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25/AP/2812 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

(T1) Eucalyptus - Section fell to ground level - Ganoderma bracket at base of tree.-Height 6.0m- Crown spread 4.0m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Approved
28 Oct 2025

Approved on 28 Oct 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 30 Sept 2025 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 ↗
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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Grade II, 57 m away · 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1233 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden 231 m away: Myatt's Fields; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order 29 m away: 15 Baldwin Crescent London Se5 9lq; Town centre 87 m away: Camberwell.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £985,000 in November 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

10 November 2023£985,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area171 m² (1,841 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2014, 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
SE5 9LE
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
28 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 6 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby 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
Relevant to this application:
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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%).

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.