98 Denmark Road London Southwark SE5 9LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1747 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree with TPO: T1 Sycamore - situated in front garden (pollarded tree) standing at approx. 13m with approx. 2m of regrowth. Works - prune back to previous pruning point removing approx. 2m of regrowth. Reasons: cyclical pruning regime Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE LOCATION AND TREE LOCATION Photographs and photomontages · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Camberwell New Road 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: 98 & 100 Denmark Road, SE5 9LB
Consent is needed before work on protected trees. 2 single protected trees within 15 m, nearest 3 m.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Show all 2 trees with distances
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
Registered park or garden 118 m away: Myatt's Fields; National infrastructure project 1261 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 41 m away: Camberwell.
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 with a TPO
Postcode
SE5 9LB
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
J.R.WILSON TREE SPECIALIST

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 14 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
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 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Works to TPO tree: T1 Sycamore - Fell due to being implicated in structural damage T2 Ace…
24/AP/2485
2022 Approved
T1: Sycamore tree (located in the front right hand side of garden) - Reduce to previous p…
22/AP/2089
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025
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2024 Refused
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2024 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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24/02007/FUL
2023 Approved
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23/03061/TCA
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Demolition of rear extension and construction of a single storey rear extension. Resubmis…
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2023 Approved
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1 x Sycamore tree (T1) - reduce by 5 metres in height and removing two of the shorter mai…
23/00290/TCA
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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T1 - Lime - Repollard to previous points by removal of upto approximately 1.8 metres of t…
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2021 Approved
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Repair and replacement of roof coverings, overhaul/repair of rain water goods, overhaul/r…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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To crown reduce 1 x Lime tree (T1) back to previous reduction points, T2 - remove.
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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