45 Melbourne Grove London Southwark SE22 8RG Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3660 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to a tree with a TPO: T1 - XL Oak tree at rear of garden. Reduce canopy growing laterally towards house by up to 3m to suitable pruning points, remove lower branch back to trunk lifting the canopy by 2m, also remove crossing branch growing over to neighbours garden back to trunk. Photos to identify branches attached to application. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF COVER LETTER- TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SITE SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH 1 Photographs and photomontages · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order: 45 Melbourne Grove
Consent is needed before work on protected trees. A single protected tree within 15 m, nearest 7 m.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
Application type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Postcode
SE22 8RG
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Goose Green
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Feb 2026
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cut Above Tree Management Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 19 days slower 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Feb 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

2020 Approved
T1 - XL Oak tree. Reduce lower canopy growing towards the house by up to 3m.
20/AP/2667
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025
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2024 Refused
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2025
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Request for an EIA Screening Opinion for proposed development consisting of several multi…
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2024 Approved
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Construction of single storey rear/side extension with glazed sloping roof
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2024 Approved
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Construction of single storey side-rear extension and construction of bay window to front…
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2024
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2023 Approved
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Construction of ground floor single storey rear extension.
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2023 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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:
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

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