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383 Clapham Road London SW9 9BT

26/00162/TPOApproval for works to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 29 January 2026

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 condition1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No. 29 (1975): FRONT: T6 (TPO 29). FELL. Reason: deceased.

Received
9 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Clapham East
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 383 Clapham Road London SW9 9BT. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Clapham 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

  1. 1. Failure to demonstrate that the protected tree is dead as claimed The application seeks consent to fell T6 (Robinia pseudoacacia) on the stated basis that the tree is "deceased". On the evidence submitted, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the tree has been demonstrated to be dead. The tree is individually protected as T6 by London Borough of Lambeth Tree Preservation Order No. 29, confirmed on 5 May 1975, and is located within the Clapham Road Conservation Area (CA33). Photographs taken by the Local Planning Authority on 22 January 2026 show retained live twigs within the crown. London planning@lambeth.gov.uk SW2 9QQ In addition, while the applicant refers to honey fungus at the base of the tree, those photographs do not show fungal fruiting bodies or other visible indicators at the basal area that would reasonably be expected to be present if relied upon to substantiate that claim. No independent arboricultural evidence has been submitted to verify the assertion of honey fungus or to demonstrate that the tree is dead. In these circumstances, the stated basis for felling has not been evidenced and the Local Planning Authority cannot conclude that removal is justified on the grounds advanced.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SW9 9BT
Application type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2025
Target decision date
4 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clapham Road
  • Listed building: Grade II: 383, 385 and 387, Clapham Road Sw9On this site · +1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 29Protected tree on or next to this site · +4 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Aug

    T6 False Acacia - remove and replace with Maidenhair (Flat 1).

    PendingApplication26/02274/TPO

Source: Lambeth

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