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26/AP/2892 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Under consideration/assessment
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1-T4 x4 London Plane trees: Crown reduce back to previous reduction points as part of routine cyclical maintenance by removing approximately 4-5m from the upper crown and 2-3m from the lateral spread, resulting in a finished height of approximately 8m and a finished crown spread of approximately 6m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Southwark's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
West Square 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Central Activities Zone · Elephant and Castle Major Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Tree preservation order
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 ↗
Town centre: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Numbers 20-24 and Attached Railings, Grade II, 49 m away · 10 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 55 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Postcode
SE11 4SJ
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
St Georges
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
363decided 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Details of condition 9b (Secured by design) required by planning permission ref. 20/AP/07…
22/AP/4245
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 9 'Electric Vehicle Charging Point and Parking Scheme Details' as re…
20/AP/0946
2020 Refused
Details of Condition 3 'Reinstating the Plaque' as required by planning permission LBS re…
20/AP/1413
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 2b 'Dismantling of the Wall and Reconstructing a Descrete Part in Sa…
20/AP/1395
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 8 'Secured By Design' as required by planning permission LBS reg no…
20/AP/0945
2020 Approved
Partial discharge of Condition 6 'BREEAM Certification - above grade works' as required b…
20/AP/0933
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 5 'Tree Protection - Monitoring and Site Supervision' as required by…
20/AP/0225
2020 Approved
Details of Condition 4, relating to tree protection - foundation details- as required by…
20/AP/0196
2019 Approved
Partial discharge (part a only) of Condition 2 'Dismantling of the brick wall and reconst…
19/AP/5494
2019 Approved
Full discharge of Condition 31 'Remediation Strategy' attached to planning permission 18/…
19/AP/5597
2019 Approved
Details of condition 7 'Graduated Obscuring Treatment' as required by planning permission…
19/AP/5822
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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25/AP/3639
2025
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25/AP/1996
2025
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25/AP/1780
2025
1 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
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25/AP/1779
2024 Approved
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Erection of an infill single storey ground floor rear extension with three skylights, inc…
24/03895/FUL
2024 Approved
30 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Erection of a garden room outbuilding to the rear garden.
24/AP/1116
2024 Approved
3 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
T1, Acacia- Reduce tree back to most recent previous pruning points. Removing approximate…
24/AP/0660
2024 Approved
1 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
Reconstruction of existing lower ground floor rear extension; reconfiguration of lower gr…
24/AP/0198
2024 Approved
30 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Works to trees in a conservation area - T1: Fig. Fell to ground level due to damage to th…
24/AP/0237
2024 Approved
1 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
Part reconstruction of existing modern single storey rear extension; minor reconfiguratio…
24/AP/0199
2023 Approved
7 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
Construction of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing s…
23/AP/3226
2023 Approved
7 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
Construction of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing s…
23/AP/3227
2023 Approved
15 Orient Street London Southwark SE11 4SR
Demolition of existing rear ground-floor extension and construction of a single storey wr…
23/AP/2859
2023 Approved
25 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Rear infill extension to upper and lower ground floor levels.
23/AP/2923
2023 Approved
25 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Infill extension to rear of property at upper and lower ground floor levels
23/AP/2924
2023 Approved
48 Hayles Street London Southwark SE11 4SX
Construction of a ground floor rear extension; proposed sun terrace on top roof and a pro…
23/AP/2562
2023 Approved
Flat A 99 Brook Drive London Southwark SE11 4TU
Construction of a single storey rear extension.
23/AP/2523
2023 Withdrawn
33 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SP
Works to a TPO tree and a tree in a conservation area:Large rear garden sprawling fig - D…
23/AP/0658
2022 Approved
Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London Southwark SE1 6HZ
T1 Horse Chestnut - Lateral crown reduction by up to 2m to suitable growth points. Remova…
22/AP/4352
2022 Approved
24 West Square London Southwark SE11 4SN
Alterations including amalgamation of existing studio flat back into single dwelling hous…
22/AP/3564
2016 Withdrawn
31 West Square London SE11 4SP
To re-instate the original stone steps to the house by removing the existing cast concret…
16/AP/3779
2016 Approved
4 Polperro Mews London SE11 4TY
Enlargement and installation of a Juliet balcony to an existing window at first floor lev…
16/03098/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Imperial War Museum Annex Austral Street London SE11 4SJ
Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission dated 2/3/2015 [LBS ref 14AP1445] for Ins…
16/AP/1759
2016 Approved
31 West Square London SE11 4SP
Replacement of existing cast concrete steps with stone steps to match original.
16/AP/0532
2016 Approved
3 Orient Street London SE11 4SR
Rear Garden Robinia - Reduce back to previous reduction points (3-4m)
16/AP/0004
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