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25/AP/3336 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Coppiced hazel trees (T04 and T05) approx 5.5m in height, remove ivy from T05 and bring both down in height to 2.7m Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Nov 2025
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Approved
15 Dec 2025

Approved on 15 Dec 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF L_11320/1 TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF L_11320/1 TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Camberwell 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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Fontenoy House and Iron Gate, Grade II, 43 m away · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
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

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £3,250,000 in April 2023. Detached house, freehold.

14 April 2023£3,250,000

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

Building

Floor area198 m² (2,131 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE5 8LG
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Champion Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
15 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Upton & Walker Gardening

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. 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 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Construction of a bicycle, refuse and recycling storage shed with green roof, accommodati…
24/AP/0653
2023 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area: T12(Pittosporum tenuifolium) lift canopy to 2m red…
23/AP/3503
2023 Approved
Works to trees in a conservation area: T1 - XL Cherry Plum tree in the front garden adjac…
23/AP/1711
2023 Approved
Construction of a single storey rear extension including the addition of a side door and…
23/AP/0968
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
18 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LH
T1 -TPO London Plane tree in front garden. Tree has been historically reduced. Crown redu…
25/AP/3489
2025
37 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Works to trees in a conservation area: T1 Yucca - Remove small side stem T2 4m Magnolia…
25/AP/3041
2025
Paddock House 81B Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LE
One cherry tree (T4) (6m) Full fell. Removal to benefit growth of surrounding trees and s…
25/AP/1279
2024 Approved
65 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Single storey rear side extension and associated alterations to existing rear elevation a…
24/AP/3623
2024 Approved
45A Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Five Day Notification for tree works: T1. Ash. Reduce from 17 meters down to 13 meters ba…
24/AP/2372
2024 Approved
Myrtle House 17C Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LH
Works to a tree with a TPO: T1(London Plane) re pollard by approx 10m in height
24/AP/1408
2024 Approved
Quince House 17D Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LH
Works to a Tree with a TPO: T1. London Plane. Re pollard to previous points. Approximatel…
24/AP/1407
2024 Approved
Flat 5 36 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1(Bay) pollard to 3M.
24/AP/0894
2024 Approved
36 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
5 Day Notification: T1: Sycamore: Monolith to 1m AGL (above ground level), in the interes…
24/AP/0721
2024 Approved
89 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LE
Remove the lowest branch from a Robinia tree situated at the bottom of my garden.The bran…
24/AP/0244
2024 Approved
49 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
T1 - Reduce Vaburnum Davidii tree for security camera and also reshape on far side from h…
24/AP/0139
2024 Approved
44 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1(sycamore) removal of dead branches. Height and…
24/AP/0065
2023 Refused
22 Grove Park London Southwark
Works to a tree in TPO tree - T1 Medium Sycamore tree on righthand corner of the garden w…
23/AP/3192
2023 Refused
46 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Works to a tree subject to a TPO: T2 Copper Beech of the MWA Arboricultural ReportWorks…
23/AP/3144
2023 Approved
Damson House 17A Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LH
T1 Holm Oak - Reduce height and laterals by up to 1.5m to create a more compact crown- Th…
23/AP/2925
2023 Approved
64 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Works to trees in a conservation area:T1 - Strawberry tree. Remove laterals growing into…
23/AP/2736
2023 Approved
78 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LF
Works to trees in a conservation area: TG1 Viburnum, Holly, Hawthorn, Euonymus of the MWA…
23/AP/1074
2023 Approved
42 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
(T1) Decayed Sycamore: Section fell to ground level Tree is dead and hollowing, danger of…
23/AP/0897
2023 Approved
42 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LG
Works to a tree in a conservation area: (T2) Ash: remove stem protruding over fencing to…
23/AP/0902
2023 Approved
85 Grove Park London Southwark SE5 8LE
Tree works T1- Holmes Oak- Remove tree as it is facilitating a squirrel infestion in my n…
23/AP/0177
2016 Approved
89 Grove Park London SE5 8LE
Construction of a ground floor single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelli…
16/AP/1647
2016 Approved
40C Grove Park London SE5 8LG
Replacement of three windows from single glazed steel crittal windows in the top floor fl…
16/AP/0262
2016 Approved
17 Grove Park London SE5 8LH
REAR GARDEN - Side access via 18 Grove Park T1 & T2 Large London Plane - Canopy to be lif…
16/AP/0696
2016 Approved
Quince House 17D Grove Park London SE5 8LH
Installation of out building with weather boarding sides and bi-fold glazing to two sides…
16/AP/0518
2016 Approved
24 Grove Park London SE5 9LH
Front garden T1 - 2 Damson trees in front garden. Crown reduce by 20% (to previous points…
16/AP/0244
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
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

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

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.