Flat A 28 Knatchbull Road London Southwark SE5 9QS Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3581 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Lime (currently standing at approx 6-7m - historically pollarded) - Prune back to previous pruning points Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Validated
10 Dec 2025
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Approved
14 Jan 2026

Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 3 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 103 m away: Myatt's Fields; National infrastructure project 1196 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster; Tree preservation order 7 m away: Rear garden 25a Flodden Road SE5 9LH; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE5 9QS
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Camberwell Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jan 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
14 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
J.R.Wilson Tree Specialist

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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