Dulwich Estate Village Orchard 20 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1120 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Part Retrospective Works consist of crown lifting of predominantly Holm oak, and some Holly to 2m above ground level, to provide visibility. Some multi stem hollies with stems less than 75mm in diameter have been recoppiced and will be managed as coppice stools. Removal of T7684 Holm Oak with DBH of 29cm. Very poor form, due to suppression from adjacent trees. position of T7684 indicated in embedded image. No replacement proposed due to 4 additional trees having just been planted on site and aspiration for thinning, Additionally, area has had removal of Common Snow Berry, and both Japanese and Cherry Laurel. Thinning for improvement to surrounding retained trees as well as to abate issues surrounding public safety. Cleared shrubs to be replaced with low level cover. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SUMMARY REPORT Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Dulwich Old College
List entry 1385420 · The pin is inside its outline · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Dulwich Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Dulwich Village Local Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Southwark AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden 23 m away: Dulwich Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 15 m away; Priority habitat 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7AE
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
401decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Southwark in the last twelve months, from validation. Southwark decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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23/AP/0559
2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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Southwark is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #54 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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Southwark decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #92 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #54 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #122 of 296
92%
Minor dwellings approved
259 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,622
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
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