23 Flodden Road London Southwark SE5 9LH Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2369 - Tree works 5 day notification Approved

Proposal

5 day notification: (7263 no.23) London Plane: Repollard at historic points to approx 6m, retaining knuckles. Final radial spread 2-4m (all aspects). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2025
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Approved
21 Aug 2025

Approved on 21 Aug 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 73 m away: Myatt's Fields
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 12 m away: Rear garden 25a Flodden Road SE5 9LH, order 604; National infrastructure project 1158 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 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 area88 m² (947 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached flat, 2 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, 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
Tree works 5 day notification
Postcode
SE5 9LH
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Aug 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
21 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 31 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 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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.