Damson House 17A Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1868 Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area: Holm Oak - Lift crown to approximately 5m to improve sight lines down garden. Ash - Remove deadwood of up to 50mm. - Crown lift by up to 5m and shape, retaining height. To maintain the trees at the same extent at those dimensions every 2-3 years, for a period not exceeding 6 years (after which a new application will be made). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Camberwell Grove 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: 19-25A Grove Park
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Postcode
SE5 8LH
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
23 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 9 days faster than Southwark's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1 Holm Oak - Reduce height and laterals by up to 1.5m to create a more compact crown- Th…
23/AP/2925
2019 Approved
T1 Holm Oak - Crown lift to 4m- Reduce height and laterals by up to 1m to points of last…
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Within ~100m

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings