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26/AP/1966 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area: De Minimis tree works including -repollarding. 2311 Common lime Re-pollard Re-pollard tree and reduce height to 9m just bellow bifurcation. 2322 Common lime Re-pollard Repollard tree, also reduce height of stem to 8.5m. If decay is significant at 8.5m this height may need to be reduced further. 2323 Horse chestnut Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. Check results of aerial assessment before removing deadwood. 2328 Common lime Re-pollard Repollard tree, also reduce height of stem to 7m. If decay is significant at 7m this height may need to be reduced further. 2330 Silver maple Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 2331 Silver maple Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 2332 Silver maple Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 2345 Norway maple Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. 2346 Hornbeam Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood and hanging branches over footpath. 2348 Common lime Re-pollard Pollard to 4m. 2349 Common lime Re-pollard Repollard. Also reduce stem height to 6.5m. 2355 Wych elm Deadwood > 5cm Remove major deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Tree survey or Arboricultural implications Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree survey or Arboricultural implications Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

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

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Forecourt wall and piers to bell House, 46 m away · 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Also on the record
Registered park or garden 184 m away: Belair; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 26 m away.
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 7BE
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 7 days slower than Southwark's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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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