 (1969) which protects only one Hornbeam (T34) in the rear garden of 40 Lansdowne Gardens. The subject trees are protected solely by their location within the Lansdowne Gardens Conservation Area (CA3).

Received
30 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Oct
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 38 Lansdowne Gardens London SW8 2EF. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Lansdowne Gardens conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Stockwell West & Larkhall. We hold 1,525 applications in total for the SW8 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
SW8 2EF
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2025
Target decision date
7 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
28 Boveney Road LONDON SE23 3NN

Planning decision

Case officer
Callum Henderson
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lansdowne Gardens
  • Listed building: Grade II: 36-42, Lansdowne Gardens Sw8On or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Lansdowne Gardens
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 15Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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