15 Village Way London Southwark SE21 7AN Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3008 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree ID 6383 Copper Beech tree approx. 23m high - reduce longer growths by up to 1.5m and trimming lower growth by up to 1m, and crown to be lifted on the Northern side by up to 1.5m Tree ID 6384 Leyland conifers x2 approx.18m high - remove lowest branch on right and left hand side both back to main stem Tree ID 6385 Holly tree approx. 12m high - reduce height by 2m All trees situated in rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Approved
24 Nov 2025

Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF LICENSE FOR TREE WORKS Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Dulwich Village 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 45 m away.
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 in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7AN
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
24 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 6 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 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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

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