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16 Spencer Mews London SW8 1HF

26/00414/TPOApproval for works to trees in CAApproved

Approved on 5 March 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Back Garden: T1 Lime (x1) Crown lift by 1m. Final height12m and width 10m. Reason:To allow more sunlight over the lawn area. T2 Bay (x1) Reduce over hanging branches back to boundary. Reason: Over hanging from neighbours garden. On inspection and review of Council records, the site at 16 Spencer Mews SW8 1HF is not subject to a Tree Preservation Order but is located within the South Lambeth Road Conservation Area. The notified works have been considered under section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Council does not propose to make a Tree Preservation Order in respect of the trees and raises no objection to the works as described.

Received
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stockwell West & Larkhall
Agent
Edward Payne and Co Ltd
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 16 Spencer Mews London SW8 1HF. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in the South Lambeth Road conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1HF
Application type
Approval for works to trees in CA
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Edward Payne and Co Ltd
Agent address
94 Ribblesdale Road Streatham London SW16 6SE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: South Lambeth Road
  • Listed building: 240, 240a, 242 to 250 Clapham RoadOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: Lambeth

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