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26/AP/2540 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree with a TPO: (T4) Lime: Crown lift to 4m - routine maintenance. Height 13.0m. Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T5) Pittosporum Crown reduction by approx 2m (50%) - routine maintenance Height from 4.0m to 2.0m Crown spread from 3.0m to 1.5m (T8) Lime Crown lift to 4m Height 11.0m Crown spread 4.0m Crown height from 1.5m to 4.0m (T13) Cherry Crown thin by 20%, general prune to remove crossing branches and remove deadwood Height 5.0m Crown spread 5.0m (T14) Laburnum Section fell to ground level (severe cavity at base) Height 6.0m Crown spread 3.0m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 14

Grade II listed: Numbers 1-13 and Attached Railings
List entry 1385690 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (17 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Trinity Church 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Central Activities Zone. 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.
Tree preservation order: 1 Merrick Square
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.
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Archaeological priority area: North Southwark and Roman Roads
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 706 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 706 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, 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 1A.2 Alexandra Palace viewing terrace to St Paul's Cathedral; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 15 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 area160 m² (1,722 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, 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 with a TPO
Postcode
SE1 4JB
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Chaucer
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

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.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
585decided 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.

48 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2021 Approved
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2021 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
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.