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26/AP/2302 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Beech tree - Reduce canopy to previous points, by up to 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY Tree survey or Arboricultural implications · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application - Form (Without Personal data) · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 2

Last sold for £2,300,000 in June 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 June 2025£2,300,000
11 January 2001£465,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area205 m² (2,207 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southwark
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SE5 8LF
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Champion Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cut Above Tree Management Ltd

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.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
584decided 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.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Works to trees in a conservation area: T12(Pittosporum tenuifolium) lift canopy to 2m red…
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2023 Refused
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Works to a tree subject to a TPO: T2 Copper Beech of the MWA Arboricultural ReportWorks…
23/AP/3144
2023 Approved
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Works to trees in a conservation area:T1 - Strawberry tree. Remove laterals growing into…
23/AP/2736
2023 Approved
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Works to Tree in a Conservation Area: T1 Robinia, reduce regrowth back to previous points…
23/AP/2052
2023 Approved
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Works to trees in a conservation area: T1 - XL Cherry Plum tree in the front garden adjac…
23/AP/1711
2023 Approved
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Construction of a single storey rear extension including the addition of a side door and…
23/AP/0968
2016 Approved
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Fell 1x leaning Poplar tree and replace with 1x Ligustrum japonicum, Cercidiphyllum japon…
16/AP/3631
2016 Approved
37 Grove Park London SE5 8LG
T1 and T2 Section fell to ground level and grind stumps of 2 x multistem CeltisT3 - Crown…
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Fell a Pear tree
16/AP/2300
2016 Approved
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Construction of a ground floor single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelli…
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.