Elm Lawn Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7EW Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3328 - Tree works 5 day notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Five day notification for tree works: T1 Larch Tree, 16 metres in height, 4 metres in width, situated in the rear garden - Fell dead tree to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

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Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Elm Lawn
List entry 1385468 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 96 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 12 m away: Tiverton Lodge, Dulwich Village; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 14 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Metropolitan Open Land 56 m away.
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.

Building

Floor area373 m² (4,015 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2015, 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
Tree works 5 day notification
Postcode
SE21 7EW
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 29 days faster 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.

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area: T1 (Malus Sylvestris) Fell and eco plug. T2 (Ash)…
24/AP/0527
2019 Withdrawn
Repair of specific, single glazed windows to match the style, materiality and proportions…
19/AP/4074
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
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: 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.