Poplar tree proposed to be reduced by 40% at front of home in protected historic area

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Summary

The owner of 24 Swinburne Road has applied to cut back a poplar tree in the front garden by roughly 40%, bringing it back to where it was last trimmed. The house sits in the Dover House Estate, a protected historic area in Wandsworth. The street is quiet and residential, with schools, a university campus, and bus stops all within a few minutes' walk. Tree work in a protected historic area requires a supporting document explaining any effect on the look and feel of the area. That document is missing from this application.

What you can do

Anyone can comment on this application using reference number 2026/1066 on Wandsworth Council's planning portal. The council can consider whether the work is appropriate for the protected historic area, but cannot consider personal disputes between neighbours.