6 Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2703 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Under consideration/assessment

Proposal

T1 Lawson's Cypress (Dulwich Estate Tree ID 8239) - approximately 7m in height and situated on the far right-hand side of the rear garden; fell and remove the tree to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Southwark's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
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 154 m away: Dulwich Park; Local nature reserve 464 m away: Sydenham Hill Wood and Fern Bank; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 29 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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 2

Last sold for £1,190,000 in October 2017. Detached house, freehold.

5 October 2017£1,190,000
17 November 2014£918,987Leasehold

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 7EX
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
D Kalliu

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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