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37 A St Johns Avenue SW15 6AL

2023/4634Work to trees in conservation areaApproved

Approved on 23 January 2024

Council decision: Allow Works, No Tree Preservation OrderDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 Lawson Cypress (Chaemcyparis x Lawsoniana) - Trim all sides to match gardeners cut to top of tree. T2 Italian Cypress (Cupressus) - Fell. T3 Holly: Crown reduce 30% -Reduce crown height by 2m to suitable growth points - Prune back low inbound branch overhanging LH bed by 1.75m. T4 Hornbeam: - Reduce all aspects by 30% (3m) to suitable growth points - Reduce lateral branches to match(3.5m) over garage area of No.35 - Remove all deadwood. . T5 Hornbeam: - Reduce crown by 25%(2.75m) to suitable growth points - Reduce lateral branch length to match (2,5m) - Remove all deadwood.T6 Elder (Sambucus) Multistem - Reduce all stems by 40%(3m) to a finished height of 2.3m. T7 Holm Oak (Quercus Ilex) - Reduce crown by 25%(3m) to suitable growth points - Reduce lateral branch length to match(2.75m) - Remove multiple deadwood branches. T8 Hornbeam: - Reduce crown by 25%(3m) to suitable growth points - Reduce lateral branch length to match with emphasis on reducing overhang, not neighbouring garden. T9 Ash: - Reduce entire crown by 30%(3m) to suitable growth points - Reduce lateral branches to match(3.5m) including over garage area of no 35 - Remove all deadwood.

Received
8 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Putney
  1. Received8 Dec
  2. Validated13 Dec
  3. Consult.8 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jan

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 37 A St Johns Avenue SW15 6AL. Wandsworth has handled 1,482 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Wandsworth's typical decision time. The site is in the West Putney conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across West Putney. We hold 2,633 applications in total for the SW15 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at London Borough of Wandsworth were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SW15 6AL
Application type
Work to trees in conservation area
Development type
Not relevant (trees, conservation areas, etc)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 December 2023
Last date for comments
8 December 2023
Application expires
19 January 2024
Permission expires
23 January 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
37 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West Putney
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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Source: Wandsworth

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