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26/AP/2664 - Works to a Tree with a TPO Under consideration/assessment
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree ID 8314 and Apple Tree Approx 7 m in height situated on near left hand side boundary of the rear garden. Reduce height to approximately 3.5m AGL, back to suitable growth points or branch junction. Reshape for more compact form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 51.

Documents 2

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF REDACTED Application - Covering letter · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Dulwich Wood 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: Woodhall Drive and Road
Consent is needed before work on protected trees. A single protected tree within 15 m, nearest 7 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 179 m away: Sydenham Hill Wood and Fern Bank
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 19 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 £2,037,500 in January 2022. Detached house, freehold.

12 January 2022£2,037,500

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

Building

Floor area210 m² (2,260 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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 with a TPO
Postcode
SE21 7HJ
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 51, past Southwark's usual 34 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 8 Dec 2026.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
585decided 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 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Details of condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) pursuant to planning application…
24/AP/0093
2024 Approved
Works to a Tree with a TPO: T.13 Myrobalan Plum tree - fell tree due to cusion bracket co…
24/AP/0188
2023 Approved
Details of Condition 7 'Proposed Tree Planting' pursuant to planning permission ref. no…
23/AP/0819
2023 Approved
Details of Condition 6 'Arboricultural Method Statement' pursuant to planning permission…
23/AP/0818
2023 Approved
Details of Condition 5 'Scheme of Foundation Design and Groundworks' pursuant to planning…
23/AP/0809
2022 Approved
Construction of a brick work shed to rear garden
22/AP/4281
2022 Approved
Willow (T1) - crown reduce Reduce lateral spread by 3m from 10m to 7m. Crown thin by 20%…
22/AP/2090
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
5 Woodhall Avenue London Southwark SE21 7HL
Tree ID 5830 A Crab Apple tree approximately 8m in height, situated in the front garden o…
25/AP/2031
2025
16 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
T1 Horse Chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanium) to be crown reduced all over, re-pollard…
25/AP/2481
2024
3 Woodhall Avenue London Southwark SE21 7HL
Refurbishment of the property including re-construction of the existing north extension…
24/AP/3811
2024 Approved
8 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
T1 - Hornbeam, to carefully crown thin by up to 10% including the trimming of growth arou…
24/AP/1992
2024 Approved
23 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for installation of sliding doors to the front…
24/AP/1884
2024 Approved
35 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Works to a tree subject to a TPO: Rowan tree's base has decayed and dysfunctional bark wi…
24/AP/0829
2024 Approved
2 Woodhall Avenue London Southwark SE21 7HL
Construction of rear extension, raising existing paving levels to the rear and removal of…
24/AP/0105
2022 Approved
25 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
REVISED SPECIFICATION: Tree works Oak tree front garden, crown dieback and infestation by…
22/AP/1274
2022 Refused
29 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Oak (T8) - Fell. Oak (T10) - Fell. T8 & T10 are both causing subsidence damage to the nei…
22/AP/1103
2022 Refused
29 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Oak (T11) - Fell.Oak (T12) - Fell.The tree works are proposed to stop the influence of th…
22/AP/1100
2021 Refused
27 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
T6 - Oak - Remove.TG1 - Yew - Remove group.
21/AP/2584
2021 Approved
20 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Installing a root barrier between trees and building.
21/AP/2579
2021 Approved
2 Woodhall Avenue London Southwark SE21 7HL
T1 10m Larch tree - Reduce by 2m to leave an 8m tree, sever Ivy at base of the treeT2 11m…
21/AP/2559
2021 Refused
3 Woodhall Avenue London Southwark SE21 7HL
Fir tree - Remove and plant Hoheria Sexystylosa to replace
21/AP/0911
2021 Approved
23 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Notification under a 5 Day Exemption for Works to Trees in a Conservation Area for the re…
21/AP/0515
2020 Approved
17 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Increasing the ridge height of the roof by 0.76m to accommodate the construction of two d…
20/AP/3685
2020 Approved
12 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
T2: Hornbeam: reduce by 30%, to remedy the differential foundation movement at the insure…
20/AP/2480
2019 Withdrawn
12 Woodhall Drive London Southwark SE21 7HJ
Plum Tree (T1) - Fell and treat stumpHornbeam (T2) - Fell and treat stumpStatement of Rea…
19/AP/5719
2019 Approved
12 Woodhall Drive London SE21 7HJ
T1 - Cherry Plum tree. Related to subsidence to property. Section fell to ground level an…
19/AP/1444
2019 Approved
27 Woodhall Drive London SE21 7HJ
T1: Oak - crown thin 25%, deadwood, lateral crown reduction by up to 2m, retaining overal…
19/AP/1613
2017 Approved
33 Woodhall Drive London SE21 7HJ
Construction of a single storey ground floor side extension
17/AP/0914
2016 Approved
6 Woodhall Avenue London SE21 7HL
Erection of ground and first floor extensions, alterations to the elevations in respect o…
16/AP/4515
2016 Approved
19 Woodhall Drive London SE21 7HJ
T1: Group of Leylandi - Reduce in height by half approx 2-2.5M reduction, trim garden fac…
16/AP/3717
2016 Approved
5 Woodhall Avenue London SE21 7HL
Mature Yew tree crown thin by 20% including the removal of dead wood. The height and spre…
16/AP/0134
2016 Approved
8 Woodhall Drive London SE21 7HJ
Hornbeam approximately 9m in height - Crown thin by 20% including the removal of dead woo…
16/AP/0102
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
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.