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26/AP/1899 - Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area. To remove two trees within the Dulwich Village Conservation Area. 1x Sambucus sp. 1x Ilex aquilfolium. Please see the attached photos of the trees in question. Neither of these trees have been shown or categorised on the approved tree plans, and only one has been shown on the topo survey. 1x Sambucus sp. estimated dbh of <100mm and 1x Ilex aquilfolium estimated dbh of <200mm are requested to be removed on the eastern aspect of the existing building. Reason for this is the required forklift has proven to be too wide and would likely cause damage to both trees as well as the machine. KIND are aware the removal of these trees may require replacement. Neither of these trees have been shown or categorised on the approved tree plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Panel - Trees · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Consultation & comments 1

PDF FILE COPY - NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION+LIST Neighbour Notification List · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF VALID APPLICATION LETTER WITH INVOICE Valid Application Letter · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Dulwich College Preparatory School and Attached Balustrade
List entry 1385467 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Tree preservation order: 2 Gallery Road, Tiverton Lodge, Dulwich Common, London, SE21
Consent is needed before work on protected trees. A single protected tree within 15 m, nearest 2 m.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 42 m away: Belair
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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
Inside the Southwark built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 42 m away; Priority habitat 39 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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
SE21 7AB
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Dulwich Village
Parish
Dulwich
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Works/Conservation Area - GRANTED
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Panel - Trees
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 4 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
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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2023 Approved
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Within ~100m

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7/10
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Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
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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%
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14 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
38 decided
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Total decisions
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