16 Court Lane Gardens London Southwark SE21 7DZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/2507 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree ID 6433 A Magnolia tree approximately 11m in height, situated in the front garden on the eastern side. Careful re-shaping of crown with up to 2m reduction on the eastern upper crown axis and up to 1m reduction on the western upper crown axis. Also trimming away growth from property to give a 1m clearance and removal of dead wood. All pruning to be targeted at suitable growth points. Tree ID 6434 A Magnolia tree approximately 9m in height, situated in the rear garden on the near right-hand side. Damaged stem in the high centre of the crown to be removed and overhanging growth to no.15 thinned as necessary by up to 15%. Dead wood to be removed. Tree ID 6681 A Cherry tree approximately 5m in height, situated in the rear garden on the far right-hand side. The tree is dead. Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Approved
14 Oct 2025

Approved on 14 Oct 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 1 Sept 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 ↗
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 45 m away: Dulwich 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7DZ
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
14 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Trees R Us

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 9 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
12 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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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