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21 Albert Square London Lambeth SW8 1BS

25/03512/TPOApproval for works to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 20 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order 523 (2025) T1 Robinia: Tree Works Submitted: (T1) Robinia: crown reduction by 30% and reshape. Less than 10m from building. Tree has been dropping some large, dead branches into the garden where children play. The roots are causing patio slabs to lift, making a trip hazard. Also causing excess shading to neighbouring garden. Height from 1.40m to 9.8m Crown spread from 9.0m to 6.3m

Received
10 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Oval
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 21 Albert Square London Lambeth SW8 1BS. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Square conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Oval. 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 1BS
Application type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2025
Target decision date
5 January 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
18
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Albert Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 15-23, Albert Square Sw8On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Albert Square
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 16Protected 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.

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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    10 Nov

    (T1) Robinia: crown reduction by 30% and reshape. Less than 10m from building. Tree has been dropping some…

    PendingApplicationFiled alongside25/03512/TCA
  2. 2025
    10 Nov

    Tree Preservation Order 523 (2025) T1 Robinia: Tree Works Submitted: (T1) Robinia: crown reduction by 30% and…

    This applicationRefusedTrees25/03512/TPO

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