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1 Lotus Close London Lambeth SE21 8BJ

26/00546/TPOApproval for works to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 26 May 2026

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

TPO No. 33 (1974): T2 Sycamore This tree is shown as T6 on the submitted sketch plan. Location: South-east corner of the site at the entrance to Lotus Close. Proposed tree works: Reduce height by up to 2m and lateral spread by up to 2m back to established previous pruning points to leave a finished crown height of approximately 8m and overall crown spread of approximately 8m. Reason: Repeat cyclical management of a previously pruned tree.

Received
20 February 2026
Ward
West Dulwich
Agent
Arbortech Tree Services
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Lotus Close London Lambeth SE21 8BJ. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Lambeth's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across West Dulwich. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the SE21 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
SE21 8BJ
Application type
Approval for works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Arbortech Tree Services
Agent address
23 Whitbread Road LONDON SE42BD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 33Protected tree on or next to this site
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Lambeth

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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