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26/AP/2403 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to tree with a TCA: T1 and T2 - Horse chestnut: Reduce both crowns by 20% but focus on shape, shared crown, left side of T1 and right side of T2 to be pruned in up to 2m, crown lift to 4m, reduce heights by 3m. T3 - Hawthon: Reduce back from 2m clearance from the building corner. T4 - Sycamore: Reduce whole tree by 30% focus on overlong branches, removig up to 4m to reduce and reshape whole upper crown. T5 - Fallen Leaning Elder: Remove to low stump as resting dangerously on the wall. T6 - Tall Cherry: Reduce crown by 30% T7 - Horse Chestnut: Reduce overhang into car park, pruning back up to 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St James's House, Grade II, 13 m away · 23 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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Also on the record
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 23 m away; Town centre 84 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 5DD
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Rye Lane
Parish
Peckham And Nunhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Microbee Tree Management Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. 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.

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 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%).

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
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