Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common South Side London SW4 9BL

26/02108/TPOApproval for works to TPO treesAwaiting decision

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Proposal

T1- Plane - Major deadwood removal, reduce lower canopy up to 5m, down to 3m on crown and shape it uniformly T2 - Elm - Prune back from the wall T3 - Ash - Prune back from the wall T4 - Maple - No Works Required T5 - Sycamore - Major deadwood removal, crown lift crown up to 5m, and shape it uniformly T6 - Cedar - Reduce over property by 2 ? 3m, deadwood canopy, reduce lower limb end-loading for Cobra cable bracing, install cable bracing. CPT7 - Sycamore x 5 - Pollard ? re-pollard T8 - Holly - Remove tree and treat stump CPT9 - Plane x 4 - No Works Required however roots causing damage to wall.

Received: 20 July 2026
Decision due: 14 September 2026
Public comments: 0 · last counted 20 October 2026
Council: London Borough of Lambeth
Ward: Clapham East

ReceivedReceived20 Jul
ValidatedValidated20 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Sep
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Lambeth College 45 Clapham Common South Side London SW4 9BL. Lambeth has handled 435 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Devonshire Park and Cliffe Castle conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Clapham East. We hold 2,297 applications in total for the SW4 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: SW4 9BL
Application type: Approval for works to TPO trees
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Mitie
Agent address: Unit 51, woolmer Trading Estate, Woolmer Industrial Estate BORDON Hampshire GU35 9QE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 3
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: ClaphamPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Icehouse to Rear of 47/48On this site
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 238Part of the site · +10 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.

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lambeth

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