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25/AP/2809 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Robinia: Reduce height by approx 2.5m from branch tips and lateral growth by 2m from branch tips to previous pruning points. Remove deadwood, Retain furnishing growth. T2 Ailanthus: Reduce by approx 3m in height from branch tips and lateral growth by 2m from branch tips to previous pruning points. Retain furnishing growth. T3 Magnolia: Reduce height by approx 1.5m and reduce laterals by 1m -1.5m to reshape and contain. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2025
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Approved
27 Oct 2025

Approved on 27 Oct 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Numbers 124 and 125 Including Balustraded Wall, Gates and Railings, Grade II, 61 m away · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order 29 m away: 55 Grove Park.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £252,000 in July 1995. Semi-detached house, freehold.

24 July 1995£252,000

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
SE5 8LT
Received
29 Sept 2025
Validated
29 Sept 2025
Ward
Champion Hill
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
27 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
Hickson Wardle Treecare

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.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
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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
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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