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26/AP/2707 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Lime: Reduce the overall crown by approximately 2-3 metres in all aspects, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points and retaining a balanced, natural crown form. The works are proposed as routine arboricultural management to control the size and spread of the crown, maintain the tree at appropriate dimensions for its location and preserve its long-term form and amenity value. All works to be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010 ? Tree Work ? Recommendations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Southwark's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SITE SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTO Photographs and photomontages · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH Photographs and photomontages · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Numbers 1-7 and Attached Railings
List entry 1385854 · 20 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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 ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 50 m away: Kennington Park
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 ↗
Conservation area 9 m away: Kennington Park Road
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Designated open space 48 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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
SE17 3NS
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Newington
Parish
Borough, Bankside And Walworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
GraftinGardeners Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 2135 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 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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