Flat B 186 Camberwell Grove London Southwark SE5 8RJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2702 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Sycamore in rear garden - 30% Reduction, pruning back branches by 2.5 m into a rounded balanced canopy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2025
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Validated
19 Sept 2025
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Approved
8 Oct 2025

Approved on 8 Oct 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Numbers 184-196 and Attached Hand Railings, Iron Lampholder and Plaque
List entry 1378428 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 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.
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Historic England ↗
Camberwell Grove 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
SE5 8RJ
Received
18 Sept 2025
Validated
19 Sept 2025
Ward
Champion Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
8 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Branchout

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 15 days faster than Southwark's median of 34 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
555decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
T1: Sycamore: crown reduce and reshape by 35% - Height from 17.5m to 11.4mT2: Sycamore: c…
21/AP/3347
Within ~100m

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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%).

Faster than most councils
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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