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40 Elsynge Road SW18 2HN

2026/1463Works to a T.P.O. TreeApproved

Approved on 2 June 2026

Council decision: Allow Works, No Tree Preservation Order

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Walnut (x1) Reduce crown by 2m off height and width. Reason: Tree has areas of decay,hollowing and has shed limbs. Weight reduction to reduce chances of failure in heavy winds. T3 Apple (x1) Reduce crown back to previous points of reduction (approximately 2m off height and 1m off width).Reason: To maintain the tree at a smaller size. General maintenance.

Received
17 April 2026
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Jun

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 40 Elsynge Road SW18 2HN. 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 Wandsworth Common conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,266 applications in total for the SW18 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
SW18 2HN
Application type
Works to a T.P.O. Tree
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2026
Application expires
12 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wandsworth Common+1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Source: Wandsworth

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