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25/AP/3167 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees jn a Conservation Area: Common Ash Tree. Approximately 15 metres in height. Reduce by 6 metres, leaving the tree 9 metres above ground level. (just below cavity and Inonotus bracket, branches and limbs to by 2 metres away from stem, back to closest growth points) Large units bracket at approximately 9.5 metres above ground level on north western aspect. 6 metres of growth above. Cavity at approximately 1.5 metres above ground level on the northern aspect. Multiple cavities throughout the crown, including just below the inonotus fungal bracket. Parakeet boreholes are also present in the upper canopy above the inonotus bracket. Tree is situated on the playing field. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
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Approved
15 Dec 2025

Approved on 15 Dec 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
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.
Registered park or garden 46 m away: Belair
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 ↗
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Stable Building to Belair, Grade II, 54 m away · 6 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
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 17 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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, 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 £44,500 in February 2021. Other property, leasehold.

16 February 2021£44,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area265 m² (2,852 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 34)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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
SE21 7AB
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
15 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days slower 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 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Tree works 5 day notification: - T1 (Ash): 25 metres in height. 13 metres in width. Monol…
25/AP/1114
2024 Approved
Tree works 5 day notification: Dead tree removal, 12meters in height. Replace with 14-16c…
24/AP/2832
2023 Approved
T1: Oak tree that overhangs the school roof and entrance way. Cut back laterally by 2 met…
23/AP/2267
2023 Approved
Tree works 5 day notification: T1 and T2. Two Dead Aliathus trees. Fell. Situated in the…
23/AP/1810
2022 Approved
Fell 1 x dead Sycamore overhanging school car park replace Plant 1 x Oak within the earth…
22/AP/1471
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 4 - a scheme of supervision and monitoring for the arboricultural pr…
20/AP/2085
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 3 - detailed drawings of a hard and soft landscaping scheme showing…
20/AP/2062
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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25/AP/0891
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Works to Trees in a Conservation Area: T1. Sycamore to rear of Brightlands, crown reducti…
23/AP/1585
2023 Approved
Gate Lodge 3 Gallery Road London Southwark SE21 7AB
Works to a tree in a conservation area: T01 - Magnolia - Fell to ground level and grind o…
23/AP/1069
2019 Withdrawn
Elm Lawn Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7EW
Repair of specific, single glazed windows to match the style, materiality and proportions…
19/AP/4074
2019 Refused
Elm Lawn Dulwich Common London SE21 7EW
Replacement of all existing single glazed windows and doors with 'like for like' double g…
19/AP/1938
2019 Approved
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Creation of a new vehicular access and revised car parking layout.
19/AP/1556
2018 Refused
3 Gallery Road London SE21 7AB
Provision of 2m high boundary fence to replace existing timber picket fence fronting Gall…
18/AP/2397
2018 Refused
3 Gallery Road London SE21
Replacement of timber casement windows with new timber sash windows on ground floor of No…
18/AP/2312
2017 Approved
BELAIR COTTAGE, 1 GALLERY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7AB
Details of Condition 2 - Method Statement as required by planning permission dated 19/10/…
17/AP/0256
2017
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Details of Condition 2- Method Statement as required by planning permission dated 19/10/2…
17/AP/0206
2016 Refused
Belair Cottage 1 Gallery Road London SE21 7AB
Details of Condition 2- Method Statement as required by planning permission dated 19/10/2…
16/AP/4594
2016 Approved
Tiverton Lodge Dulwich Common London SE21 7EW
External open-air swimming pool and small single storey pool changing room and storage. N…
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2016 Withdrawn
Tiverton Lodge Dulwich Common London SE21 7EW
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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
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.

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.