81 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF Data via plota.co.uk

26/AP/2694 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Under consideration/assessment
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to a tree in a conservation area: XL Weeping Willow tree. Main stem of Willow snapped out in the middle of the summer. Remaining tree needs to be reduced and reshaped as annotated in the photos attached. Consider having a prop to support lower lateral limb growing towards the house. Data via plota.co.uk

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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.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

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

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Sketch plan · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photographs and photomontages · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
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
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 34 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 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 £2,100,000 in February 2011. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 February 2011£2,100,000
22 July 1998£562,500

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 7DF
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cut Above Tree Management Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Southwark usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 2135 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 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

2023 Approved
T1: A Eucalyptus tree planted 10 years ago that is very large, growing very close to the…
23/AP/1615
2020 Approved
T1 Medium Eucalyptus tree. This tree has grown significantly for its location next to the…
20/AP/2829
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Works to tree in a conservation area: Lime (T1) - crown reduce Reduce height by 3m from 1…
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2025
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Willow (T1) - Reduction in height by 2m, from 10m to 8m, reduction in lateral spread by 2…
25/AP/2851
2025 Approved
Parish Office 40 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DG
Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1 Chestnut in courtyard - Pollard crown to new h…
25/AP/0148
2024 Approved
87 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
Alterations to front boundary treatment fronting the street. Addition of a roofed porch t…
24/AP/2410
2024 Approved
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Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1 Elder - Pollard back to low framework approxim…
24/AP/3018
2024 Approved
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Works to a tree in a conservation area: T1 Oak - Remove dead wood. - Crown lift to 2.5m o…
24/AP/2806
2024 Approved
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5 Day notification: T1 Ash, in acute decline. Remove and replace with 14-16cm Liriodendro…
24/AP/3049
2024 Approved
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Construction of a single storey rear extension.
24/AP/2064
2024 Approved
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24/AP/1753
2024 Approved
87 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
Works to trees in a conservation area - (T1). Hawthorn. Remove and the roots grubbed out…
24/AP/0797
2024 Approved
71 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
The retention of the squaring of the existing rear outrigger facade and non retention of…
24/AP/0316
2023 Approved
55 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
Proposed works to replace the existing conservatory with a new single storey side infill…
23/AP/2601
2023 Approved
61 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
Raising of the existing outrigger roof by approx. 1050mm, to provide additional floorspac…
23/AP/1984
2023 Approved
11 Gilkes Crescent London Southwark SE21 7BP
Tree works 5 day notification: Dead, dying and dangerous' for a dead Willow tree to be fe…
23/AP/1969
2022 Approved
9 Great Spilmans London Southwark SE22 8SZ
Front alterations to existing garage and erection of rear extension
22/AP/3000
2021 Approved
51 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
(T1) Dead Willow: Monolith / pollard to a height of 4m, leaving stubs for a feature (T2)…
21/AP/3895
2021 Approved
11 Gilkes Crescent London Southwark SE21 7BP
Silver birch tree crown and thin by 20% removal of dead wood lifting of approx 5/6 low br…
21/AP/3713
2021 Approved
9 Great Spilmans London Southwark SE22 8SZ
T1: Amelanchier - Tree is dense and requires thinning - Crown thin by 15% including the r…
21/AP/3403
2021 Approved
13 Gilkes Crescent London Southwark SE21 7BP
Construction of a single storey timber garden studio for ancillary residential purposes
21/AP/2673
2021 Approved
57 Calton Avenue London Southwark SE21 7DF
T1 - Medium Goat Willow. Oversized for garden and beginning to light supress the Silver B…
21/AP/2462
2017 Approved
71 Calton Avenue London SE21 7DF
Construction of a 1050mm raise roof ridge extension to the rear outrigger, new skylights…
17/AP/2458
2017 Approved
17 Gilkes Crescent London SE21 7BP
T1 - XL London Plane tree - remove lower limb over garden to separate trees and create mo…
17/AP/0547
2016 Refused
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T1 English Oak - Fell as close to ground level as possible and treat the stump.
16/AP/3684
2016 Approved
13 Gilkes Crescent London SE21 7BP
Construction of a new basement involving excavation of the site; creation of x1 associate…
16/AP/3095
2016 Approved
81 Calton Avenue London SE21 7DF
T1: Hazel multi stem - Tree is touching neighbours shed. Coppice at 50cm. T2: XL Willow t…
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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