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26/AP/1993 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Amendment agreed via email: Wed 12/08/2026 09:42. Works to tree with a TCA: Tree ID 8245 A Silver Birch tree approximately 10m in height, situated central on the end boundary of the rear garden. The tree is in good form but has one low branch. Remove one low branch on the garden side, currently attached to the main stem at approximately 1.5 m. The branch should be pruned back to a suitable secondary union close to the main stem (leaving a target cut/branch collar intact). No further tree works approved. Tree ID 8246 An English Oak tree approximately 12m in height, situated in the rear garden. There was dead wood present throughout the crown and one branch a little low over the garden. To remove dead wood and one lowest branch growing towards the adjacent Bamboo. No other pruning required. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 47 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE24 9HD
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 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

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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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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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