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26/AP/2248 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Cedar Tree rear garden of 96 Camberwell Grove Lateral Crown reduction of Limbs over hanging rear garden. To remove up to 2.5 - 3m length back to suitable growth points. Height and form to be retained. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

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Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 91, 93 and 95, Camberwell Grove
List entry 1378416 · The pin is inside its outline · 19 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Camberwell Grove 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 17 m away: 99, 101 Camberwell Road; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
SE5 8JH
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
St Giles
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 8 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
401decided 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 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
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%).

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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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