Siobhan Davies Studios 85 St Georges Road London Southwark SE1 6ER Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3218 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Mimosa (T1) - Reduction of crown and lateral spead from 9m to 7m, pruning to previous points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF STATEMENT OF TREE WORKS Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF AERIAL VIEW Photographs and photomontages · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 14

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
West Square 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Charlotte Sharman School, Block Fronting Geraldine Street, Grade II, 19 m away · 11 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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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 666 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 666 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 156 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 47 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area775 m² (8,342 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 37)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE1 6ER
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
St Georges
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
Amber Tree Care
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 20 days faster 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
565decided 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.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.