Karen Court Grove Lane London Southwark SE5 8DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1446 - Tree works 5 day notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Five day notification for tree works: T1 Silver Tree, approximately 8 metres in height - Fell dead tree to ground level situated at the front of the property by the footpath. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 1

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 20 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

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.
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
Tree works 5 day notification
Postcode
SE5 8DA
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Champion Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 May 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 31 days faster than Southwark's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
296decided 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

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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1x Sycamore - Removal of a stem from Sycamore overhanging 214 Camberwell Grove.
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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