17 Groveway London Lambeth SW9 0AH
Refused on 27 November 2025
Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Tree Preservation Order London Borough of Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No 426 17 Groveway Order made 9 February 2001 Order confirmed 8 May 2001 Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Lime (Tilia cordata) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.4m Approx. Height - 18m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - See map Service - Crown Reduction Work Required - Reduce height by up to 3m and lateral spread on all sides by up to 2m, to finished crown dimensions of 15m height and 10m lateral spread. Remove major deadwood over 40mm in diameter. Crown lift to 2.5m over the footpath and 5m over the road. Reason - To manage the trees size. Priority Code - B
- Received
- 11 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Ward
- Stockwell East
- Agent
- Artemis tree services ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided27 Nov
Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 17 Groveway London Lambeth SW9 0AH. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Stockwell Park conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Stockwell East. We hold 1,813 applications in total for the SW9 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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Why it was refused
- Reason 1 Material inaccuracies and insufficient information The submitted information is materially inaccurate including species identification tree dimensions and an out of date photograph. The pruning specification does not identify pruning points or quantify the works with reference to the established pollard framework. The Local Planning Authority cannot properly assess the impact of the proposals. The application therefore fails to comply with Regulation 6 1 of the Town and Country Planning Tree Preservation England Regulations 2012 and Policy EN4 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021.
- Reason 2 Lack of valid arboricultural justification The stated reason To manage the trees size is not a recognised arboricultural objective. Only the southern quadrant displays limited proximity to the building and no evidence justifies reduction to other sectors. The proposal exceeds the scale and nature of pruning historically approved at this site. The application does not identify any structural physiological or functional need for intervention and does not align with the objectives set out in BS 3998 2010. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy EN4 and Policy Q10 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021.
- Reason 3 Harm to amenity the Conservation Area and the Listed Building setting The proposed reduction would require cutting beyond established pollard heads and removing a disproportionate volume of crown. This would cause foreseeable long-term harm to the trees structure vitality and public amenity. The works would detract from the sylvan character of the Stockwell Park Conservation Area and harm the setting of the Grade II listed building. The proposal therefore conflicts with Section 72 of the Planning Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act 1990 Policy EN4 Policy Q22 and the Stockwell Park Conservation Area Statement 2009.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW9 0AH
- Application type
- Approval for works to TPO trees
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Artemis tree services ltd
- Agent address
- West Hyde Nursery Old uxbridge road Maple cross Hertfordshire WD39XY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Stockwell Park
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 426Protected tree on or next to this site · +11 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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