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St Thomas Church Telford Avenue London SW2 4XW

25/03675/TPOApproval for works to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 23 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order No. 234 (1992) protects T1 to T23 Ash. Tree Works Submitted: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SURVEY PROVIDED BY TMA AND UPDATED BY TREE PROJECTS 26/11/2025. -WE NOTE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REGARDS TO FELLING AND RE-POLLARDING ADVISED BY TMA 25/04/2025 HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED OTHER THAN ASH TREE T7 HAS BEEN REMOVED. -IN ADDITION, RE-POLLARDING OF SPECIFIC ASH TREES ADVOCATED BY TMA APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND, WHERE PREVIOUSLY NO POLLARDING WAS RECOMMENDED, THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED OVERDUE, ON BASIS THAT TREES SHOULD REASONABLY BE MAINTAINED ON A THREE YEAR CYCLE, ASH TREES TO REMAIN ARE ALL TO BE RE-POLLARDED. -ADDITIONAL NON-SIGNIFICANT MINOR AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE PRUNING THAT HAS BECOME REQUIRED IS ADDED. -T4 IS TO BE FELLED AT CLEINT REQUEST: THIS IS A NON-SIGNIFICANT UNSUSAINABLY LOCATED SMALL TREE. -ONE SMALL LIME TREE TO BE TRANSPLANTED TO POSITION OF T16, -NEW PLANTING NEEDED TO REPLACE PROPOSED REMOVALS: EXISTING REPLACEMENT PLANTING, ACER P. BRILLIANTISSIIMUM, CONSIDERED TO BE AND SELF-EVIDENTLY INADEQUATE FOR THE LOCATION AND SHOULD BE REPLACED: A SPECIFICATION IS PROVIDED RECOMMENDING PLANTING OF 12-14CM STEM GIRTH PRUNUS AVIUM PLENA INTO MULCHED BEDS.

Received
26 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Streatham Hill West & Thornton
  1. Received26 Nov
  2. Validated26 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Thomas Church Telford Avenue London SW2 4XW. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Streatham Hill West & Thornton. We hold 1,982 applications in total for the SW2 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

  1. Reason for Refusal 1 - Application not capable of proper assessment or enforcement The submitted Proposal description fails to provide a clear, precise and self-contained specification of works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order No. 234. The application relies on vague and non-standard terminology such as "repollard", "fell at client request", and "additional non-significant maintenance", does not quantify the extent of works, and does not clearly identify which protected ash trees are subject to each individual operation. As a result, the Local Planning Authority cannot determine with certainty what works are proposed to which protected trees, nor can it assess the scale, extent, or likely impacts of those works. The Authority is required to determine Tree Preservation Order applications strictly as submitted and is not permitted to interpret, clarify, or rewrite defective proposals on behalf of the applicant. In these circumstances, the proposal is not capable of lawful determination, conditioning, or enforcement.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW2 4XW
Application type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 November 2025
Target decision date
21 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tree Projects
Agent address
The Maisonette 22D Old Park Avenue London SW12 8RH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 234Protected tree on or next to this site · +22 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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