32 Gilkes Crescent London Southwark SE21 7BS Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2653 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to a tree in a consevation area: (T1) Leyland Cypres - Section fell to ground level - tree has a heavy lean and is in poor health. Height 5.0m Crown spread 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Oct 2026, from Southwark's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 7 Sept 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Barnabas Parish Hall, Grade II, 55 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE21 7BS
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxy Arboriculture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
296decided 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 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 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

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Installation of 2x external air source heat pump units and associated acoustic enclosure…
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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T1: Large Sycamore Thin crown by 25% and remove major deadwood T1 - Large Sycamore - Thin…
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2021 Approved
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(T3) Neighbouring Yew in Dulwich Village C of E Infants' School - Remove x2 bottom branch…
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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