54 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1967 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Mature apple tree on the boundary with 56 Burbage Road. A branch has half-broken from the tree onto our lawn. A month later the leaves are still green. We propose to monitor and remove the branch in the autumn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 49 m away.
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 in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE24 9HE
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 33 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
296decided 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

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Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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
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