32 Liverpool Grove London Southwark SE17 2HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2524 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

(T1) Apple - Crown reduce by 0.5m on client's side only - routine maintenance. Height 5.0m. Crown spread from 4.0m to 3.5m. (T2) Eucalyptus Opt 2 - Pollard tree and reshape to approximately 2.5m below previous pruning points - routine maintenance. Height from 10.0m to 7.5m. Crown spread from 5.0m to 3.0m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Numbers 28-52 and Attached Railings
List entry 1385660 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 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 ↗
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 ↗
Liverpool 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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1229 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 64 m away: Walworth Road, Walworth; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 24 m away; Town centre 66 m away: Elephant and Castle/ Walworth Road.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI), 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 3

Last sold for £295,000 in October 2000. Terraced house, freehold.

18 October 2000£295,000
27 March 1997£111,000
20 July 1995£110,000

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

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE17 2HJ
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Faraday
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 7 days faster than Southwark's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
585decided 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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
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Within ~100m

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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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