15 Druce Road London Southwark SE21 7DW Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/1851 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree with TCA: T1 23.6m Oak tree - Reduce the height of the tree by up to 3m metres and reduce 12m crown spread by 3m (1.5m in any direction). To leave a 20.6m high tree with a 9m spread. Remove deadwood and the epicormic growth at the crown break. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Validated
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 196 m away: Dulwich Park; Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £310,000 in August 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 August 1999£310,000

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

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7DW
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
A.N. Rowland Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, about the council's usual 33 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
363decided 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
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Within ~100m

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2025
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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24/AP/0815
2024 Approved
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Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area: Tree approximately 15m in height, situated midway…
24/AP/0414
2023 Approved
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Construction of a rear dormer extension along outrigger and installation of rooflights. S…
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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

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