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26/AP/2927 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Under consideration/assessment
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree with a TPO: T1 - Large Magnolia tree in front garden. Annual reduction every year for the next 6 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Southwark's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Dulwich Village 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 112 m away: Dulwich Park; 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

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Postcode
SE21 7EF
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cut Above Tree Management Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
401decided 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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Nov 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
16 Court Lane Gardens London Southwark SE21 7DZ
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2025
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25/AP/2130
2025
65 Court Lane London Southwark SE21 7EF
Works to trees in a Conservation Area: Rowan (T1) - fell, Leyandii (T2 and T3) - fell.
25/AP/1190
2024 Approved
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Work to a tree in a conservation area: T1 Yew Tree: Lower branches on the house side need…
24/AP/2492
2024 Approved
19 Court Lane Gardens London Southwark SE21 7DZ
Tree works: T1 - Golden Catalpa - Trim the branches overhanging the garden on the souther…
24/AP/1929
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Construction of ground floor rear and side extension (to replace existing side extension)…
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2024 Approved
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Demolition of the existing lean-to rear side extension, construction of ground floor sing…
24/AP/0403
2023 Approved
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The construction of a single-storey rear extension, to line-up with the existing rear ret…
23/AP/3417
2023 Approved
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Works to a tree in a conservation area:T1(Plum) felled. There are ample mature trees wihi…
23/AP/3442
2023 Approved
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Works to trees in a conservation area: Remove Cherry tree T1 on the right very marked in…
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2023 Approved
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T2 Mimosa: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth
23/AP/1968
2023 Approved
120 Court Lane London Southwark SE21 7EA
Works to trees in a conservation area: T1: Crown thin by 20% a purple tree approximately…
23/AP/1228
2023 Approved
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REVISED SPECIFICATION agreed 24.05.2023 Works to trees in a conservation area: T1 8m Yew…
23/AP/1015
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Replacement of existing rear extension; replacement of the roof of existing side extensio…
23/AP/0586
2022 Approved
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Resubmission: Demolition of the existing conservatory, the construction of a rear, ground…
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Works to a tree in a conservation area: Cherry tree (approx 5m high), on boundary of rear…
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22/AP/3786
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T1. Lilac tree. Lightly thin by 15-20%, including removal of dead wood and necessary re s…
22/AP/3444
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22/AP/0858
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
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

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