37-39 Court Lane London Southwark SE21 7DP Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3716 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Approved

Proposal

Works to a tree with a TPO: T1. Turkey Oak Tree.50% reduction to a mature trifurcated Turkey Oak to mitigate for fungal colonisation at the bole and risk of windthrow. Reducing a 22m High tree to 11m AGL. New growth along the stem to crown break should be retained. Lateral branches to be reduced to 1-1.5m from the stems, retaining the first growth clumps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

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 ↗
Tree preservation order: 37 and 39 Court Lane
Consent is needed before work on protected trees. A single protected tree within 15 m, nearest 3 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 ↗
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
Registered park or garden 116 m away: Dulwich Park; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree with a TPO
Postcode
SE21 7DP
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Tree Works/TPO Consent - GRANTED
Decision date
15 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
Acacia Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 6 days faster 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.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
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