39 Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS Data via plota.co.uk

25/AP/3230 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Large Lime tree at rear garden. Remove lower lateral limb back to the trunk to open up the rear of the garden. T2 - Cordyline on right hand side of garden, pollard to 5m as tree has got very big and dominating this side. T3 - Neighbours Pittosporum, remove stem over garden back to trunk and reduce canopy back to fence line. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Approved
18 Nov 2025

Approved on 18 Nov 2025 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Holly 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
9 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 22 m away: Peckham.
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
SE15 4QS
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Ward
Rye Lane
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Dec 2025
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
18 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cut Above Tree Management Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 21 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 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Dec 2025
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

2022 Approved
T1 - Large Lime tree on left hand side, remove branch over neighbours' garden and also li…
22/AP/0057
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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2025
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Construction of ground floor side extension and first floor rear extension; installation…
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2024 Refused
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Construction of a single storey side return extension and rear dormer extension.
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2024 Approved
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Works to trees in a conservation area: T1(Apple) remove. T2(Shannon) remove.
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2024 Approved
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Single storey rear extension.
24/AP/1390
2024 Approved
24 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Construction of a rear dormer extension.
24/AP/1020
2024 Refused
3 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Construction of a rear dormer including the installation of one roof light to the existin…
24/AP/1039
2024 Approved
9A Blenheim Grove London Southwark SE15 4QS
Amendment to listed building consent ref no. 23/AP/0166: 'Demolition of the existing 1990…
24/AP/0803
2024 Approved
16 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Installation of new and replacement windows/doors to rear and side elevation, infill of k…
24/AP/0843
2024 Refused
16 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Removal of disused chimney stack to front of main roof
24/AP/0845
2024 Refused
5 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Construction of a rear dormer extension and the addition of 2 x roof lights to the front…
24/AP/0372
2023 Approved
1 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Construction of a rear, single-storey side infill extension and reinstatement of side win…
23/AP/2648
2023 Approved
22 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
Construction of a single storey side extension and rear dormer extension with Juliet balc…
23/AP/2297
2023 Approved
24 Chadwick Road London Southwark SE15 4RA
The erection of a ground floor rear side extension and a first floor rear extension along…
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2016 Approved
15 Blenheim Grove London SE15 4QS
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2016 Approved
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Installation of WC in existing disused coal vault involving the installation of a new sla…
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2016 Approved
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Rebuild of conservatory to rear and creation of rear patio. Internal alterations.
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2016 Approved
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Installation of replacement steps and metal balustrade
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2016 Withdrawn
Units 1 And 2 12-16 Blenheim Grove London SE15 4QL
Installation of two pairs of tables and chairs in front of the building
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Southwark
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#64 of 296 councils
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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

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